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Lakewood Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

597^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Lakewood Elementary School in Huntsville, AL, serves approximately 397 students from Pre-K through 6th grade and is part of the Huntsville City school district, with a majority of students (75%) qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Lakewood has shown remarkable progress in recent years, particularly in student attendance. Chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 28.4% in 2022-2023 to just 7.2% in 2024-2025—now better than both the district and state averages. This is a huge win for a school serving a high-poverty population and suggests that efforts to engage families and keep kids in school are working. Academically, the school is on an upward trajectory, improving its statewide ranking from the 4th percentile (2023-2024) to the 13th percentile (2025-2026). While overall test scores remain below state averages, there are bright spots. For example, 4th grade math proficiency nearly tripled in one year, jumping from 11.32% to 31.67%. English Language Arts is a relative strength, with 4th grade coming within 14 percentage points of the state average.

However, significant challenges remain, especially in mathematics. Proficiency rates in 3rd, 5th, and 6th grade math are all below 10%, and 5th grade shows a troubling drop-off in both subjects. When compared to nearby schools, the contrast is stark. Academy For Science Foreign Language, a magnet school just over a mile away, achieves 77% proficiency in 3rd grade math versus Lakewood's 7.69%. Among non-magnet peers, Lakewood outperforms Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School but trails Blossomwood Elementary School and Chapman Elementary School. The school spends more per student ($10,184) than several peers, and all student subgroups have shown year-over-year improvement. Lakewood appears to be at an inflection point—the dramatic gains in attendance and early academic progress suggest that continued support could yield meaningful results.

397

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,184

Per pupil spending ?

75.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3501 Kenwood Dr NW
Huntsville, AL 35810

(256) 428-7240

District: Huntsville City

Students who attend Lakewood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ronald McNair 78
High:	Jemison High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.7%

Hispanic:

26.4%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (25% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!English scores 30 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg47%

Alabama avg51%

597^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Huntsville City

77^th of 139Huntsville City among Alabama 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	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	597 of 686	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	621 of 680	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	658 of 684	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	612 of 680	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	578 of 687	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	623 of 692	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	570 of 681	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	672 of 680	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	642 of 688	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.0	572 of 691	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	596 of 691	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.9	657 of 695	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.3	642 of 696	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.0	646 of 696	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.9	692 of 709	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.5	696 of 704	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.4	689 of 696	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.1	696 of 698	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.2	695 of 698	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.9	687 of 689	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.7	642 of 688	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.6	587 of 623	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	360 of 429	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	388 of 427	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	399 of 420	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	365 of 427	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	337 of 426	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	352 of 426	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	251 of 426	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.9	407 of 423	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	287 of 336	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	131 of 142	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	580 of 652	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	594 of 649	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	628 of 650	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	599 of 645	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	547 of 656	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	608 of 656	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	593 of 646	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	629 of 640	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	580 of 639	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	173 of 206	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	151 of 196	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	181 of 184	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	172 of 175	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	560 of 668	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	573 of 660	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	637 of 670	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	566 of 623	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	540 of 651	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	577 of 653	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	516 of 649	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	646 of 651	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	539 of 567	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	558 of 660	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	593 of 651	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	606 of 655	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	560 of 649	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	576 of 669	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	582 of 669	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	510 of 650	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	640 of 650	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	602 of 639	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	497 of 532	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	516 of 535	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	527 of 528	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	520 of 540	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science37%-14 vs state

English33%-30 vs state

Mathematics14%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3501 Kenwood Dr NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7240	397	23	17.3	75.1%	22 (5.5%)	245 (61.7%)	105 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	14.3	597^th of 686 public elementary schools	13.0%		11.9	621^st of 680 public elementary schools	8.7%	24	7.7	31.7	6.7	8.7	36.7	36.5	45.8	26.7	21.3	$10,184	$2,205	$7,978
Academy For Science Foreign Language	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3221 Mastin Lake Rd	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 428-7000	303	22	13.7	44.2%	55 (18.2%)	177 (58.4%)	35 (11.6%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.9%)	76.6	147^th of 686 public elementary schools	78.6%		69.7	196^th of 680 public elementary schools	71.2%	49	77.2	45.7	38.5		64.3	76.8	78.6	84.6		$9,962	$1,114	$8,847
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3112 Meridian St N	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7100	458	27	16.9	79.9%	37 (8.1%)	310 (67.7%)	77 (16.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.8%)	4.7	682^nd of 686 public elementary schools	0.6%		6.8	668^th of 680 public elementary schools	1.8%	14	12.5	9.6	1.6		16.4	30.4	19.2	27.4		$9,541	$2,631	$6,909
Montview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Garvin Rd NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7320	213	13	16.5	74.2%	7 (3.3%)	142 (66.7%)	41 (19.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.9%)	21.3	541^st of 686 public elementary schools	21.1%		18	560^th of 680 public elementary schools	17.6%	19	16.7	34.6	9.4		38.5	33.3	53.9	42.4		$13,217	$3,064	$10,152
Rolling Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2901 Hilltop Terrace NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7400	483	28	17.0	72.3%	20 (4.1%)	318 (65.8%)	114 (23.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.6%)	18	572^nd of 686 public elementary schools	16.6%		17.4	564^th of 680 public elementary schools	17.1%	8	28.1	18.8	35.2	10.2	23.2	42.9	31.9	51.9	28.6	$10,037	$2,504	$7,532
Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2500 Barney Terrace NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7200	370	22	17.0	72.2%	16 (4.3%)	261 (70.5%)	65 (17.6%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.9%)	8.1	658^th of 686 public elementary schools	4.1%		14.5	592^nd of 680 public elementary schools	12.9%	66	20.4	19.2	2.4	4.4	12.8	36.7	27.7	39.0	26.1	$10,057	$2,041	$8,016
Academy For Academics Arts Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4800 Sparkman Drive NE	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 428-7600	400	23	17.3	48.3%	95 (23.8%)	229 (57.3%)	27 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.0%)	36.7	454^th of 686 public elementary schools	33.8%		28.7	483^rd of 680 public elementary schools	29.0%	29	44.4	15.0	26.7		18.8	66.7	43.8	77.3		$10,574	$1,039	$9,535
Sonnie Hereford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2755 Wilson Drive	Huntsville	35816	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7440	578	31	18.6	79.4%	36 (6.2%)	356 (61.6%)	120 (20.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	58 (10.0%)	8.6	652^nd of 686 public elementary schools	5.0%		10.9	630^th of 680 public elementary schools	7.4%	22	12.7	3.1	5.6	19.5	14.3	28.2	24.6	31.9	37.7	$9,093	$1,716	$7,376
James Dawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5308 Mastin Lake Rd NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7500	447	26	17.0	70.7%	26 (5.8%)	311 (69.6%)	80 (17.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (4.9%)	18.8	565^th of 686 public elementary schools	17.6%		11.2	625^th of 680 public elementary schools	8.1%	60	24.6	25.6	19.6	7.0	41.0	33.3	46.2	50.0	27.3	$10,784	$2,478	$8,304
Blossomwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1321 Woodmont Avenue	Huntsville	35801	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7020	596	38	15.8	50.5%	247 (41.4%)	262 (44.0%)	30 (5.0%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.2%)	46.2	387^th of 686 public elementary schools	43.6%		53.1	331^st of 680 public elementary schools	51.3%	56	36.8	35.9	40.7	18.7	51.1	70.8	55.4	61.2	53.9	$8,149	$907	$7,241

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakewood Elementary School

What district is Lakewood Elementary School in?

Huntsville City

What is the racial makeup of Lakewood Elementary School?

Students at Lakewood Elementary School are 62% African American, 26% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% White.

What schools do graduates of Lakewood Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ronald McNair 78
High : Jemison High School

Is Lakewood Elementary School a good school?

Lakewood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.0% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Lakewood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Lakewood Elementary School.

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