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Lakeside Intermediate School

Q: Is Lakeside Intermediate School a good school?

Lakeside Intermediate School ranks 95 th of 491 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-4

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Lakeside Intermediate School in Hot Springs, AR, serves 721 students in grades 2 through 4 and is part of the highly-rated Lakeside School District (Garland), which holds a 5-star rating and ranks in the 93rd percentile among Arkansas districts.

What truly sets Lakeside Intermediate apart is its exceptional performance in Mathematics, where 67.7% of students are proficient—a remarkable 23.6 percentage points above the state average. This is the highest math proficiency rate among all comparable elementary schools in the area, significantly outperforming even other strong schools like Lake Hamilton Elementary School (59.6%) and Park Magnet An Ib Pyp World Class School (55.2%). The school also demonstrates balanced, high-level proficiency across all subjects, outperforming the state average in English Language Arts (50.4% vs. 39.4%), Reading (50.0% vs. 40.4%), and Science (54.6% vs. 44.0%). This consistency places it in a tier above most neighboring schools, which often show more variance. Notably, Lakeside achieves these results with a relatively low per-student expenditure of $10,930, significantly less than nearby schools like Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School ($16,502) and even its own district's Lakeside Primary School ($14,895), suggesting highly efficient use of resources.

While the school's state percentile rank has slightly declined from a peak of 92 (2016-2017) to 81 (2025-2026), actual test scores have not dropped—Math proficiency has actually increased from 61% to 67.7% over the same period. This indicates the ranking change is likely due to other schools improving faster, not a decline in quality at Lakeside. The data also reveals a "3rd Grade Peak" phenomenon, where 3rd graders outperform 4th graders in most subjects, particularly Math (70.8% vs. 64.6%). Overall, students at Lakeside Intermediate receive an excellent academic foundation, especially in mathematics, positioning them exceptionally well for future success in middle and high school within the Lakeside School District (Garland).

721

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,930

Per pupil spending ?

49.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2855 Malvern Ave
Hot Springs, AR 71901

(501) 262-2332

District: LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)

Students who attend Lakeside Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Lakeside Middle School
High:	Lakeside High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.4%

Hispanic:

13.6%

Two or more races:

12.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 92nd percentile in 2017 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arkansas average (56% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Arkansas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 92nd-percentile peak (2017) to 81st (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg54%

Arkansas avg42%

95^th of 491

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 251LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland) among Arkansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	95 of 491	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	74.0	118 of 495	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	73 of 497	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	53 of 492	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	56 of 487	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	60 of 496	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	48 of 488	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	41 of 480	91.5%	★★★★★
2017	85.1	40 of 485	91.8%	★★★★★
2016	67.6	128 of 494	74.1%	★★★★☆
2015	74.4	94 of 466	79.8%	★★★★☆
2014	72.1	109 of 471	76.9%	★★★★☆
2013	72.8	111 of 476	76.7%	★★★★☆
2012	84.0	28 of 468	94.0%	★★★★★
2011	82.2	43 of 471	90.9%	★★★★★
2010	85.0	30 of 457	93.4%	★★★★★
2009	87.9	19 of 445	95.7%	★★★★★
2008	90.3	14 of 439	96.8%	★★★★★
2007	75.1	90 of 440	79.5%	★★★★☆
2006	84.1	37 of 402	90.8%	★★★★★
2005	89.7	14 of 411	96.6%	★★★★★

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics68%+24 vs state

Science55%+11 vs state

English Language Arts50%+11 vs state

Reading50%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)					ATLAS Reading (2026)					ATLAS Mathematics (2026)					ATLAS Science (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakeside Intermediate School	Public	2-4	2855 Malvern Ave	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-2332	721	44	16.4	49.5%	479 (66.4%)	40 (5.5%)	98 (13.6%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (12.3%)	77.7	95^th of 491 public elementary schools	80.7%		74	118^th of 495 public elementary schools	76.2%	23	48.7	52.1			50.4	50.5	49.6			50.0	70.8	64.6			67.7	52.5	56.6			54.6	$10,930	$990	$9,940
Lakeside Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	2841 Malvern	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-1921	583	30	19.1	50.8%	368 (63.1%)	37 (6.3%)	91 (15.6%)	17 (2.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (11.1%)								(n/a)																					$14,895	$2,036	$12,859
Cutter-Morning Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2801 Spring Street	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Cutter Morning Star School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-2414	357	20	17.9	78.4%	247 (69.2%)	8 (2.2%)	44 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.6%)	48.7	265^th of 491 public elementary schools	46.0%		49.9	260^th of 495 public elementary schools	47.5%	5	41.2	51.9	34.9	36.1	41.9	37.2	46.3	27.9	36.1	37.5	56.8	51.9	16.3	33.4	41.3	51.0	51.8	23.3	30.5	40.8	$14,451	$4,518	$9,933
Langston Elementary Leadership Academy Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	120 Chestnut	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 620-7821	504	27	18.5	100.0%	100 (19.8%)	224 (44.4%)	111 (22.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.1%)	23	407^th of 491 public elementary schools	17.1%		14.9	448^th of 495 public elementary schools	9.5%	41	26.8	28.3	36.3	10.7	26.2	28.3	26.4	36.3	10.7	26.2	43.3	32.1	31.0	23.4	33.4	28.4	34.0	21.8	8.6	23.9	$16,502	$4,560	$11,942
Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	301 Oaklawn Boulevard	Hot Springs	71913	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 623-2661	647	41	15.9	99.8%	191 (29.5%)	251 (38.8%)	114 (17.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	87 (13.4%)	29	381^st of 491 public elementary schools	22.4%		15.2	446^th of 495 public elementary schools	9.9%	65	25.8	30.9	22.8	34.1	28.4	25.8	32.4	26.3	38.5	30.7	30.3	32.4	40.0	39.6	35.7	25.0	32.3	41.7	26.4	31.0	$15,720	$3,974	$11,746
Oaklawn Stem Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	525 Hammond Lane	Hot Springs	71913	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 620-7822	452	26	17.1	100.0%	164 (36.3%)	141 (31.2%)	97 (21.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.7%)	25	400^th of 491 public elementary schools	18.5%		25.5	384^th of 495 public elementary schools	22.4%	16	31.2	28.6	20.0	17.7	24.6	32.8	30.0	23.6	24.2	27.9	32.8	41.5	27.3	27.4	32.7	27.9	45.7	23.6	32.2	33.1	$16,119	$4,039	$12,080
Park Magnet An Ib Pyp World Class School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	617 Main Street	Hot Springs	71913	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	No	(501) 623-5661	411	22	18.3	100.0%	170 (41.4%)	82 (20.0%)	82 (20.0%)	14 (3.4%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.9%)	75	116^th of 491 public elementary schools	76.4%		70.5	138^th of 495 public elementary schools	72.1%	22	53.0	60.0	47.4	42.8	50.2	51.0	56.0	49.1	46.0	50.2	64.6	46.9	54.2	55.5	55.2	68.8	57.2	57.6	41.3	55.2	$14,223	$2,470	$11,753
Fountain Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4207 Park Ave	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Fountain Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 701-1708	491	35	14.0	62.7%	431 (87.8%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	49.3	261^st of 491 public elementary schools	46.8%		71	132^nd of 495 public elementary schools	73.3%	129	39.0	41.4			40.0	40.0	37.4			38.8	39.0	49.3			43.4	46.0	42.7			44.5	$15,768	$3,079	$12,689
Magnet Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	22083 Hwy 51	Malvern	72104	Hot Spring County	Magnet Cove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 337-9131	368	22	17.0	59.8%	330 (89.7%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	59.7	198^th of 491 public elementary schools	59.7%		59.5	201^st of 495 public elementary schools	59.4%	3	50.0	38.2	44.0	47.4	44.7	44.2	40.0	46.0	42.1	43.0	46.2	47.2	44.0	50.0	46.7	48.1	43.6	40.0	57.9	46.7	$12,103	$1,327	$10,776
Malvern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1807 W Moline St	Malvern	72104	Hot Spring County	Malvern School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 467-3166	781	46	16.8	76.6%	391 (50.1%)	180 (23.0%)	100 (12.8%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (12.8%)	43.7	287^th of 491 public elementary schools	41.5%		33	353^rd of 495 public elementary schools	28.7%	66	44.0	29.1			36.3	43.2	31.4			37.1	55.2	25.3			39.8	49.6	35.1			42.1	$14,922	$4,783	$10,140

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeside Intermediate School

What is the racial makeup of Lakeside Intermediate School?

Students at Lakeside Intermediate School are 66% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lakeside Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Lakeside Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakeside Middle School
High : Lakeside High School

How many students attend Lakeside Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 721 students attended Lakeside Intermediate School.

Is Lakeside Intermediate School a good school?

Lakeside Intermediate School ranks 95^th of 491 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lakeside Intermediate School in?

LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)

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