Lakeside Union School District

Public Grades K–8 C-School Grade

At a glance

1,695Students enrolled

2Schools

$13,400Spent per student

24:1Student–teacher ratio

67%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency16%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts36%

State average 48.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,400

per student each year · 37% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction58%

Support & administration37%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)30%

State65%

Federal5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,447’20

1,504’21

1,570’22

1,599’23

1,695’24

Students

Hispanic · 68%1,160

White · 10%168

Asian · 9%154

Two or more races · 7%117

Black · 5%90

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%6

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools2 in district

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LakesideElementary · Grades K–8 · 892 students · Bakersfield

B-Public 📚

Donald E. SuburuElementary · Grades K–5 · 803 students · Bakersfield

CPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.