Lakeville Elementary School is an American elementary school that was named a 2009 Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, the US Department of Education's highest award. It is located in The Village of Lake Success, serving students in grades 1 through 5 as well as kindergarten. Kindergarten classes are held at the Parkville School, which is located in the nearby town of New Hyde Park.Lakeville School is one of four elementary schools in the Great Neck School District, which includes Saddle Rock Elementary School, John F. Kennedy Elementary School and E.M. Baker Elementary School. Lakeville School offers its 856 students English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Special Area Programs, Intervention Programs, Enrichment CoursesAcademicsEnglish Language ArtsLanguage arts—reading, writing, listening, and speaking for information, understanding, literary response, critical analysis, and social interaction---are central to the total elementary curriculum.In the primary grades (first through second), the focus is on developing literacy skills integrated with the study of social studies, science, mathematics, and technology.Language arts are also stressed in the intermediate grades (third through fifth). Reading becomes more refined and writing is integrated into all curriculum areas through the use of expository essays, research reports, literature responses, journals, and logs.
