Summary:
Lakeside Elementary is a small public elementary school located in Los Gatos, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 73 students. The school is part of the Lakeside Joint District, which is ranked 482 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Lakeside Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the Smarter Balanced Assessments, with 59.38% proficiency in ELA and 56.25% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. However, the school's performance in Science, as measured by the California Science Test (CAST), is lower than the state average, with only 18.18% proficiency in 5th grade. Additionally, Lakeside Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.1% in 2017-2018 to 27.6% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the state average. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at the school has also increased from 6.15% in 2020-2021 to 13.7% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.
Compared to nearby schools, Lakeside Elementary's test scores, particularly in ELA and Mathematics, are generally higher than the district and state averages, but lower than some of the high-performing schools in the area, such as Foothill Elementary and Marshall Lane Elementary. However, Lakeside Elementary's chronic absenteeism rate is significantly higher than the nearby schools, which range from 6.3% to 14.9%. The school's statewide ranking has also declined from being ranked 2 out of 5,377 California elementary schools in 2010-2011 to 1999 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024, indicating a relative decline in performance compared to other schools in the state.
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Detail:
Public K-5
District:
Lakeside Joint
SchoolDigger Rank:
1999th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $32,773
Students who attend Lakeside Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 15.4
Number of students: 77
Racial breakdown:
White:
68.8%
Two or more races:
18.2%
Asian:
7.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients: 13%
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