Lakewood Elementary School

Summary:

Lakewood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Huntsville, Alabama, serving 459 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Huntsville City School District, which is ranked 83 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Lakewood Elementary School faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Alabama elementary schools based on academic performance. The school's students perform significantly below the Huntsville City and Alabama state averages on standardized assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% to 7.81% in mathematics, compared to district and state averages of 28-42%. The school's African American, Hispanic, and low-income students perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom 10-25% of Alabama elementary schools for these subgroups.

In contrast, nearby schools like Blossomwood Elementary and Academy for Science and Foreign Language have significantly higher academic performance and statewide rankings, suggesting that factors beyond just student demographics may be contributing to the disparities in achievement at Lakewood Elementary. The school's consistent low performance and lack of improvement over the years indicate that more targeted interventions and support may be needed to address the underlying systemic challenges and improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 3501 Kenwood Dr NW
       Huntsville, AL  35810


(256) 428-7240

District: Huntsville City

SchoolDigger Rank:
658th of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,184 Help


Students who attend Lakewood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Ronald McNair 78
High:    Jemison High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.0 Help
Number of students:  459

Racial breakdown:

African American:
69.5%
Hispanic:
18.1%
White:
6.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lakewood Elementary School ranks worse than 96.2% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks last among 24 ranked elementary schools in the Huntsville City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.96. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (69.5%), Hispanic (18.1%), White (6.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 86.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lakewood Elementary School is 18. 13 elementary schools in the Huntsville City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lakewood Elementary School is $10,184, which is the 5th highest among 24 elementary schools in the Huntsville City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lakewood Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lakewood Elementary School 658th of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Lakewood Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Huntsville City:

SchoolDigger ranks Huntsville City 83rd of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lakewood Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 13.60 587th 623 5.8%
2005 14.74 642nd 688 6.7%
2006 4.88 687th 689 0.3%
2007 1.16 695th 698 0.4%
2008 5.14 696th 698 0.3%
2009 6.35 689th 696 1.0%
2010 4.51 696th 704 1.1%
2011 5.93 692nd 709 2.4%
2012 17.96 646th 696 7.2%
2013 21.34 642nd 696 7.8%
2014 10.93 657th 695 5.5%
2015 16.72 596th 691 13.7%
2016 19.01 572nd 691 17.2%
2017 10.19 642nd 688 6.7%
2018 5.26 672nd 680 1.2%
2019 17.97 570th 681 16.3%
2021 12.45 623rd 692 10.0%
2022 16.17 578th 687 15.9%
2023 11.90 612th 680 10.0%
2024 8.96 658th 684 3.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 10.42 539th 567 4.9%
2018 6.36 646th 651 0.8%
2019 25.98 516th 649 20.5%
2021 16.31 577th 653 11.6%
2022 20.51 540th 651 17.1%
2023 15.06 566th 623 9.1%
2024 11.00 637th 670 4.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 13.25 580th 639 9.2%
2018 6.15 629th 640 1.7%
2019 12.50 593rd 646 8.2%
2021 12.58 608th 656 7.3%
2022 17.59 547th 656 16.6%
2023 11.22 599th 645 7.1%
2024 8.97 628th 650 3.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 9.94 602nd 639 5.8%
2018 6.19 640th 650 1.5%
2019 23.56 510th 650 21.5%
2021 14.19 582nd 669 13.0%
2022 14.91 576th 669 13.9%
2023 14.06 560th 649 13.7%
2024 10.71 606th 655 7.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 23.55 287th 336 14.6%
2018 13.89 407th 423 3.8%
2019 39.76 251st 426 41.1%
2021 23.58 352nd 426 17.4%
2022 26.36 337th 426 20.9%
2023 22.55 365th 427 14.5%
2024 16.63 399th 420 5.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 9.70 172nd 175 1.7%
2023 9.73 181st 184 1.6%
2024 27.83 151st 196 23.0%
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Rank History for White students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 8.60 520th 540 3.7%
2023 2.10 527th 528 0.2%
2024 7.18 516th 535 3.6%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Lakewood Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 465 465
1989 106 357 2 5 1 n/a n/a 0 471
1990 109 352 3 2 1 n/a n/a 0 467
1991 82 361 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 446
1992 87 344 1 2 2 n/a n/a 0 436
1993 62 324 3 10 1 n/a n/a 0 400
1994 63 392 1 4 1 n/a n/a 0 461
1995 43 405 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 456
1996 43 405 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 456
1997 37 413 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 454
1998 23 454 2 4 1 n/a n/a 0 484
1999 18 456 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 479
2000 13 425 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 442
2001 11 398 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 411
2002 13 427 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 449
2003 13 427 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 449
2004 11 404 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 423
2005 10 338 1 8 0 n/a n/a 0 357
2006 18 322 1 10 0 n/a n/a 0 351
2007 18 327 5 15 0 n/a n/a 0 365
2008 18 324 5 15 3 n/a n/a 0 365
2009 19 344 5 20 2 n/a n/a 0 390
2010 18 407 3 17 2 n/a n/a 1 448
2011 24 425 3 39 2 0 7 0 500
2012 23 414 0 40 0 2 13 0 492
2013 25 376 0 46 0 0 12 0 459
2014 28 382 0 44 0 3 16 0 473
2015 30 442 0 63 1 5 20 0 561
2016 17 359 0 63 0 2 16 0 457
2017 17 350 0 58 2 5 17 0 449
2018 19 374 0 67 1 5 13 0 479
2019 17 362 2 57 1 2 17 0 458
2020 24 313 2 61 0 3 30 0 433
2021 18 334 0 55 0 0 25 0 432
2022 17 350 0 63 0 0 19 0 449
2023 31 319 0 83 0 1 25 0 459

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lakewood Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 465 23.0 20.2 0
1989 471 23.0 20.4 n/a
1990 467 27.0 17.2 0
1991 446 25.0 17.8 n/a
1992 436 24.0 18.1 n/a
1993 400 25.0 16.0 n/a
1994 461 29.0 15.9 n/a
1995 456 28.9 15.8 n/a
1996 456 28.9 15.8 n/a
1997 454 30.5 14.9 76.9
1998 484 30.0 16.1 76
1999 479 32.0 15.0 87.9
2000 442 33.0 13.4 79
2001 411 29.0 14.2 90
2002 449 29.5 15.2 89.1
2003 449 29.5 15.2 89.1
2004 423 33.5 12.6 92.7
2005 357 30.2 11.8 89.6
2006 351 30.0 11.7 80.3
2007 365 25.0 14.6 82.7
2008 365 26.6 13.7 81.4
2009 390 29.2 13.2 83.6
2010 448 27.6 16.2 87.9
2011 500 26.0 19.2 81.8
2012 492 27.9 17.6 82.3
2013 459 31.4 14.6 86.5
2014 473 29.3 16.1 82.7
2015 561 32.0 17.5 60.1
2016 457 26.0 17.5 64.8
2017 449 25.9 17.3 66.8
2018 479 27.7 17.2 85.8
2019 458 27.5 16.6 85.8
2020 433 25.7 16.8 86.6
2021 432 25.5 16.9 86.8
2022 449 25.6 17.5 86.4
2023 459 25.5 18.0 86.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lakewood Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 465 23.0 20.2 0
1989 471 23.0 20.4 n/a
1990 467 27.0 17.2 0
1991 446 25.0 17.8 n/a
1992 436 24.0 18.1 n/a
1993 400 25.0 16.0 n/a
1994 461 29.0 15.9 n/a
1995 456 28.9 15.8 n/a
1996 456 28.9 15.8 n/a
1997 454 30.5 14.9 76.9
1998 484 30.0 16.1 76
1999 479 32.0 15.0 87.9
2000 442 33.0 13.4 79
2001 411 29.0 14.2 90
2002 449 29.5 15.2 89.1
2003 449 29.5 15.2 89.1
2004 423 33.5 12.6 92.7
2005 357 30.2 11.8 89.6
2006 351 30.0 11.7 80.3
2007 365 25.0 14.6 82.7
2008 365 26.6 13.7 81.4
2009 390 29.2 13.2 83.6
2010 448 27.6 16.2 87.9
2011 500 26.0 19.2 81.8
2012 492 27.9 17.6 82.3
2013 459 31.4 14.6 86.5
2014 473 29.3 16.1 82.7
2015 561 32.0 17.5 60.1
2016 457 26.0 17.5 64.8
2017 449 25.9 17.3 66.8
2018 479 27.7 17.2 85.8
2019 458 27.5 16.6 85.8
2020 433 25.7 16.8 86.6
2021 432 25.5 16.9 86.8
2022 449 25.6 17.5 86.4
2023 459 25.5 18.0 86.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lakewood Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,205 (21.7%) $7,978 (78.3%) $10,184

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lakewood Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 570th of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 612th of 680 Elementary schools
 6.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lakewood Elementary School)53.99.3
 44.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Huntsville City)53.933.4
 20.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lakewood Elementary School)14.89.1
 5.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Huntsville City)44.729.8
 14.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lakewood Elementary School)26.94.9
 22%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Huntsville City)4428.2
 15.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Lakewood Elementary School)9.67
 2.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Huntsville City)40.126.7
 13.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)45.330.8
 14.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students458459
 0.2%
African American362319
 11.9%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian20
 100%
Hispanic5783
 45.6%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White1731
 82.4%
Two or More Races1725
 47.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients85.8%86.3%
 0.5%


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Students at Lakewood Elementary School are 69% African American, 18% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 459 students attended Lakewood Elementary School.

Students who attend Lakewood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ronald McNair 78
High : Jemison High School

Lakewood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Alabama elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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