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Lakeside Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 3 towns

Serves Lakeside, Winter Gardens and Eucalyptus Hills.

Lakeside’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of California school districts

Students
4,504
Schools
9
Spent per student
$16,846
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Debt
$78.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lakeside Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of California districts
  • Spends 21% less per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Debt of $78.7M, about $17,481 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Lakeside 22,447C+Winter Gardens 22,131BEucalyptus Hills 5,840

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lakeside. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Tierra del Sol MiddleThis district
9–12El Capitan HighGrossmont Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency32%
State average 33.1% · 2,766 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 46.7% · 2,772 students tested

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 83% at Grossmont Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,846 per student · 21% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 31%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 58%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,578’20
4,417’21
4,532’22
4,535’23
4,504’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 47%Hispanic 38%Two or more races 7%Black 3%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

9 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Lakeside Farms Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lakeside
667 students22:1
Lakeview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lakeside
666 students23:1
Lemon Crest Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lakeside
C−
437 students22:1
Lindo Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lakeside
421 students22:1
Winter Gardens Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Lakeside
269 students22:1
DREAM Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lakeside
138 students23:1
Riverview Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Lakeside
469 students23:1
Lakeside Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lakeside
724 students24:1
Tierra del Sol Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lakeside
C−
713 students20:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Grossmont Union High School DistrictEl Cajon, Santee
$20,908per student
Santee School DistrictSantee
$16,142per student
Cajon Valley Union Elementary School DistrictEl Cajon
$19,663per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.