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Schools in Lake Village · Lakeside School District

Lake Village’s public schools score below 92% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation

In Lake Village, 17% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Arkansas average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lake Village, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
21%
▼ 19 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 21 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.5K
▲ 29% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
759 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Village’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 21% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $17,543 per student in FY2024, against $13,585 across Arkansas. 32% of its revenue that year was federal (Arkansas 14%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Lakeside Middle School, then Lakeside High School. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lake Village’s grade

D Test scores

D: better than 8% of Arkansas school districts. Test scores are below the Arkansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 8%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (241)Better than 7%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 552 test results wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Lake Village’s students in the tested grades sat them (553 in math, 552 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lake Village, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lakeside Elementary SchoolLakeside School DistrictD
6–8Lakeside Middle SchoolLakeside School DistrictC−
9–12Lakeside High SchoolLakeside School DistrictD−

Lake Village’s public schools are run by Lakeside School District, which also serves Eudora and Montrose. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lakeside School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 842 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$17,543AR $13,585 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading21%
State average 39.9% · 552 students tested
Math17%
State average 38.3% · 553 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 32% of the Lakeside district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 14% across Arkansas, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Lake Village vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Lake Village’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake VillageDLakeside

Every school in Lake Village

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Lake Villageby address
Lakeside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
292 students14:1Rate it →
Lakeside Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
190 students10:1Rate it →
Lakeside High School
High · Grades 9–12
D−
277 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Village’s schools

Are Lake Village’s schools good?

On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lake Village children attend score below 92% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 7%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lake Village in?

Lakeside School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 842 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Lake Village kids go to high school?

Lakeside High School, with 277 students; its own test results earn a D−.

How much does Lake Village spend per student?

$17,543 in Lakeside School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arkansas. Stars are from neighbors.