2025-26 Profile*
Lake Forest Elementary
16 Berkshire Avenue
Greenville, SC 29615
Telephone: (864) 355-4000
Fax: (864) 355-4072
www.greenville.k12.sc.us/lforest/
Grades: K (4 Year Olds) - 5th Grade
Enrollment: 822
School Location: Near Red Lobster Restaurant off Edwards Road
Principal: Julie Cooke
Email: jcooke@greenville.k12.sc.us
Awards and Honors
- 2024 & 2025 U.S. News Best Public Elementary School Badge Recipient
- 2024 GCSD Emerging Leader in School Counseling Recipient
- 2024 GCSD Emerging Elementary Level Teacher of the Year
- 2023 School Improvement Council SC Riley Award Honorable Mention
- 2023 National Beta School of Distinction
For a closer look...
For more in-depth information on this school including programs, course offerings, extracurricular activities, and more - visit www.greenville.k12.sc.us/lforest/
If you would like information about the School Report Card rating, visit the State Department of Education Website, screportcards.com.
For more information, call INFOLine at 864-355-3100, visit our website at www.greenville.k12.sc.us.
Facilities
2 Basketball Courts • ADA Compliant Playground with Sidewalks • Covered Outdoor Picnic Area • Outdoor Reading Hammock Park • Sensory Lab
Faculty Profile
- Administrators: 3
- Teachers/Professional Staff: 58
- Support Staff: 39
Outstanding Features/Programs
- 1:1 Technology
- After School Enrichment Programs (extended day program; mosaic)
- Art Show
- Auditioned Cheer Squad (3rd, 4th, and 5th)
- Auditioned Chorus (4th, 5th)
- Character Education Program
- Computer Aided Instruction; Personalized Learning
- Conscious Discipline Family Paint Night
- Conscious Discipline Pioneer School
- Continuous Quality Improvement
- Family Literacy/STEAM Nights
- Gifted & Talented Program
- Grade Level Fieldtrips
- Greenville Mental Health
- Healthy School Initiative
- In School Clubs for all Grade Levels
- IXL Reading and Math Program
- Junior Beta Club
- LEGO Robotics Clubs
- LFTV Broadcast
- Meet the Teacher Night
- Mentor Upstate
- Multicultural Family Night
- Nationally Board Certified Teachers
- One School, One Book
- PTA Spirit Nights
- Response to Intervention (RTI)
- Safety Patrol
- School-Wide Social-Emotional Learning
- Science Fun Day
- Spring School Carnival
- Spring School Play
- Start with Hello Week
- Student Council
- What I Need Time (WIN)