Summary:
Lawrence County CUD 20 has one listed elementary school, Parkside Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5 and enrolling 528 students. In 2025–26, Parkside’s all-grade results were above the district’s in both English language arts (ELA) and mathematics, but below state results; the largest concern is mathematics, where Parkside trailed the state by 11 percentage points.
Because Parkside is the only school listed, there are no within-area school leaders or laggards to compare. Its 2025–26 ELA proficiency was 51%, compared with 49% for Lawrence County CUD 20 and 56% statewide; in math, Parkside had 29%, versus 25% for the district and 40% statewide. Results also varied by grade: fourth-grade ELA was a bright spot at 60%, 4 points above the state, while fifth-grade ELA was 46%, 9 points below. Math trailed the state in every grade, by 10 to 15 points.
Recent trends are mixed, with math weakening and science improving. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, Parkside’s all-grade math score fell 5 points to 29%, while the state’s rose 1 point; the state gap widened by 6 points. ELA rose 3 points to 51%, although the statewide increase was slightly larger. Fifth-grade science improved 7 points to 43%, still 5 points below the state. SchoolDigger ranks Parkside 1,195th of 1,737 schools, in the 31st percentile, with 2 stars; its percentile was 34th in 2023–24 and 46th in 2024–25. As context, Parkside’s student–teacher ratio was 13.3 in 2024–25, and 71% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 30% in 2025–26, compared with 24% statewide.
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