📍 455 Old Cherokee Road, Lexington, Lexington County, 29072
Lakeside Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lexington, Lexington County. The school has 839 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 61.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lakeside Middle enrolls 839 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 61.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 9.4% Black or African American and 6.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 610 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 79 | 9.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 55 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
159 of the school's 839 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 135 qualify for free lunch and 24 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 Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-20, state senate district 18, state house district 69.
Lakeside Middle is one of 31 schools in Lexington 01, based in Lexington, South Carolina. The district serves 27,074 students district-wide and employs 2,110 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 839 students, Lakeside Middle is close to the district average of about 873 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large