4420 Cardinal Way S.
Saint Petersburg, FL 33712

The reason I do not recommend this school is because of all the bullying and fighting. this school also I felt had a very negative effect on my child going to school with some students who had no home training resulted in my daughter having to become tougher and not focused on her studies because she was too worried about drama or being assaulted. we had plenty of meetings and tried to control situations but in this time its too hard to control with bullying in school and also cyber bullying. The school could become stricter with discipline but also I love how they changed the school hours. Teachers should not be baby sitters so im all for kids getting out of school by 2:50.

I went to Lakewood for about 2 years in my Freshmen-Sophomore years. The school is one year (as of 2023) away from being taken over by the state because of how bad their test scores are and haven't shown any improvement. Some of the teachers are wonderful and want to help students, others aren't as great. Because of student behavior, it can be difficult for teachers to be on time for certain subject areas and prepare the students for success on tests. The administration is horrible, and they usually only seem to really care about the CAT kids and the Football team. If you take away CAT scores, then you'll have a very little amount of people who are actually succeeding. I've seen sexual assault problems, drug problems, teacher problems, administration problems, etc. It's not unusual for a student to be searched on campus, and expect fights at least once or twice a month(+) on average. CAT kids are pushed extremely hard compared to 'regular' students and have difficulty regulating it. The other programs aren't really heard of. Their journalism program can be great, as long as you get along with the teacher(s). Otherwise, you're doomed. You'll see the same group of kids in your AP/honors/Dual Enrollment classes almost every time (usually CAT kids). Most students and parents have problems with one of the Spanish teachers every year and end up failing. I'd steer away from this school if you're not looking to be taken over by the state anytime soon, especially if you're not one of the Football players or CAT students.

The administration is careless, mostly absent and pretty much no care for the students. The participation from parents is little to known existing, which makes it harder for parents like myself. Unfortunately, most of the children are from low-income families and the care for the students education is lacks.There are some good teachers at this school, but the bad defiantly out ways the good. would never recommend this school to my worse enemy.