📍 3801 Briarcliff Rd NE, Atlanta, DeKalb County, 30345
Lakeside High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Atlanta, DeKalb County. The school has 2,141 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 123.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers 85 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lakeside High School enrolls 2,141 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 123.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 892 | 42% |
| White | 673 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 417 | 19% |
| Asian | 82 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
914 of the school's 2,141 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 816 qualify for free lunch and 98 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lakeside High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-50, state senate district 42, state house district 86.
Lakeside High School is one of 131 schools in DeKalb County, based in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The district serves 91,752 students district-wide and employs 6,250 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,141 students, Lakeside High School is larger than the district average of about 700 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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