About

Lakewood continues to be a place where high academic achievement is emphasized. 

Built in 1965, Lakewood School is a modified, traditional learning community. The school serves approximately 500 students in grades TK-6, with a teaching staff of 26. The teaching staff includes two Special Day Classes and a Deaf and Hard of Hearing class. We also have a speech therapist, a Resource teacher, a counselor, a librarian and five para-educators- one who is bilingual.

Mrs. Gresham, Lakewood’s principal, works collaboratively with the school leadership team consisting of teachers and parents from Lakewood, to direct school improvement efforts, monitor the progress toward district and state standards, analyze data, and communicate information with other staff members. Parent input is gathered during meetings of Parent-Teacher Organization and an annual parent survey.

Lakewood’s students receive a comprehensive education focusing on language arts and math, but also encompassing all other subject areas including science, social studies, physical education, music, computer skills, English Language Development, and Life Skills.

Students are regularly rewarded for their academic achievement and positive school contributions. The student body includes students who speak a variety of languages. The majority of the second language students at Lakewood speak Spanish. Through data analysis, Lakewood’s staff selected Writing Conventions in English Language Arts as a target area of improvement. In Math, multiplication, division and fractions were selected as target areas for second grade students. Placevalue, fractions, and decimals were target areas for third grade students. Percentages, Decimals, fractions, negative numbers, estimations, and ratios were selected for target areas for students in grades four through six.