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Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORT ARTHUR ISD·NCES 483540004007
Lakeview Elementary School
3900 10TH ST, PORT ARTHUR, TX 77642 · (409) 984-8300 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
472 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% | 41.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 20.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lakeview Elementary School
Lakeview Elementary School's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Elementary School this school | 535 | 88.2% | 26.9% |
| Copperfield Elementary School AUSTIN | 526 | 90.3% | 40.1% |
| Genoa Elementary School HOUSTON | 535 | 89.0% | 28.4% |
| Burnett Elementary School HOUSTON | 534 | 87.3% | 35.3% |
| McDougle Elementary School KLEIN | 612 | 85.9% | 37.6% |
| Montclair Elementary School GARLAND | 557 | 85.6% | 34.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lakeview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #3,921 of 4,401 | #21 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,944 of 4,466 ▲ 52 | #19 of 34 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,700 of 4,466 ▲ 206 | #18 of 34 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #1,100 of 3,998 | #12 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #2,179 of 4,938 | #21 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,320 of 4,622 | #5 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.7% | #2,968 of 4,628 | #28 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.2% | #1,260 of 4,789 | #19 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.1% | #454 of 2,838 | #4 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
535
-125 (-19%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 960
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 535 | 38.9 | 13.7:1 | 88% (472) |
| 2023-24 | 578 | 38.2 | 15.1:1 | 92% (529) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 92% (564) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | 42 | 15.7:1 | 86% (570) |
| 2017-18 | 777 | 40.2 | 19.3:1 | 85% (657) |
| 2015-16 | 789 | 40 | 19.7:1 | 77% (608) |
| 2010-11 | 693 | 34 | 20.4:1 | 89% (618) |
| 2000-01 | 987 | 60 | 16.4:1 | 90% (884) |
| 1990-91 | 960 | 58 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (777 to 535); teachers down 3% (40.2 to 38.9).
About Lakeview Elementary School
Lakeview Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in PORT ARTHUR, Texas. The student body numbers 535 students, from pre-K through 5.
PORT ARTHUR ISD is made up of 13 schools with 8,041 students in all.
Roughly 75% of students at Lakeview Elementary School are Hispanic. Other groups include 15% Black, 5% Asian, and 2% Native American. By comparison, Jefferson County residents are about 24% Hispanic. Lakeview Elementary School's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 13.7:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Lakeview Elementary School is 88%. The gap from the 71% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 17 points.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Lakeview Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Lakeview Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 36.0%. Lakeview Elementary School scores 26.9%, 9.1 points below that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Jefferson County show that the median household income is $60,026, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Besides Lakeview Elementary School, Jefferson County has 91 other public schools.
Nearby, Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies is about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Lakeview Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lakeview Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Lakeview Elementary School's enrollment declined from 660 in 2020-21 to 535 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.7:1, from 15.7:1.
Discussions about Lakeview Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,878
Census ACS
Median income
$60,026
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PORT ARTHUR ISD
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Tyrrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 670 students
- Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 619 students
Other schools in PORT ARTHUR
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Tyrrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 670 students
- Bob Hope School - El CampusElementary · 650 students
- Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
Other Lakeview Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 23 states are named Lakeview Elementary. Lakeview Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 44.
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolLITTLE ELM, TX · 531 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolGUN BARREL CITY, TX · 501 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolROANOKE, TX · 487 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 388 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolSUGAR LAND, TX · 340 students
Nearby schools
- Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies0.4 mi · 236
- Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs0.8 mi · 380
- Travis Elementary School0.9 mi · 543
- Jefferson Middle School1.1 mi · 857
- Dequeen Elementary School1.3 mi · 232
- Bob Hope School1.4 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeview Elementary SchoolHow large is Lakeview Elementary School?
Lakeview Elementary School enrolls approximately 535 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lakeview Elementary School serve?
Lakeview Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeview Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lakeview Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lakeview Elementary School?
At Lakeview Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 75% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lakeview Elementary School public or private?
Lakeview Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PORT ARTHUR ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.