About Our School
Lakenheath ES Mission:
Educate, Engage, and Empower each student to succeed in a dynamic world.
Lakenheath ES Vision:
To Provide an Exemplary Education that Inspires and Prepares all DoDEA Students for Success in a Dynamic, Global Environment.
Lakenheath Elementary School (LES) opened its doors in 1969 as a K-6 elementary school. Several years ago, after the adoption of the middle level concept at the Lakenheath Middle School, LES became a K-5 elementary school. LES piloted one of the first Sure Start programs in DoDEA, implemented the PSCD program and supported the transition of grades 4-5 to the new Liberty Intermediate School. Currently, LES is a Prekindergarten (PK) to grade 3 school.
LES Strategies:
Literacy:
- Clear success criteria
- Create and utilize writing checklists
- Explicit writing instruction and practice across content areas
- Daily writing practice and quarterly polished writing
- Timely and actionable feedback for students
- Professional learning and intentional planning
- Cultivating a collaborative culture and empowering teacher-led rounds
Mathematics:
- Clear success criteria
- Rich tasks for modeling and reasoning
- Teacher-to-Student and Student-to-Student feedback and discourse
- Backwards design model and data-informed interventions and instruction
- Professional learning
- Cultivating a collaborative culture
- Teacher-led rounds
School Goals:
Math Goal:
By the end of SY 2025-2026, grades 3-5 will decrease the percentage of students in the "did not meet" or "partially met" performance levels by 5% over two years from 32% to 27% and increase the percentage of students scoring at the met or exceeded performance levels by 5% over two years from 39% to 44% as reported on DoDEA’s CCRSM Summative Assessment.
Literacy Goal:
By the end of SY 2025-2026, grades 3-5 will decrease the percentage of students in the "did not meet" or "partially met" performance levels by 5% over two years from 24% to 19% and increase the percentage of students scoring at the met or exceeded performance levels by 5% over two years from 48% to 53% as reported on DoDEA’s CCRSL Summative Assessment.
