Lara Kendall Elementary

As a modestly sized middle-grades school in Ridgely, Tennessee, Lara Kendall Elementary works with 326 students from grades 3 through 8, one of the schools within Lake County. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 554 students each, so Lara Kendall Elementary sits 41% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Lake County (743 students total), Lara Kendall Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Lara Kendall Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder is composed of 28% Black, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lake County as a whole.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lake County) reports that median household income runs about $28,814, 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 31%. Across Lake County's 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 743 students), Lara Kendall Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lake Co High School, roughly 7.6 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lara Kendall Elementary has edged down 10%, going from 361 students in 2018 to 326 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment grew from 21% to 28% over that span.

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