LAKEWOOD EL

LAKEWOOD EL, a mid-sized primary school in EULESS, Texas, run under HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD, educates 573 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 23,262 students; LAKEWOOD EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, LAKEWOOD EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 29%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 28% Black, 25% White, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian. Compared to Tarrant County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, LAKEWOOD EL records 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, LAKEWOOD EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.1%.

Across the wider county, Tarrant County reports that the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LAKEWOOD EL is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

The closest other public school is NORTH EULESS EL, roughly 0.6 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 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 53.5%.

LAKEWOOD EL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LAKEWOOD EL has shrank 11%, going from 645 students in 2018 to 573 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 34% to 25%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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