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Lakeside Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

913 7th St, Cawker City, KS 67430 · (785) 781-4911 · Part of Waconda Unified School District 272

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Directions
Students
163
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Lakeside Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 37 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 25.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Cawker Township kids: 2 schools

On the path

Where Cawker Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Lakeside ElementaryYou are here
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency64%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts54%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

913 7th St, Cawker City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten22
Grade 122
Grade 222
Grade 323
Grade 418
Grade 521
Enrollment over time
130’20
149’21
159’22
142’23
163’24

Up 25.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 95%Hispanic 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lakeside Elementary from Cawker Township families.

Other schools in Waconda Unified School District 272

The district →
Tipton Community School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Tipton
A+
46 students12:1
Lakeside Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Downs
B−
127 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Cawker Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.