LAKEWOOD EL

LAKEWOOD EL operates as a roomy primary school in DALLAS, Texas, part of DALLAS ISD. Current enrollment sits at 1,067 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 106% bigger than typical.

DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; LAKEWOOD EL is among them.

On the student-mix side, LAKEWOOD EL reports that White students make up the majority at 75%; the rest is composed of 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LAKEWOOD EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, LAKEWOOD EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 69.7%; actual is 85.5%, +15.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Dallas County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), LAKEWOOD EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GENEVA HEIGHTS EL, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAKEWOOD EL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 48.7%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LAKEWOOD EL has ticked up 15%, going from 924 students in 2018 to 1,067 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 81% to 75% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.