District and School Profile

Lakeside Elementary School and the Lakeside Joint School District, founded in 1881, serve the children of nearly 1500 residents in the hills above Los Gatos. This year, 2006-07, Lakeside has an enrollment of 89 students in kindergarten through grade five. The school’s overall teacher/student ratio is 1 to 16. We take great pride in our small school, small class sizes, innovative curriculum, dedicated teachers, and involved parents.

The District’s minority student enrollment is approximately 14% (7% Asian, 2% black, 5% Hispanic, 86% white or other). Four percent of students qualify for free and reduced lunch, and approximately 3% qualify for English Language Learner services. The California Department of Education recognized Lakeside Elementary as a Distinguished School in May of 2000. On May 5, 2007, Lakeside will celebrate its 125th birthday! (more information)

The mission of Lakeside School is to equip all our children with the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to become responsible, successful members of our society by providing a well trained staff, a comprehensive curriculum, a community involved in the life of the school, and a feasible, responsive funding plan.

The Lakeside School community believes that:

• Lakeside School should be a learning community,

• Each person wants to succeed,

• Each child is a unique individual and needs to develop to his/her fullest potential,

• Each child has his or her own learning style,

• Each child can and wants to learn, and in fact, learns all day every day whether in a formal setting or not,

• Each child’s creativity should be encouraged in order to foster that child’s self esteem and confidence, and

• Community participation in the life of the school is important. It keeps the school and the community alive.