Lakewood Elementary

Summary:

Lakewood Elementary is a public elementary school in Sunnyvale, California, serving 407 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Sunnyvale School District, which is ranked 492 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakewood Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, typically around the 3,000-3,600 range out of over 5,600 schools. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly lower than the Sunnyvale district and California state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 37.97% of Lakewood students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 54.86% in Sunnyvale and 47.04% statewide. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, particularly Hispanic students and English Language Learners. Additionally, Lakewood Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 0.7% in 2017-2018 to 23.6% in 2021-2022, well above the Sunnyvale district average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Bracher Elementary and George Mayne Elementary in the Santa Clara Unified district, as well as other Sunnyvale schools like Vargas Elementary and Ellis Elementary, Lakewood Elementary's academic performance is generally lower. The school's higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds may contribute to these disparities in educational outcomes.


Detail:

Public K-5

 750 Lakechime Dr.
       Sunnyvale, CA  94089-2539


(408) 522-8272

District: Sunnyvale

SchoolDigger Rank:
3336th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,405 Help


Students who attend Lakewood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Columbia Middle
High:    Fremont High

Student/teacher ratio:  18.9 Help
Number of students:  407

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.8%
Asian:
18.2%
White:
12.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  47.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lakewood Elementary ranks worse than 56.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Sunnyvale School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.36. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Lakewood Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.8%), Asian (18.2%), White (12.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 47.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lakewood Elementary is 18.9, which is the 2nd best among 8 elementary schools in the Sunnyvale School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lakewood Elementary is $14,405, which is the highest among 8 elementary schools in the Sunnyvale School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lakewood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lakewood Elementary 3336th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lakewood Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Sunnyvale:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunnyvale 492nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lakewood Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lakewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 40.76 2602nd 4809 45.9%
2005 37.26 2871st 4822 40.5%
2006 40.80 2674th 4818 44.5%
2007 36.88 3115th 5113 39.1%
2008 38.20 3054th 5113 40.3%
2009 42.17 2929th 5193 43.6%
2010 45.22 2832nd 5314 46.7%
2011 47.45 2754th 5377 48.8%
2012 43.05 3070th 5390 43.0%
2013 36.41 3570th 5530 35.4%
2015 40.60 2984th 5611 46.8%
2016 31.60 3636th 5614 35.2%
2017 34.74 3458th 5692 39.2%
2018 41.10 3079th 5662 45.6%
2019 39.67 3214th 5789 44.5%
2022 37.16 3289th 5883 44.1%
2023 40.67 3089th 5874 47.4%
2024 37.36 3336th 5862 43.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lakewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.95 2009th 3246 38.1%
2019 31.52 2373rd 3275 27.5%
2022 41.39 1712th 3311 48.3%
2023 33.16 2308th 3250 29.0%
2024 43.07 1608th 3160 49.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lakewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 41.17 1179th 2420 51.3%
2024 39.51 1355th 2634 48.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lakewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.69 2907th 5084 42.8%
2019 35.31 3484th 5173 32.7%
2022 38.16 3155th 5264 40.1%
2023 35.13 3468th 5374 35.5%
2024 31.88 3788th 5511 31.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Lakewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.01 3020th 5413 44.2%
2019 39.64 3127th 5492 43.1%
2022 34.95 3331st 5635 40.9%
2023 45.82 2644th 5617 52.9%
2024 40.62 3012th 5605 46.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Lakewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.65 762nd 2128 64.2%
2019 40.73 1269th 2585 50.9%
2022 22.41 1896th 2227 14.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Lakewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.14 2970th 5431 45.3%
2019 39.31 3076th 5510 44.2%
2022 40.09 2998th 5663 47.1%
2023 36.77 3281st 5650 41.9%
2024 35.25 3394th 5636 39.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lakewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.12 4175th 4830 13.6%
2019 20.31 4349th 4963 12.4%
2022 21.26 4419th 5084 13.1%
2023 30.20 3685th 5098 27.7%
2024 25.16 4095th 5102 19.7%
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Rank History for White students at Lakewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.27 2369th 2737 13.4%
2022 11.59 2491st 2726 8.6%
2023 36.00 1832nd 2662 31.2%
2024 51.57 1362nd 2647 48.5%
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Data source: test scores: California 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.

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Enrollment information for Lakewood Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 304 38 250 181 5 n/a n/a 0 778
1989 271 63 254 209 5 n/a n/a 0 802
1990 298 63 282 209 6 n/a n/a 0 858
1991 268 77 273 237 3 n/a n/a 0 858
1992 235 71 307 264 3 n/a n/a 0 880
1993 215 62 337 252 6 n/a n/a 0 872
1994 186 71 365 246 9 n/a n/a 0 877
1995 157 61 329 241 12 n/a n/a 0 800
1996 157 61 329 241 12 n/a n/a 0 800
1997 152 55 331 254 6 n/a n/a 0 798
1998 114 43 220 233 1 n/a n/a 0 611
1999 119 36 239 286 1 n/a n/a 3 684
2000 115 34 203 286 1 n/a n/a 4 643
2001 97 36 209 308 2 n/a n/a 4 656
2002 71 15 166 316 9 n/a n/a 7 584
2003 71 15 166 316 9 n/a n/a 7 584
2004 58 18 164 292 3 n/a n/a 3 538
2005 60 21 152 296 4 n/a n/a 3 536
2006 52 21 155 281 2 n/a n/a 1 512
2007 49 17 146 308 3 n/a n/a 4 527
2008 49 14 133 303 1 n/a n/a 0 500
2009 46 17 134 292 1 3 6 0 499
2010 43 20 145 291 1 2 4 0 506
2011 47 22 135 274 1 4 5 0 488
2012 57 28 132 250 7 8 16 0 498
2013 76 27 125 227 29 10 22 0 516
2014 87 30 116 175 41 13 31 0 493
2015 74 25 119 149 47 14 29 0 457
2016 90 14 102 129 55 15 34 0 439
2017 70 12 85 140 43 16 66 0 432
2018 82 12 86 130 37 17 60 0 424
2019 76 11 100 151 32 13 54 0 437
2020 73 6 95 161 26 9 48 0 418
2021 69 7 91 152 16 6 64 0 405
2022 61 5 82 168 12 4 60 0 392
2023 51 6 74 211 10 8 47 0 407

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

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 778 34.4 22.6 n/a
1989 802 33.9 23.6 n/a
1990 858 36.5 23.5 n/a
1991 858 33.5 25.6 n/a
1992 880 34.0 25.8 29.3
1993 872 32.0 27.3 30.2
1994 877 34.5 25.4 38.5
1995 800 32.5 24.6 41.3
1996 800 32.5 24.6 41.3
1997 798 34.9 22.9 39.8
1998 611 30.0 20.4 42.1
1999 684 32.0 21.4 43.8
2000 643 34.0 18.9 41.6
2001 656 33.0 19.9 40.2
2002 584 28.0 20.9 50.8
2003 584 28.0 20.9 50.8
2004 538 26.0 20.7 58.5
2005 536 26.0 20.6 58.2
2006 512 24.0 21.3 55.2
2007 527 26.2 20.1 64.8
2008 500 26.0 19.2 56.6
2009 499 25.0 19.2 61.3
2010 506 26.4 19.1 62.5
2011 488 n/a n/a 64.5
2012 498 23.0 21.6 n/a
2013 516 22.5 22.9 66.7
2014 493 21.5 22.9 65.9
2015 457 20.0 22.8 66.1
2016 439 20.0 21.9 61.7
2017 432 19.5 22.1 59.5
2018 424 14.5 29.2 58.3
2019 437 20.0 21.8 54.9
2020 418 n/a n/a 58.4
2021 405 19.6 20.6 37
2022 392 19.5 20.1 37.5
2023 407 21.5 18.9 47.4

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

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 778 34.4 22.6 n/a
1989 802 33.9 23.6 n/a
1990 858 36.5 23.5 n/a
1991 858 33.5 25.6 n/a
1992 880 34.0 25.8 29.3
1993 872 32.0 27.3 30.2
1994 877 34.5 25.4 38.5
1995 800 32.5 24.6 41.3
1996 800 32.5 24.6 41.3
1997 798 34.9 22.9 39.8
1998 611 30.0 20.4 42.1
1999 684 32.0 21.4 43.8
2000 643 34.0 18.9 41.6
2001 656 33.0 19.9 40.2
2002 584 28.0 20.9 50.8
2003 584 28.0 20.9 50.8
2004 538 26.0 20.7 58.5
2005 536 26.0 20.6 58.2
2006 512 24.0 21.3 55.2
2007 527 26.2 20.1 64.8
2008 500 26.0 19.2 56.6
2009 499 25.0 19.2 61.3
2010 506 26.4 19.1 62.5
2011 488 n/a n/a 64.5
2012 498 23.0 21.6 n/a
2013 516 22.5 22.9 66.7
2014 493 21.5 22.9 65.9
2015 457 20.0 22.8 66.1
2016 439 20.0 21.9 61.7
2017 432 19.5 22.1 59.5
2018 424 14.5 29.2 58.3
2019 437 20.0 21.8 54.9
2020 418 n/a n/a 58.4
2021 405 19.6 20.6 37
2022 392 19.5 20.1 37.5
2023 407 21.5 18.9 47.4

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Lakewood Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201294.0%1.0%0.0%5.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%99.0%
201396.0%0.0%0.0%4.0%97.0%98.0%100.0%96.0%98.0%
201498.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%98.0%100.0%100.0%98.0%99.0%
201595.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%97.0%100.0%100.0%97.0%99.0%
201685.0%0.0%0.0%15.0%92.0%97.0%99.0%89.0%92.0%
201790.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%≥98.0%97.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%95.0%
2018≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
2019≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lakewood Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $14,405

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Lakewood Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3214th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 3089th of 5874 Elementary schools
 2.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lakewood Elementary)45.644.1
 1.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sunnyvale)5956.4
 2.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lakewood Elementary)50.943.5
 7.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Sunnyvale)63.956.9
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lakewood Elementary)35.820
 15.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sunnyvale)62.754.7
 8.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lakewood Elementary)46.322.2
 24.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Sunnyvale)60.251.4
 8.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lakewood Elementary)42.442.3
 0.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sunnyvale)66.957.5
 9.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lakewood Elementary)27.329.2
 1.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Sunnyvale)56.444.9
 11.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Lakewood Elementary)22.431.9
 9.6%
   5th Grade Science (Sunnyvale)49.946.1
 3.8%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students437407
 6.9%
African American116
 45.5%
American Indian3210
 68.8%
Asian10074
 26%
Hispanic151211
 39.7%
Pacific Islander138
 38.5%
White7651
 32.9%
Two or More Races5447
 13%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients54.9%47.4%
 7.5%


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Students who attend Lakewood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Columbia Middle
High : Fremont High

Students at Lakewood Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 13% White, 12% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% African American.

Lakewood Elementary ranks 3336th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 407 students attended Lakewood Elementary.


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