Is Lakewood Elementary a good school?

Lakewood Elementary ranks 3336 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lakewood Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 375 students attended Lakewood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lakewood Elementary?

Students at Lakewood Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 10% White, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Lakewood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lakewood Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Columbia Middle High : Fremont High

Lakewood Elementary

Summary:

Lakewood Elementary is a public elementary school in Sunnyvale, California, serving 407 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Sunnyvale School District, which is ranked 492 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakewood Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, typically around the 3,000-3,600 range out of over 5,600 schools. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly lower than the Sunnyvale district and California state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 37.97% of Lakewood students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 54.86% in Sunnyvale and 47.04% statewide. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, particularly Hispanic students and English Language Learners. Additionally, Lakewood Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 0.7% in 2017-2018 to 23.6% in 2021-2022, well above the Sunnyvale district average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Bracher Elementary and George Mayne Elementary in the Santa Clara Unified district, as well as other Sunnyvale schools like Vargas Elementary and Ellis Elementary, Lakewood Elementary's academic performance is generally lower. The school's higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds may contribute to these disparities in educational outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

750 Lakechime Dr.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089-2539

(408) 522-8272

District: Sunnyvale

SchoolDigger Rank:
3336^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,405

Students who attend Lakewood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Columbia Middle
High:	Fremont High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.2

Number of students: 375

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.0%

Asian:

18.1%

Two or more races:

10.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lakewood Elementary ranks worse than 56.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Sunnyvale School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.36. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (56%), Asian (18.1%), two or more races (10.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 41.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lakewood Elementary is 18.2, which is the 2^nd best among 8 elementary schools in the Sunnyvale School District. (See more...)

Compare Lakewood Elementary employs 20.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lakewood Elementary is $14,405, which is the highest among 8 elementary schools in the Sunnyvale School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lakewood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lakewood Elementary 3336^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lakewood Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Sunnyvale:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunnyvale 492^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lakewood Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lakewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	40.76	2602^nd	4809	45.9%
2005	37.26	2871^st	4822	40.5%
2006	40.80	2674^th	4818	44.5%
2007	36.88	3115^th	5113	39.1%
2008	38.20	3054^th	5113	40.3%
2009	42.17	2929^th	5193	43.6%
2010	45.22	2832^nd	5314	46.7%
2011	47.45	2754^th	5377	48.8%
2012	43.05	3070^th	5390	43.0%
2013	36.41	3570^th	5530	35.4%
2015	40.60	2984^th	5611	46.8%
2016	31.60	3636^th	5614	35.2%
2017	34.74	3458^th	5692	39.2%
2018	41.10	3079^th	5662	45.6%
2019	39.67	3214^th	5789	44.5%
2022	37.16	3289^th	5883	44.1%
2023	40.67	3089^th	5874	47.4%
2024	37.36	3336^th	5862	43.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lakewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.95	2009^th	3246	38.1%
2019	31.52	2373^rd	3275	27.5%
2022	41.39	1712^th	3311	48.3%
2023	33.16	2308^th	3250	29.0%
2024	43.07	1608^th	3160	49.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lakewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.17	1179^th	2420	51.3%
2024	39.51	1355^th	2634	48.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lakewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.69	2907^th	5084	42.8%
2019	35.31	3484^th	5173	32.7%
2022	38.16	3155^th	5264	40.1%
2023	35.13	3468^th	5374	35.5%
2024	31.88	3788^th	5511	31.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Lakewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.01	3020^th	5413	44.2%
2019	39.64	3127^th	5492	43.1%
2022	34.95	3331^st	5635	40.9%
2023	45.82	2644^th	5617	52.9%
2024	40.62	3012^th	5605	46.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lakewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.65	762^nd	2128	64.2%
2019	40.73	1269^th	2585	50.9%
2022	22.41	1896^th	2227	14.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Lakewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.14	2970^th	5431	45.3%
2019	39.31	3076^th	5510	44.2%
2022	40.09	2998^th	5663	47.1%
2023	36.77	3281^st	5650	41.9%
2024	35.25	3394^th	5636	39.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lakewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.12	4175^th	4830	13.6%
2019	20.31	4349^th	4963	12.4%
2022	21.26	4419^th	5084	13.1%
2023	30.20	3685^th	5098	27.7%
2024	25.16	4095^th	5102	19.7%

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Rank History for White students at Lakewood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.27	2369^th	2737	13.4%
2022	11.59	2491^st	2726	8.6%
2023	36.00	1832^nd	2662	31.2%
2024	51.57	1362^nd	2647	48.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Lakewood Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	304	38	250	181	5	n/a	n/a	0	778
1989	271	63	254	209	5	n/a	n/a	0	802
1990	298	63	282	209	6	n/a	n/a	0	858
1991	268	77	273	237	3	n/a	n/a	0	858
1992	235	71	307	264	3	n/a	n/a	0	880
1993	215	62	337	252	6	n/a	n/a	0	872
1994	186	71	365	246	9	n/a	n/a	0	877
1995	157	61	329	241	12	n/a	n/a	0	800
1996	157	61	329	241	12	n/a	n/a	0	800
1997	152	55	331	254	6	n/a	n/a	0	798
1998	114	43	220	233	1	n/a	n/a	0	611
1999	119	36	239	286	1	n/a	n/a	3	684
2000	115	34	203	286	1	n/a	n/a	4	643
2001	97	36	209	308	2	n/a	n/a	4	656
2002	71	15	166	316	9	n/a	n/a	7	584
2003	71	15	166	316	9	n/a	n/a	7	584
2004	58	18	164	292	3	n/a	n/a	3	538
2005	60	21	152	296	4	n/a	n/a	3	536
2006	52	21	155	281	2	n/a	n/a	1	512
2007	49	17	146	308	3	n/a	n/a	4	527
2008	49	14	133	303	1	n/a	n/a	0	500
2009	46	17	134	292	1	3	6	0	499
2010	43	20	145	291	1	2	4	0	506
2011	47	22	135	274	1	4	5	0	488
2012	57	28	132	250	7	8	16	0	498
2013	76	27	125	227	29	10	22	0	516
2014	87	30	116	175	41	13	31	0	493
2015	74	25	119	149	47	14	29	0	457
2016	90	14	102	129	55	15	34	0	439
2017	70	12	85	140	43	16	66	0	432
2018	82	12	86	130	37	17	60	0	424
2019	76	11	100	151	32	13	54	0	437
2020	73	6	95	161	26	9	48	0	418
2021	69	7	91	152	16	6	64	0	405
2022	61	5	82	168	12	4	60	0	392
2023	51	6	74	211	10	8	47	0	407
2024	39	9	68	210	3	6	40	0	375

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lakewood Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	778	34.4	22.6	n/a
1989	802	33.9	23.6	n/a
1990	858	36.5	23.5	n/a
1991	858	33.5	25.6	n/a
1992	880	34.0	25.8	29.3
1993	872	32.0	27.3	30.2
1994	877	34.5	25.4	38.5
1995	800	32.5	24.6	41.3
1996	800	32.5	24.6	41.3
1997	798	34.9	22.9	39.8
1998	611	30.0	20.4	42.1
1999	684	32.0	21.4	43.8
2000	643	34.0	18.9	41.6
2001	656	33.0	19.9	40.2
2002	584	28.0	20.9	50.8
2003	584	28.0	20.9	50.8
2004	538	26.0	20.7	58.5
2005	536	26.0	20.6	58.2
2006	512	24.0	21.3	55.2
2007	527	26.2	20.1	64.8
2008	500	26.0	19.2	56.6
2009	499	25.0	19.2	61.3
2010	506	26.4	19.1	62.5
2011	488	n/a	n/a	64.5
2012	498	23.0	21.6	n/a
2013	516	22.5	22.9	66.7
2014	493	21.5	22.9	65.9
2015	457	20.0	22.8	66.1
2016	439	20.0	21.9	61.7
2017	432	19.5	22.1	59.5
2018	424	14.5	29.2	58.3
2019	437	20.0	21.8	54.9
2020	418	n/a	n/a	58.4
2021	405	19.6	20.6	37
2022	392	19.5	20.1	37.5
2023	407	21.5	18.9	47.4
2024	375	20.5	18.2	41.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lakewood Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	778	34.4	22.6	n/a
1989	802	33.9	23.6	n/a
1990	858	36.5	23.5	n/a
1991	858	33.5	25.6	n/a
1992	880	34.0	25.8	29.3
1993	872	32.0	27.3	30.2
1994	877	34.5	25.4	38.5
1995	800	32.5	24.6	41.3
1996	800	32.5	24.6	41.3
1997	798	34.9	22.9	39.8
1998	611	30.0	20.4	42.1
1999	684	32.0	21.4	43.8
2000	643	34.0	18.9	41.6
2001	656	33.0	19.9	40.2
2002	584	28.0	20.9	50.8
2003	584	28.0	20.9	50.8
2004	538	26.0	20.7	58.5
2005	536	26.0	20.6	58.2
2006	512	24.0	21.3	55.2
2007	527	26.2	20.1	64.8
2008	500	26.0	19.2	56.6
2009	499	25.0	19.2	61.3
2010	506	26.4	19.1	62.5
2011	488	n/a	n/a	64.5
2012	498	23.0	21.6	n/a
2013	516	22.5	22.9	66.7
2014	493	21.5	22.9	65.9
2015	457	20.0	22.8	66.1
2016	439	20.0	21.9	61.7
2017	432	19.5	22.1	59.5
2018	424	14.5	29.2	58.3
2019	437	20.0	21.8	54.9
2020	418	n/a	n/a	58.4
2021	405	19.6	20.6	37
2022	392	19.5	20.1	37.5
2023	407	21.5	18.9	47.4
2024	375	20.5	18.2	41.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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