📍 709 South College, Pittsburg, Crawford County, 66762
Lakeside Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pittsburg, Crawford County. The school has 422 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pittsburg school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lakeside Elem enrolls 422 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 272 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
287 of the school's 422 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 254 qualify for free lunch and 33 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 Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 KS-20, state senate district 13, state house district 3.
Lakeside Elem is one of 6 schools in Pittsburg, based in Pittsburg, Kansas. The district serves 3,377 students district-wide and employs 206 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 422 students, Lakeside Elem is smaller than the district average of about 563 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant