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Lakeside Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

920^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Lakeside Elementary is a PK–5 school in Richmond, VA, serving 397 students in Henrico County Public Schools and currently ranking in the 17th percentile statewide with a 1-star rating. The school has declined significantly since its 2017–2018 peak (50th percentile) and has remained in the bottom quarter of Virginia elementary schools. Lakeside serves a high-poverty population — roughly 90% of students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch — and spends $12,830 per student with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.2 to 1.

Despite its low overall rank, Lakeside has genuine strengths. Science scores have consistently exceeded district and state averages, with 74.55% of 5th graders proficient in 2025–2026, and 5th-grade reading (69.09%) also topped the district average that year. Within its immediate neighborhood, Lakeside outperforms several nearby schools, including Dumbarton Elementary (3rd percentile), Longdale Elementary (5th), and Laburnum Elementary (0th). However, it lags far behind schools with similar poverty levels, such as Maude Trevvett Elementary (53rd), Crestview Elementary (56th), and Linwood Holton Elementary (63rd). Notably, Lakeside spends more per student and has smaller classes than Trevvett, yet Trevvett ranks far higher — suggesting that how resources are used matters more than how much is spent.

The school's biggest challenges are early literacy and attendance. Third-grade reading proficiency has been essentially frozen at around 50% for years, far below the state average of 67.61%. Chronic absenteeism has climbed from 12.5% (2022–2023) to 15.3% (2024–2025), outpacing district and state averages, while top-performing nearby schools like Linwood Holton (7.1%) and Crestview (10.6%) have much better attendance. Subgroup results also show significant equity gaps, with African American students ranking in the 10th percentile statewide. For parents, the picture is mixed: Lakeside offers solid science instruction and manageable class sizes, but early literacy, attendance, and equity remain areas needing attention.

397

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,830

Per pupil spending ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6700 Cedar Croft St
Richmond, VA 23228

(804) 261-5050

District: Henrico County Public Schools

Students who attend Lakeside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	George H. Moody Middle
High:	Hermitage High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

34.5%

White:

31.7%

Hispanic:

24.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (57% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg67%

Virginia avg72%

920^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 45Elementary Schools in the Henrico County Public Schools

90^th of 131Henrico County Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	920 of 1111	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	937 of 1110	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	876 of 1114	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	886 of 1114	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	840 of 1109	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	895 of 1103	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	818 of 1105	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.0	545 of 1097	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.8	720 of 1099	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.3	933 of 1096	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.2	877 of 1100	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.0	1045 of 1110	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	46.1	658 of 1120	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.8	875 of 1117	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.2	927 of 1117	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.1	813 of 1113	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.6	901 of 1082	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.2	996 of 1081	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	28.2	921 of 1083	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.0	887 of 1071	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	56.0	494 of 1062	53.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	531 of 591	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	525 of 579	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	511 of 588	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	423 of 579	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	903 of 1100	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	911 of 1096	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	876 of 1098	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	920 of 1100	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	404 of 619	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.2	355 of 606	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	345 of 564	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	812 of 1040	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	830 of 1046	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	822 of 1036	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	912 of 1099	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	905 of 1093	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	839 of 1101	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	852 of 1093	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	647 of 974	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.7	759 of 973	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.5	473 of 979	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	723 of 984	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

African American (2026)10th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science75%+6 vs state

English Reading57%-15 vs state

Mathematics53%-21 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, April 28, 2017

Teacher, Student and Parent. If all those communicate and have structured environment to study after school, any child will be successful. Close Quote

by a citizen
Thursday, June 5, 2014

Last year I transferred to UT from Lakeside Elamentery, To me known as the best school ever, the day I moved was so sad and looking bake on the school makes it me sad still today. "Lakeside I will never forget you!"
- A former student Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, December 2, 2009

I went to lakeside elem. kindergarden thru 5th. Its a wonderful school with wonderful teachers. -Krystal Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	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	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakeside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Cedar Croft St	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 261-5050	397	30	13.2	89.9%	126 (31.7%)	137 (34.5%)	98 (24.7%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	22.5	920^th of 1111 public elementary schools	17.2%		19.2	937^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.6%	17	55.2	44.9	60.0	74.6	51.7	50.7	69.1		$12,830	$1,415	$11,415
Elizabeth Holladay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Galaxie Rd	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 261-5040	859	51	16.8	89.9%	139 (16.2%)	233 (27.1%)	391 (45.5%)	51 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.1%)	10.7	1021^st of 1111 public elementary schools	8.1%		12.8	1001^st of 1110 public elementary schools	9.8%	20	56.1	41.0	59.1	51.4	53.3	40.4	44.7		$8,903	$1,079	$7,824
Charles M. Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 Bethlehem Rd	Richmond	23230	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 673-3735	423	30	14.1	89.8%	54 (12.8%)	120 (28.4%)	194 (45.9%)	31 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	6	1059^th of 1111 public elementary schools	4.7%		2.5	1095^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.4%	36	46.8	50.8	46.8	50.0	45.7	40.3	40.3		$13,104	$1,715	$11,388
Maude Trevvett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Trevvett Dr	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 261-5060	578	29	19.9	89.1%	184 (31.8%)	160 (27.7%)	118 (20.4%)	72 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	57.1	523^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	52.9%		65.2	413^th of 1110 public elementary schools	62.8%	110	69.2	75.3	77.4	82.1	65.6	68.3	82.1		$9,116	$331	$8,785
Linwood Holton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 W. Laburnum Ave	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 228-5310	433	30	14.6	103.7%	243 (56.1%)	147 (33.9%)	12 (2.8%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	65.1	412^th of 1111 public elementary schools	62.9%		62	454^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.1%	42	82.0	78.9	80.6	74.6	63.9	83.7	79.1	74.3	$11,861	$277	$11,583
Chamberlayne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8200 St Charles Rd	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 261-5030	389	27	14.4	89.2%	50 (12.9%)	208 (53.5%)	80 (20.6%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.3%)	12	1013^th of 1111 public elementary schools	8.8%		33	802^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	27.7%	211	39.4	61.4	52.6	49.1	44.6	61.4	52.6		$11,652	$824	$10,828
Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Charles St	Richmond	23226	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 673-3775	388	29	13.3	89.2%	188 (48.5%)	39 (10.1%)	107 (27.6%)	27 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	59.5	485^th of 1111 public elementary schools	56.3%		59	490^th of 1110 public elementary schools	55.9%	5	72.3	72.3	84.8	78.3	66.2	76.1	82.6		$11,900	$1,054	$10,846
Frances W. McClenney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3817 Chamberlayne Ave	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8193	302	17	17.3	100.3%	13 (4.3%)	264 (87.4%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	3.4	1087^th of 1111 public elementary schools	2.2%		2.2	1098^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.1%	11	50.0	18.4	41.1	33.9	42.9	47.4	46.4	31.6	$15,274	$1,519	$13,754
Dumbarton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 Hungary Spring Rd	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 756-3030	684	42	16.2	90.2%	92 (13.5%)	191 (27.9%)	240 (35.1%)	112 (16.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.6%)	4.3	1082^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	2.6%		4.8	1073^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	3.3%	9	45.0	47.9	47.9	43.3	39.3	46.0	40.4		$10,403	$1,097	$9,307
Longdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9500 Norfolk St	Glen Allen	23060	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 261-5095	476	35	13.6	89.3%	84 (17.6%)	239 (50.2%)	85 (17.9%)	33 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.1%)	7	1053^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	5.2%		13.9	989^th of 1110 public elementary schools	10.9%	64	42.5	48.9	42.3	54.9	40.0	46.8	50.7		$11,699	$1,579	$10,120

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeside Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lakeside Elementary?

Students at Lakeside Elementary are 35% African American, 32% White, 25% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Lakeside Elementary a good school?

Lakeside Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Virginia elementary schools.

What district is Lakeside Elementary in?

Henrico County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Lakeside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lakeside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : George H. Moody Middle
High : Hermitage High

How many students attend Lakeside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Lakeside Elementary.

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