• DEMOGRAPHICS
    YEAR SCHOOL OPENED
    1953
    ATTENDANCE RATE (%)
    95.0
    student Enrollment
    324
    Race/Ethnicity (%)
    African American....................... -
    Hawaii/Pac. Islander.......................... -
    White.............................. 87.9
    Multiracial......................
    Hispanic......................... 7.6
    American Indian/AK....................... -
    Asian.............................. -
    GENDER (%)
    Male................................ 51.6 
    Female........................... 48.4
    Special Services** (%)
    FARMS........................... 21.3
    504.................................. 3.5
    Special Ed..................... 7.6
    LEP................................. -
    Title 1............................. No

     **Special Services Terms Glossary

    School Renovation Details -  2009 - In 2009 Lake Shore Elementary underwent a major renovation that included expansion and upgrades. Designated areas were designed for a Cafeteria and Gymnasium that originally shared space. Relocation of the Art Room and Media Center allowed for a larger areas as well as an adjoining Computer Lab next to the Media. A Science Lab was added to the building that did not exist in the original design and there was space to allow for an Arts and Humanities classroom and two Music Rooms. There were multiple office spaces added for Itinerant teaching staff and renovations to all hallways and classrooms. The classroom upgrades include a bathroom in each room and additional state of the art technology such as Smart boards, Document Cameras, LCD projectors, and audio systems. Facility improvements included new windows, lockers, and a new Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning System to replace window air conditioning units.

Lake Shore Elementary School

Lake Shore

Who We Are: Our Community and School Culture

  • Each of our schools’ leadership teams analyzed the factors that impact their students’ ability to engage deeply and achieve academic success. They shared stories of their students and families, some of whom are facing serious challenges associated with physical wellness, social-emotional stability, unique learning needs, family security, mental health, violence, and food/housing uncertainties. They discussed the obstacles that their students face daily when preparing to come to school on time, ready to learn.
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    Questions such as the following drove discussions around Anne Arundel County: 

    • What are the challenges and obstacles that negatively affect our students’ engagement and achievement most significantly and why?
    • Are we analyzing our data and listening closely to learn about all of our students when we seek to understand our learners’ social-emotional and academic struggles?
    • How do cultural differences, language challenges, transportation difficulties, health problems, and frequent family relocation (mobility) serve as obstacles to school success for our students?
    • What resources and supports are available within AACPS and across our county to support students and families in need?  How do we help our families receive the supports they need?

Our School Culture

  • photo here Below is the school’s story as seen through the eyes of school leaders. They discuss the culture of their school and the community. 

    The MDS3 survey of student and staff perceptions of safety, student engagement, and the learning environment at Lake Shore Elementary in 2017-2018 indicated that while the staff feels safe with Bullying and aggression being only a very small problem or not a problem at all (90%), only 73% of the students felt this way. In regard to engagement, 100% of the staff like the school, feel like they belong, encourage students to work hard in class, and communicate with guardians when students misbehave. Student responses to the same questions measuring engagement, connectedness and equity were in the high 80s (89%) and low 90s (91 and 94%). In a measure of rules and consequences, 61% of the students indicated that students follow the rules while 93% of the staff do. An informal survey found that the overall staff at Lake Shore is positive with report of only one support staff member who has been referred to as "unkind".
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Challenges to Student Success

  • The leadership team in each AACPS school reviewed all of the factors that may influence their students’ engagement and achievement in school; these challenges include academic data elements, community history, and socio-economic aspects of each community. The school’s leadership team identified the following elements as impactful for their students.


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