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Schools in Lakeside

Lakeside’s public schools

Storm Lake Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lakeside. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
46%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▲ 3% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,761 students on the public path
In brief

Lakeside’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Lakeside’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Storm Lake High School places highest (better than 17%); Storm Lake Elementary lowest (8%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lakeside, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–1Storm Lake Early Elementary Schoolin Storm lakeNo scores
2–5Storm Lake Elementaryin Storm LakeD
6–8Storm Lake Middle Schoolin Storm LakeD
9–12Storm Lake High Schoolin Storm LakeC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Storm Lake Community School District.

The district

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

Storm Lake Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,933 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,136IA $13,713 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 69.7% · 1698 students tested
Math42%
State average 63.8% · 1702 students tested

Lakeside vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Lakeside’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lakeside—Storm Lake
Storm LakeD−Storm Lake

Every school in Lakeside

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

Also serving Lakesidein other towns
Storm Lake Early Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Storm lake
437 students13:1Rate it →
Storm Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Storm Lake
D
822 students16:1Rate it →
Storm Lake Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Storm Lake
D
651 students13:1Rate it →
Storm Lake High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Storm Lake
C−
851 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Lakeside’s schools

Are Lakeside’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lakeside. Storm Lake Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lakeside. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lakeside in?

Storm Lake Community School District.

Where do Lakeside kids go to high school?

Storm Lake High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.