📍 14535 Old River Rd., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93311
Lakeside is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 749 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristin Angelo. It is part of the Lakeside Union school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.9:1.
Lakeside enrolls 749 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 7.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 484 | 65% |
| White | 117 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 7.6% |
| Asian | 50 | 6.7% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
453 of the school's 749 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lakeside is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Lakeside is one of 2 schools in Lakeside Union, based in Bakersfield, California. The district serves 1,695 students district-wide and employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 749 students, Lakeside is close to the district average of about 848 students per school.