Lakeside Elementary School

Lakeside Elementary School is an average-sized elementary campus in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, part of Wayne Highlands SD. The school enrolls 419 students in grades 3 through 5.

Across the 6 schools in Wayne Highlands SD (2,322 students total), Lakeside Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lakeside Elementary School records that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 9% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Wayne County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Lakeside Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 57% of students at Lakeside Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Lakeside Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.4%; this one delivers 65.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Wayne County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,381 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lakeside Elementary School is one of 11 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 4,372 students).

The closest other public school is Stourbridge Primary Ctr, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lakeside Elementary School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 59.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 424 students in 2018 compared to 419 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.