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Lakeside Elementary

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Lakeside Elementary ranks 338 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

338^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Lakeside Elementary is a public elementary school located in Pittsburg, Kansas, serving 391 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Pittsburg school district, which is ranked 186 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakeside Elementary consistently outperforms the Pittsburg district and the state of Kansas in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, Lakeside's ELA proficiency for all grades was 43.89%, compared to 39.64% for Pittsburg and 44.47% for Kansas, while its Mathematics proficiency was 42.43%, compared to 36.7% for Pittsburg and 38.73% for Kansas. Lakeside's 5th-grade students stand out, with 54.54% proficient in ELA and 54.53% proficient in Mathematics, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

However, Lakeside Elementary faces some challenges, including a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.3% in 2022-2023 to 19.5% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's special education and disabled student populations struggle, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of Kansas elementary schools, despite the school's overall strong performance. Addressing these issues could help Lakeside continue to improve and better serve its diverse student population.

406

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,068

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

709 South College
Pittsburg, KS 66762

(620) 235-3140

District: Pittsburg

Students who attend Lakeside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pittsburg Middle School
High:	Pittsburg High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.3%

Hispanic:

21.2%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (51% vs 42% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg39%

Kansas avg42%

338^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Pittsburg

186^th of 264Pittsburg among Kansas 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	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	338 of 656	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	308 of 653	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	448 of 660	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	366 of 668	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	380 of 670	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	359 of 667	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	394 of 656	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.0	277 of 659	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.6	218 of 656	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.9	225 of 678	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.7	430 of 668	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.1	486 of 660	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.2	519 of 631	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.3	524 of 630	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.1	542 of 621	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.0	493 of 614	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.2	458 of 600	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.3	425 of 585	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	28.5	164 of 214	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	115 of 193	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	107 of 140	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	45.3	340 of 591	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.6	227 of 591	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	312 of 574	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	64 of 262	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	101 of 260	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	134 of 245	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	127 of 254	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	49 of 229	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	73 of 235	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2023	49.0	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2022	40.5	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	205 of 533	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	216 of 546	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	290 of 541	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	232 of 512	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	211 of 494	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	249 of 509	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	310 of 512	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	45.4	333 of 605	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	373 of 586	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	367 of 575	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	68.4	6 of 30	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	33.1	15 of 22	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.6	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	209 of 313	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.1	105 of 306	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	147 of 296	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.9	222 of 305	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	164 of 214	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	115 of 193	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	107 of 140	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	292 of 576	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	252 of 579	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	424 of 584	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	327 of 596	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	355 of 587	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	331 of 592	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	402 of 574	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)80th percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2024)50th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2021)45th percentile~ school

Female (2021)42nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2021)23rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science68%+26 vs state

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Mathematics42%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)							KAP Mathematics (2025)							KAP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakeside Elementary	Public	K-5	709 South College	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 235-3140	406	32	12.5	70.2%	257 (63.3%)	9 (2.2%)	86 (21.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	41 (10.1%)	49.4	338^th of 656 public elementary schools	48.5%		51.8	308^th of 653 public elementary schools	52.8%	30	38.2	36.7	54.5				43.9	33.8	36.7	54.5				42.4	67.5		67.5	$14,068	$1,622	$12,447
Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	430 West 5th	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 235-3170	498	25	20.1	70.1%	265 (53.2%)	10 (2.0%)	151 (30.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	48 (9.6%)	21.2	540^th of 656 public elementary schools	17.7%		27.5	497^th of 653 public elementary schools	23.9%	43	37.5	43.2	32.7				37.3	27.6	31.6	16.3				24.8	18.4		18.4	$15,209	$2,002	$13,208
Geo E Nettels Elementary	Public	K-5	2012 South Homer	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 235-3160	343	26	13.0	64.1%	209 (60.9%)	16 (4.7%)	47 (13.7%)	8 (2.3%)	5 (1.5%)	23 (6.7%)	35 (10.2%)	53.1	310^th of 656 public elementary schools	52.7%		55.1	281^st of 653 public elementary schools	57.0%	29	67.9	62.3	37.8				57.4	48.2	44.3	35.6				43.2	35.5		35.5	$14,302	$1,962	$12,340
Meadowlark Elementary	Public	K-5	1602 East 20th	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 235-3130	403	32	12.5	82.1%	194 (48.1%)	16 (4.0%)	132 (32.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.5%)	47 (11.7%)	29.7	487^th of 656 public elementary schools	25.8%		25.3	513^th of 653 public elementary schools	21.4%	26	46.5	37.9	36.7				40.0	33.3	25.4	30.0				29.6	38.8		38.8	$14,108	$1,789	$12,319
Frank Layden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 E Lanyon	Frontenac	66763	Crawford County	Frontenac Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 231-7790	489	35	13.7	43.1%	402 (82.2%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	36 (7.4%)	72.2	153^rd of 656 public elementary schools	76.7%		62.7	213^th of 653 public elementary schools	67.4%	60	58.9	54.9	57.3				57.1	56.2	54.9	62.2				58.0	56.1		56.1	$13,766	$1,585	$12,181
Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	303 S Humbert	Weir	66781	Cherokee County	Cherokee	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 396-8211	149	14	10.4	75.8%	129 (86.6%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.7%)	43.1	381^st of 656 public elementary schools	41.9%		58.8	255^th of 653 public elementary schools	60.9%	126	57.9	41.7					48.8	36.8	33.3					34.9				$15,594	$1,920	$13,674
Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	201 North West Street	Arma	66712	Crawford County	Northeast	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 347-8461	338	32	10.6	74.0%	283 (83.7%)	3 (0.9%)	35 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	14.4	584^th of 656 public elementary schools	11.0%		28.1	494^th of 653 public elementary schools	24.3%	90	33.3	21.9	23.1	37.9	36.8	32.5	30.8	22.2	18.8	15.4	20.7	29.7	10.0	19.2	25.6	22.5	24.0	$14,348	$2,659	$11,688
R V Haderlein Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 W. Prairie	Girard	66743	Crawford County	Girard	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 724-4327	527	35	15.0	52.4%	458 (86.9%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.2%)	60.9	245^th of 656 public elementary schools	62.7%		80	107^th of 653 public elementary schools	83.6%	138	40.0	69.2	49.4				53.0	28.0	60.3	52.5				47.2	67.1		67.1	$13,957	$3,503	$10,454
Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	724 E Garfield Street	Columbus	66725	Cherokee County	Columbus	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 429-3905	208	13	15.8	59.1%	159 (76.4%)	5 (2.4%)	20 (9.6%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)								(n/a)																		$12,655	$2,838	$9,817
Central Elementary	Public	2-6	810 S High School Avenue	Columbus	66725	Cherokee County	Columbus	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 429-3943	348	27	13.0	64.4%	293 (84.2%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.8%)	38.4				43	392^nd of 653 public elementary schools	40.0%	(n/a)	49.3	37.7	40.8	27.1			39.4	41.1	45.9	45.1	27.1			40.1	42.2		42.2	$15,360	$3,220	$12,140

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeside Elementary

What district is Lakeside Elementary in?

Pittsburg

Is Lakeside Elementary a good school?

Lakeside Elementary ranks 338^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lakeside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Lakeside Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lakeside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lakeside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pittsburg Middle School
High : Pittsburg High

What is the racial makeup of Lakeside Elementary?

Students at Lakeside Elementary are 63% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

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