Lakewood Elementary School

Summary:

Lakewood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Saint Albans, West Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 288. The school is part of the Kanawha County Schools district, which is ranked 30 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakewood Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of West Virginia elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating below-average performance. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics, English language arts, and science are generally lower than the Kanawha County Schools and West Virginia state averages. Lakewood Elementary also has a predominantly white student population, with 91.67% of students identifying as white, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. While the school's performance for African American students has been strong, its performance for other student subgroups, such as white students, multi-racial students, and students with special needs or low socioeconomic status, has been below average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Kanawha County district, such as Nitro Elementary, Cross Lanes Elementary, and Andrews Heights Elementary, Lakewood Elementary's performance is generally lower, with these schools having higher rankings, better test scores, and serving more diverse student populations. Lakewood Elementary's declining performance over the past 5 years, from a 4-star rating to a 1-star rating, is also concerning and suggests the need for targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2089 Lakewood Dr
       Saint Albans, WV  25177-3501


(304) 722-0200

District: Kanawha County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
260th of 368 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,483 Help


Students who attend Lakewood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Hayes Middle School
High:    Saint Albans High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.7 Help
Number of students:  308

Racial breakdown:

White:
88.0%
Two or more races:
5.5%
African American:
5.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  39.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lakewood Elementary School ranks worse than 70.7% of elementary schools in West Virginia. It also ranks 27th among 41 ranked elementary schools in the Kanawha County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.31. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (88%), two or more races (5.5%), African American (5.2%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lakewood Elementary School is 15.7, which is the highest among 43 elementary schools in the Kanawha County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lakewood Elementary School is $12,483. 26 elementary schools in the Kanawha County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lakewood Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lakewood Elementary School 260th of 368 West Virginia public elementary schools. (See Lakewood Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Kanawha County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Kanawha County Schools 30th of 55 West Virginia 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 WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 66.81 101st 420 76.0%
2010 76.92 56th 427 86.9%
2011 70.12 75th 426 82.4%
2012 79.74 44th 426 89.7%
2013 71.57 71st 428 83.4%
2014 67.55 88th 422 79.1%
2015 64.77 98th 408 76.0%
2016 57.36 153rd 402 61.9%
2017 52.72 189th 399 52.6%
2018 44.78 221st 392 43.6%
2019 47.17 196th 383 48.8%
2021 27.17 305th 380 19.7%
2022 29.23 293rd 375 21.9%
2023 33.36 267th 368 27.4%
2024 34.31 260th 368 29.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 19.00 195th 218 10.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 44.67 190th 377 49.6%
2018 54.61 94th 258 63.6%
2024 35.08 129th 183 29.5%
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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 WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 57.46 142nd 382 62.8%
2018 48.40 193rd 368 47.6%
2021 44.47 191st 335 43.0%
2022 43.36 197th 347 43.2%
2023 67.07 73rd 333 78.1%
2024 45.44 180th 336 46.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 56.35 151st 381 60.4%
2018 50.98 177th 366 51.6%
2019 47.52 178th 339 47.5%
2021 32.09 242nd 322 24.8%
2022 22.98 285th 325 12.3%
2023 27.83 256th 317 19.2%
2024 41.15 201st 316 36.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 48.96 194th 382 49.2%
2018 44.85 197th 364 45.9%
2019 47.73 171st 338 49.4%
2021 28.10 266th 333 20.1%
2022 38.51 209th 330 36.7%
2023 42.94 180th 322 44.1%
2024 33.81 241st 325 25.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 87.46 6th 187 96.8%
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Rank History for White students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 53.98 166th 382 56.5%
2018 45.97 203rd 374 45.7%
2019 46.16 196th 373 47.5%
2021 29.39 291st 376 22.6%
2022 30.34 285th 373 23.6%
2023 30.71 280th 366 23.5%
2024 30.98 277th 367 24.5%
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Data source: test scores: West Virginia 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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Data source: West Virginia Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, February 13, 2014

Open Quote I have a child who attends Lakewood and I have been very pleased with the teachers he has had, the amount of interest they take in making sure my child succeeds, and the communication I receive from the school. It has been my observation that the principal goes out of her way to be very involved in what goes on in the school, and she creates and maintains a very positive atmosphere. Close Quote



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
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 327 327
1990 327 4 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 332
1991 338 4 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 346
1992 370 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 374
1993 380 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 382
1994 385 8 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 394
1995 388 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 392
1996 388 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 392
1997 353 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 356
1998 344 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 351
1999 314 7 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 324
2000 313 6 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 324
2001 271 6 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 280
2002 296 7 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 306
2003 296 7 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 306
2004 252 6 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 259
2005 268 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 272
2006 258 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 262
2007 266 7 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 277
2008 283 9 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 296
2009 285 9 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 298
2010 293 8 4 0 0 0 1 0 306
2011 268 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 284
2012 252 14 4 0 0 0 2 0 272
2013 256 14 2 0 0 0 3 0 275
2014 251 9 1 0 0 0 6 0 267
2015 240 8 1 1 0 0 3 0 253
2016 233 5 2 1 0 0 6 0 247
2017 243 9 1 1 0 0 8 0 262
2018 272 8 1 0 0 0 10 0 291
2019 259 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 270
2020 262 9 0 0 0 0 12 0 283
2021 247 10 0 0 0 1 11 0 269
2022 274 9 0 0 0 1 8 0 292
2023 264 11 0 1 0 1 11 0 288
2024 271 16 0 2 0 2 17 0 308

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
1989 327 19.0 17.2 n/a
1990 332 17.2 19.3 7.5
1991 346 19.2 18.0 12.4
1992 374 19.2 19.4 11
1993 382 18.7 20.4 12.8
1994 394 18.5 21.3 13.5
1995 392 20.5 19.1 14.3
1996 392 20.5 19.1 14.3
1997 356 19.5 18.3 12.9
1998 351 18.5 19.0 19.4
1999 324 19.0 17.1 21.3
2000 324 15.5 20.9 24.1
2001 280 14.5 19.3 20.7
2002 306 15.0 20.4 30.1
2003 306 15.0 20.4 30.1
2004 259 15.0 17.3 32
2005 272 15.5 17.5 37.9
2006 262 15.5 16.9 28.2
2007 277 16.0 17.3 27.1
2008 296 16.0 18.5 33.8
2009 298 16.5 18.1 34.9
2010 306 17.0 18.0 35.6
2011 284 15.2 18.6 40.5
2012 272 18.0 15.1 36.4
2013 275 17.9 15.3 40.4
2014 267 17.9 14.9 n/a
2015 253 15.0 16.8 26.1
2016 247 17.0 14.5 27.5
2017 262 16.9 15.5 29.4
2018 291 17.9 16.2 36.4
2019 270 18.9 14.2 36.3
2020 283 18.5 15.2 34.6
2021 269 19.0 14.1 39.8
2022 292 17.0 17.1 n/a
2023 288 18.0 16.0 n/a
2024 308 19.5 15.7 n/a

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
1989 327 19.0 17.2 n/a
1990 332 17.2 19.3 7.5
1991 346 19.2 18.0 12.4
1992 374 19.2 19.4 11
1993 382 18.7 20.4 12.8
1994 394 18.5 21.3 13.5
1995 392 20.5 19.1 14.3
1996 392 20.5 19.1 14.3
1997 356 19.5 18.3 12.9
1998 351 18.5 19.0 19.4
1999 324 19.0 17.1 21.3
2000 324 15.5 20.9 24.1
2001 280 14.5 19.3 20.7
2002 306 15.0 20.4 30.1
2003 306 15.0 20.4 30.1
2004 259 15.0 17.3 32
2005 272 15.5 17.5 37.9
2006 262 15.5 16.9 28.2
2007 277 16.0 17.3 27.1
2008 296 16.0 18.5 33.8
2009 298 16.5 18.1 34.9
2010 306 17.0 18.0 35.6
2011 284 15.2 18.6 40.5
2012 272 18.0 15.1 36.4
2013 275 17.9 15.3 40.4
2014 267 17.9 14.9 n/a
2015 253 15.0 16.8 26.1
2016 247 17.0 14.5 27.5
2017 262 16.9 15.5 29.4
2018 291 17.9 16.2 36.4
2019 270 18.9 14.2 36.3
2020 283 18.5 15.2 34.6
2021 269 19.0 14.1 39.8
2022 292 17.0 17.1 n/a
2023 288 18.0 16.0 n/a
2024 308 19.5 15.7 n/a

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 $1,253 (10.0%) $11,230 (90.0%) $12,483

Data source: West Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lakewood Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 196th of 383 Elementary schoolsRanks 267th of 368 Elementary schools
 21.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lakewood Elementary School)60.550
 10.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kanawha County Schools)52.445.6
 6.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)50.951.6
 0.7%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lakewood Elementary School)42.128.6
 13.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kanawha County Schools)42.636.5
 6.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)4439.9
 4.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lakewood Elementary School)52.336.7
 15.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kanawha County Schools)51.346.5
 4.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)47.345.7
 1.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lakewood Elementary School)52.340.8
 11.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kanawha County Schools)49.441.9
 7.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)48.844.2
 4.5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lakewood Elementary School)39.534.1
 5.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Kanawha County Schools)44.836.6
 8.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)4038.1
 1.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lakewood Elementary School)34.238.6
 4.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kanawha County Schools)4741.8
 5.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)47.244.3
 2.9%
5th Grade Science (Lakewood Elementary School)2918.2
 10.8%
   5th Grade Science (Kanawha County Schools)33.125.1
 8%
   5th Grade Science (West Virginia)35.430.8
 4.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students270288
 6.7%
African American511
 120%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic01
Pacific Islander01
White259264
 1.9%
Two or More Races611
 83.3%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 308 students attended Lakewood Elementary School.

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

Middle : Hayes Middle School
High : Saint Albans High School

Students at Lakewood Elementary School are 88% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Lakewood Elementary School ranks 260th of 368 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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