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Lakeside Elementary School

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Lakeside Elementary School ranks 331 st of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,240 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Lakeside Elementary School in Pembroke Pines, FL, is a mid-sized public school serving 500 students in grades PK-5 within the Broward County Public School District, and it has earned a strong reputation for its remarkable academic growth and high performance in recent years.

Lakeside stands out for its exceptional and consistent improvement, climbing from the 55th percentile in state rankings in 2021-2022 to the 85th percentile by 2025-2026—a 30-point jump that outpaces all nearby schools. Its math program is particularly impressive: 5th-grade math proficiency reached 92% in 2025-2026, significantly higher than the district average of 69% and even surpassing top-performing peers like Embassy Creek Elementary (84%). Science scores have also soared, rising from 53% to 76% over three years. What makes these achievements even more noteworthy is that Lakeside serves a moderately diverse student body, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 37%, compared to much lower rates at schools like Franklin Academy Cooper City (2.32%) and Greentree Preparatory Charter School (1.1%). The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1, lower than high-performing neighbors like Pembroke Lakes Elementary (17.4:1), which likely supports its strong academic growth.

While Lakeside excels in math, its English Language Arts (ELA) scores are very good but not as dominant, averaging 75% proficiency compared to Embassy Creek’s 83.7%. A persistent challenge is chronic absenteeism, which stood at 25.8% in 2023-2024—higher than Embassy Creek’s 17.3%—though the school’s high test scores despite this issue highlight the effectiveness of its in-school instruction. Additionally, Lakeside’s per-student spending of $15,261 is moderate compared to schools like Silver Shores Elementary ($20,191) but yields superior outcomes, suggesting efficient resource use. Overall, Lakeside is a standout choice for families seeking a school with a proven track record of improvement and strong math instruction.

500

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,261

Per pupil spending ?

37%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 NW 136 Ave
Pembroke Pines, FL 33028

(754) 323-6400

District: Broward

Students who attend Lakeside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Walter C. Young Middle School
High:	Charles W Flanagan High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.8%

African American:

27.2%

White:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Florida average (78% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Florida elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg68%

Florida avg62%

331^st of 2,240

Florida public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th of 184Elementary Schools in the Broward

23^rd of 70Broward among Florida 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	331 of 2240	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	83.1	332 of 2258	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	299 of 2256	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	695 of 2240	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	991 of 2219	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	780 of 2247	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.1	465 of 2182	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	580 of 2118	72.6%	★★★★☆
2017	68.3	647 of 2112	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.1	582 of 2087	72.1%	★★★★☆
2014	72.5	520 of 2064	74.8%	★★★★☆
2013	76.1	426 of 2029	79.0%	★★★★☆
2012	84.1	258 of 1984	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	81.0	332 of 1985	83.3%	★★★★☆
2010	85.5	206 of 1919	89.3%	★★★★☆
2009	87.0	166 of 1847	91.0%	★★★★★
2008	82.0	271 of 1789	84.9%	★★★★☆
2007	79.8	314 of 1786	82.4%	★★★★☆
2006	84.7	219 of 1688	87.0%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Math82%+18 vs state

Science76%+16 vs state

English Language Arts75%+15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Overall, Lakeside Elementary is a great school in my opinion. They recently got a new Principal, Mrs. Kathy May and she is phenomenal! I believe the teachers that work at this school are awesome as well. The teachers do their best to help their students succeed. They try their very hard to meet students individual needs as best as they can. I've had nothing but positive experiences since my kids attended here, and I've had 3. I'm glad I gave Lakeside an opportunity to educate and teach my kids. The staff in the office are amazing and willing to assist in any way possible. I'm a very difficult and petty as you must call it, person to please and deal with, and this school have met my child's educational needs further than expected! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)						FAST Math (2026)						Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakeside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 NW 136 Ave	Pembroke Pines	33028	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-6400	500	32	15.8	37.0%	44 (8.8%)	136 (27.2%)	269 (53.8%)	30 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	82.2	331^st of 2240 public elementary schools	85.2%		83.1	332^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	85.3%	1	65.0	76.0	84.0				68.0	84.0	92.0				76.0						$15,261	$2,320	$12,941
Silver Palms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1209 NW 155th Ave	Pembroke Pines	33028	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 323-7450	450	29	15.5	33.1%	75 (16.7%)	117 (26.0%)	220 (48.9%)	23 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	82.3	329^th of 2240 public elementary schools	85.3%		81.3	385^th of 2258 public elementary schools	82.9%	56	75.0	72.0	83.0				78.0	74.0	80.0				77.0						$15,046	$1,085	$13,962
Coconut Palm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13601 Monarch Lakes Blvd	Miramar	33027	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-5050	511	30	17.0	47.0%	22 (4.3%)	217 (42.5%)	205 (40.1%)	52 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	73.9	529^th of 2240 public elementary schools	76.4%		62.8	807^th of 2258 public elementary schools	64.3%	278	63.0	74.0	69.0				74.0	89.0	74.0				63.0						$14,796	$2,224	$12,572
Palm Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11601 Washington St	Pembroke Pines	33025	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-6800	385	23	16.7	43.1%	59 (15.3%)	193 (50.1%)	114 (29.6%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	67.5	695^th of 2240 public elementary schools	69.0%		44.2	1240^th of 2258 public elementary schools	45.1%	545	72.0	81.0	50.0				76.0	91.0	61.0				55.0						$15,886	$2,103	$13,783
Franklin Academy Cooper City	Public, Charter	K-8	6301 Flamingo Rd	Cooper City	33330	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 780-5533	1,336	60	22.2	2.3%	174 (13.0%)	194 (14.5%)	885 (66.2%)	48 (3.6%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	28 (2.1%)	75.7	488^th of 2240 public elementary schools	78.2%		73	555^th of 2258 public elementary schools	75.4%	67	76.0	62.0	76.0	86.0	77.0	72.0	78.0	76.0	74.0	73.0	82.0	78.0	66.0	41.0	87.0	100.0	100.0	95.0	$9,939	$1,260	$8,680
Pembroke Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11251 Taft St	Pembroke Pines	33026	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 323-6950	627	36	17.4	37.5%	135 (21.5%)	101 (16.1%)	365 (58.2%)	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	81.3	354^th of 2240 public elementary schools	84.2%		88.8	204^th of 2258 public elementary schools	91.0%	150	73.0	75.0	69.0				83.0	84.0	79.0				69.0						$12,633	$1,563	$11,069
Silver Shores Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 SW 160th Ave	Miramar	33027	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-7550	339	29	11.6	34.2%	28 (8.3%)	130 (38.3%)	152 (44.8%)	20 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	66.7	710^th of 2240 public elementary schools	68.3%		62.9	806^th of 2258 public elementary schools	64.3%	96	71.0	73.0	69.0	78.0			89.0	67.0	51.0	70.0			56.0						$20,191	$1,677	$18,514
Greentree Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	6301 SW 160th Ave	Southwest Ranches	33331	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 780-8733	272	0		1.1%	33 (12.1%)	42 (15.4%)	183 (67.3%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	80.5	378^th of 2240 public elementary schools	83.1%		56.3	964^th of 2258 public elementary schools	57.3%	586	93.0	71.0	88.0	76.0	88.0	93.0	97.0	68.0	81.0	79.0	94.0		63.0	67.0	100.0			100.0	$10,662	$693	$9,969
Embassy Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10905 SE Lake Blvd	Cooper City	33026	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 323-5550	1,156	60	19.4	13.3%	553 (47.8%)	49 (4.2%)	406 (35.1%)	101 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.0%)	92.2	90^th of 2240 public elementary schools	96.0%		92.5	89^th of 2258 public elementary schools	96.1%	1	87.0	81.0	83.0				89.0	89.0	84.0				81.0						$10,549	$695	$9,854
Panther Run Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 NW 172nd Ave	Pembroke Pines	33029	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 323-6850	330	21	15.7	27.6%	51 (15.5%)	69 (20.9%)	191 (57.9%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	72.2	572^nd of 2240 public elementary schools	74.5%		69.7	650^th of 2258 public elementary schools	71.2%	78	71.0	75.0	78.0				66.0	80.0	62.0				65.0						$15,948	$1,736	$14,213

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeside Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Lakeside Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Walter C. Young Middle School
High : Charles W Flanagan High School

How many students attend Lakeside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 500 students attended Lakeside Elementary School.

What district is Lakeside Elementary School in?

Broward

What is the racial makeup of Lakeside Elementary School?

Students at Lakeside Elementary School are 54% Hispanic, 27% African American, 9% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Lakeside Elementary School a good school?

Lakeside Elementary School ranks 331^st of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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