Lakewood Elementary School

Lakewood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Elwood City which was founded in the 1950s. It is one of the fifteen schools in the city.

Description
Lakewood Elementary School appears to be a kindergarten to fifth grade school that includes hallways, offices, classrooms, a cafeteria/auditorium, gymnasium, restrooms, and other various maintenance rooms and other areas that are typically found in elementary schools. There is no fifth grade mentioned throughout the series so far, which raises assumption that there is none, but it is not known for sure. The boys' restroom has counter sinks, toilet stalls, and urinals. The girls' restroom has counter sinks and toilet stalls. The exterior grounds include a playground and a baseball field. There are also bicycle racks immediately in front of the building where Arthur and his friends park their bicycles. In the early books, the interior of the school was shown most often shown, but the exterior was shown occasionally. The front doors of the school were originally located to the far right and had a half-circle window over the doors. In the cartoon and later books, the school was redesigned, and the front doors were moved to the very center and had a canopy right in front of the doors.

Appearances

 * Season 1
 * Arthur's Eyes 10101
 * Francine's Bad Hair Day 10102
 * Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn 10201
 * Arthur's Spelling Trubble 10202
 * Buster's Dino Dilemma 10302
 * Locked in the Library 10601
 * Arthur Accused! 10602
 * Arthur Goes to Camp 10701
 * Buster Makes the Grade 10702
 * Arthur's Birthday 11001
 * Francine Frensky, Superstar 11002
 * Arthur Writes a Story 11201
 * Arthur and the True Francine 11402
 * Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest 11601
 * Meek for a Week 11701
 * Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper 11702
 * Arthur's Chicken Pox 11801
 * Arthur's Almost Boring Day 12001
 * Sue Ellen Moves In 12101
 * Team Trouble 12202
 * Bully for Binky 12301
 * Misfortune Teller 12302
 * Arthur's Tooth 12401
 * My Dad, the Garbage Man 12601
 * Poor Muffy (Mentioned) 12602
 * Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble 12702
 * I'm a Poet 12801
 * My Club Rules 12901
 * Stolen Bike 12902
 * Season 2
 * Arthur Meets Mr. Rogers 20101
 * Draw! 20102
 * Binky Barnes, Art Expert 20201
 * Arthur's Lucky Pencil 20202
 * D.W., the Picky Eater 20301
 * Arthur's Underwear 20501
 * Arthur's TV-Free Week 20701
 * Night Fright 20702
 * Arthur vs. the Piano 20801
 * The Big Blow-Up 20802
 * Lost! 20901
 * The Short, Quick Summer 20902
 * Arthur's Mystery Envelope 21002
 * Buster Hits the Books 21102
 * Arthur's Faraway Friend 21201
 * Arthur and the Square Dance 21202
 * Arthur's Knee (Mentioned) 21402
 * Grandma Thora Appreciation Day 21501
 * Love Notes for Muffy 21601
 * D.W. Blows the Whistle 21602
 * Arthur the Loser 21702
 * Season 3
 * Arthur Goes Crosswire 30301
 * Sue Ellen and the Brainasaurous 30302
 * Background Blues 30401
 * And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids 30402
 * The Chips are Down 30501
 * Binky Rules 30601
 * Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 30701
 * Dad's Dessert Dilemma 30702
 * Buster's Growing Grudge 30802
 * Arthur's Treasure Hunt 30901
 * Arthur's Dummy Disaster 31301
 * Francine and the Feline 31302
 * The Long, Dull Winter 31502
 * Season 4
 * Arthur's Big Hit 40102
 * Buster's Breathless 40301
 * The Fright Stuff 40302
 * The Blizzard 40501
 * The Rat Who Came to Dinner 40502
 * Prunella Gets it Twice 40602
 * Binky Barnes, Wingman 40701
 * To Beat or Not to Beat 40702
 * 1001 Dads 40801
 * Buster's Best Behavior 40902
 * My Music Rules 41001
 * That's a Baby Show! 41002
 * Season 5
 * Double Dare 50102
 * Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto 50201
 * Nerves of Steal 50202
 * It's a No-Brainer 50301
 * The World Record 50401
 * The Cave 50402
 * The Lousy Week 50501
 * You Are Arthur 50502
 * The Election 50601
 * Francine Goes to War 50602
 * Bitzi's Beau 50802
 * Muffy Gets Mature 51002
 * Season 6
 * Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked 60101
 * Best of the Nest 60102
 * Buster's Sweet Success 60201
 * Prunella's Special Edition 60202
 * Muffy's Soccer Shocker 60401
 * Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet? 60402
 * The Boy Who Cried Comet 60501
 * Citizen Frensky 60601
 * The Boy with His Head in the Clouds 60701
 * The Good Sport 60901
 * Arthur Loses His Marbles 61001
 * Season 7
 * Francine's Split Decision 70201
 * Muffy Goes Metropolitan 70202
 * Ants in Arthur's Pants 70301
 * Don't Ask Muffy 70302
 * Elwood City Turns 100! 70500
 * Jenna's Bedtime Blues 70602
 * Buster's Amish Mismatch 70702
 * April 9th 71000
 * Season 8
 * Dear Adil 80101
 * Bitzi's Break-up 80102
 * Thanks a Lot, Binky 80202
 * Bugged 80302
 * Fernkenstein's Monster 80401
 * D.W., Dancing Queen 80402
 * Vomitrocious 80501
 * Desk Wars 80701
 * Big Horns George 81001
 * Season 9
 * Tipping the Scales 90102
 * George Blows His Top 90202
 * Arthur Weighs In 90301
 * The Law of the Jungle Gym 90302
 * All Worked Up 90502
 * Arthur Makes Waves 90601
 * A is for Angry 90702
 * The "A" Team 90801
 * Binky Goes Nuts 91001
 * Breezy Listening Blues 91002
 * Season 10
 * The Squirrels 100201
 * Desert Island Dish 100301
 * Do You Speak George? 100901
 * What's Cooking? 101001
 * Buster's Special Delivery 101002
 * Season 11
 * Swept Away (Mentioned) 110101
 * Germophobia 110102
 * Prunella Packs It In 110302
 * Phony Fern 110401
 * Brain's Shocking Secret 110402
 * Mr. Alwaysright 110702
 * Francine's Pilfered Paper 110801
 * Buster Gets Real 110802
 * Spoiled Rotten! 110902
 * Big Brother Binky 111000
 * Season 12
 * Is That Kosher? 120101
 * The Frensky Family Fiasco 120202
 * For the Birds 120401
 * The Chronicles of Buster 120501
 * War of the Worms 120701
 * Do You Believe in Magic? 120902
 * The Perfect Game 121001
 * Season 13
 * The Great MacGrady 130100

Staff

 * Francis Haney: Principal (seasons 1-19)
 * Mrs. Robertson: Retired Kindergarten Teacher
 * Kindergarten Teacher: An unnamed kindergarten teacher
 * Mr. Marco: Second Grade Teacher
 * Nigel Ratburn: Third Grade Teacher, Fourth Grade Teacher (next school year)
 * Miss Sweetwater: Third Grade Teacher
 * Mrs. Fink: Third Grade Teacher
 * Mike Cramp: Third Grade Teacher (next school year)
 * Ms. Bryan: Art Teacher
 * Mr. Morris: Janitor (seasons 1-7, and cameos in subsequent seasons.)
 * Ms. Tingley: Mr. Haney's assistant principal; Temporary Principal (season 20)
 * Leah MacGrady: Lunch Lady
 * Ms. Flynn: School Nurse
 * Ms. Yollanda: First Grade Teacher
 * Coach Bumpus: Gym Teacher/Coach
 * Coach Grimslid: Fourth Grade Gym Teacher/Coach
 * Mr. Bebell: Shop Teacher
 * Ms. Krasny: Chorus Teacher

Substitute Teachers

 * Mr. Elkin
 * Mrs. Bofini
 * Ms. Blank
 * Ms. Tremello
 * Miss Ratburn
 * Skip Bitterman (substitute chef)
 * Frederique Fugue

Kindergarten

 * Kindergarten Female Aardvark
 * Kindergarten Female Aardvark (Number 2)
 * Kindergarten Female Aardvark (Number 3)
 * Kindergarten Female Aardvark (Number 4)
 * Kindergarten Male Aardvark
 * Kindergarten Male Aardvark (Number 2)
 * Kindergarten Male Aardvark (Number 3)
 * Kindergarten Male Bear
 * Kindergarten Male Cat
 * Kindergarten Male Rabbit
 * Kindergarten Male Rabbit (Number 2)
 * Kindergarten Male Rabbit (Number 3)

Third Grade

 * Arthur Read
 * Buster Baxter
 * Francine Frensky
 * Muffy Crosswire
 * Alan Powers
 * Binky Barnes (twice)
 * Sue Ellen Armstrong
 * Fern Walters
 * George Lundgren
 * Jenna Morgan
 * Ladonna Compson
 * Maria
 * Mary
 * Alex
 * 3rd Grade Female Aardvark
 * 3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 2)
 * 3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 3)
 * 3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 4)
 * 3rd Grade Female Cat (Number 2)
 * Beulah McInnerny
 * Jessica
 * 3rd Grade Male Cat
 * 3rd Grade Male Dog
 * 3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 2)
 * 3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 3)
 * 3rd Grade Male Monkey
 * 3rd Grade Male Rabbit
 * 3rd Grade Male Rabbit (Number 2)
 * 3rd Grade Male Rabbit (Number 4)
 * 3rd Grade Male Rat
 * Norbert

Fourth Grade

 * Prunella Deegan
 * Molly MacDonald
 * Billy
 * Brian
 * Otis
 * Helen
 * Jack Weasel
 * John
 * Luke
 * Nancy
 * Norman Hedgehog
 * Patrick
 * Rattles
 * Slink
 * 4th Grade Female Aardvark
 * 4th Grade Female Aardvark (Number 2)
 * 4th Grade Female Bear
 * 4th Grade Female Bear (Number 2)
 * 4th Grade Female Bear (Number 3)
 * Fletcher
 * 4th Grade Female Cat (Number 2)
 * 4th Grade Male Bear
 * 4th Grade Male Dog
 * 4th Grade Male Rabbit

Students in Unknown Grades

 * George's sister
 * Unknown Female Aardvark (Number 4)
 * Unknown Female Bear (Number 2)
 * Unknown Female Bear (Number 3)
 * Unknown Female Monkey
 * Unknown Female Rabbit (Number 7)
 * Unknown Male Aardvark
 * Unknown Male Bear
 * Unknown Male Bear (Number 2)
 * Unknown Male Bear (Number 6)
 * Unknown Male Dog (Number 6)
 * Maria lookalike
 * Unknown Male Rabbit

Unidentified Students
In Arthur's Number Nightmare a seating chart for each class of the school is seen. It reveals unnamed characters who's names are below. Their grades are also unknown. Note that none of these characters are in Mr. Ratburn's Class. The name Frances appears in the episode, Castles in the Sky. It appeared on a posted note underneath a bowl of oranges. The note said "Vote Frances for Student Council" The name Frances appeared prior to the episode Arthur's Number Nightmare. A few more names were revealed in the episode, Grandma Thora Appreciation Day.


 * Jennifer
 * Frances
 * Willy
 * Carol
 * Richard
 * Sharon
 * Alex
 * Dawn
 * Mark
 * LL & OT
 * Jake

Athletics
Lakewood competes in at least six interscholastic sports.

They might have a Football team because in "Arthur's Baby" Arthur, Binky and other characters are playing. It appears that Mr. Marco is their coach. The students also compete in a bowling tournament against Mighty Mountain in "Francine's Split Decision". They have even played Jai Alai against Mighty Mountain (mentioned in "Francine's Split Decision").
 * Soccer
 * Baseball
 * Track and Field
 * Basketball
 * Hockey
 * Badminton

Events
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Lakewood Elementary has hosted many events and festivals.


 * 3rd Grade Annual Picnic
 * Harvest Day Celebration
 * PTA Spring Fundraiser
 * Earth Day Fair
 * The Teachers' Charity Carnival

Contests
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Lakewood Elementary occasionally holds contests to allow students to show off their abilities. Sometimes, these contests advance students to a greater level of competition, such as the checkers competition in "A is for Angry."


 * Spell-a-thon
 * Math-a-thon
 * Arithmattack
 * Kids Cooking Contest
 * Interscholastic Checkers Competition
 * Interscholastic Chess Competition

Activities
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 * Lakewood Elementary Reader
 * Student Council
 * Band
 * Chorus
 * Shop
 * Lakewood Pride Committee (ceased function)
 * Computer Club
 * Chess Club

Trivia

 * Lakewood Elementary is an actual school that Marc Brown attended back in 3rd grade, as said in a readingrockets interview.
 * Classes start at 7:30 am and are released at 3:00 pm daily.
 * The school year runs from September to June, with possible snow day makeups in July.
 * The exterior of Lakewood Elementary school is based on the school St Hubert Elementary in Windsor Ontario crossed with a school in Montreal near the old Cinar Sudio.