Lake Elementary School

Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school in Jackson, Mississippi, serving 248 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Jackson Public School District, which is ranked 110 out of 130 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Lake Elementary School has shown mixed performance compared to state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 47.6% to 54.6% across grades 3-5, higher than the district but lower than the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 29% to 43.2%, also higher than the district but lower than the state. However, the school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 85.7% was significantly higher than both the district and state averages. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from 166 out of 377 Mississippi elementary schools in 2022-2023 (3 stars) to 343 out of 381 in 2020-2021 (1 star), generally below the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Jackson Public School District, Lake Elementary School generally outperforms them in academic proficiency, particularly in ELA and Science. The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $8,553, lower than some nearby schools. Lake Elementary School has also maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.7 to 13.8 over the past three school years.