Summary:
Zip code 67430 has one school, Lakeside Elementary, in Cawker City, serving prekindergarten through grade 5. In 2025–26, its all-grades proficiency was 76% in English language arts (ELA), 71% in math and 56% in science; statewide rates were 46%, 41% and 38%, respectively. With no other schools in the area to compare, the clearest finding is that Lakeside exceeded the state rate in all three subjects, with a 17-point science advantage and advantages of about 30 points in both ELA and math.
Within Lakeside Elementary, ELA was the strongest all-grades result at 76%, while science was lowest at 56%, a 21-point difference. Results also varied by grade: grade 3 ELA was 91%, compared with 56% in grade 5; in math, grade 3 reached 82%, while grade 4 was 61%. Each reported grade-and-subject result was above its corresponding state rate. For example, grade 3 ELA was 39 points above the state, while grade 5 ELA was 4 points above. These differences describe grades in one year, not the progress of the same students over time.
Recent subject trends were mixed: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, Lakeside’s ELA rose 2 points and its advantage over the state grew from 29 to 30 points; math fell 6 points as the state rose 2, narrowing the advantage from 38 to 30 points. Science rose 3 points while the state fell 3, widening Lakeside’s lead from 11 to 17 points. SchoolDigger rates the school five stars, though its rank shifted from 20th of 653 schools (97th percentile) in 2023–24 to 62nd of 657 (91st percentile) in 2025–26. Chronic absenteeism was 5%, below the Waconda district’s 10% and the state’s 18%. The school reports 163 students, a student–teacher ratio of 14, and a free/reduced-lunch rate of 56%.
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