LAKESIDE EL

LAKESIDE EL operates as a compact K-5 school in COPPELL, Texas, run under COPPELL ISD. Current enrollment sits at 410 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 21% smaller than typical.

COPPELL ISD runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 13,233 students. LAKESIDE EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LAKESIDE EL reports that 55% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 29% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 7% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 6% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LAKESIDE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which LAKESIDE EL is one.

UNIVERSAL ACADEMY - COPPELL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LAKESIDE EL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAKESIDE EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 59.1%.

LAKESIDE EL operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LAKESIDE EL has decreased 22%, going from 528 students in 2018 to 410 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share grew from 45% to 55%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.