2025-26 Profile*

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Lake Forest Elementary

16 Berkshire Avenue
Greenville, SC 29615
Telephone: (864) 355-4000
Fax: (864) 355-4072
Lake Forest Elementary Website

Grades: K (4 Year Olds) - 5th Grade

Enrollment: 822

School Location: Near Red Lobster Restaurant off Edwards Road

Directions to Lake Forest Elementary

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
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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.

*Note: School Information is Revised Annually by October 15.
Lake Forest Elementary

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)