Lakewood Elementary School

Lakewood Elementary School, a mid-tier elementary-level community in Saint Albans, West Virginia, part of Kanawha County Schools, educates 294 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Kanawha County Schools, which oversees 61 schools and 23,085 students, Lakewood Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lakewood Elementary School reports that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Black, 4% multiracial. Compared to Kanawha County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Lakewood Elementary School reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average.

In the broader community, Kanawha County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,943 per year, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Kanawha County runs 70 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,173 students), of which Lakewood Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Hayes Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lakewood Elementary School.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 291 students in 2018 compared to 294 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 93% to 89% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.