Transitional kindergarten · Lakeside

5 of Lakeside’s public and charter campuses ran a TK class in 2025–26, enrolling 211 four-year-olds.

Source: CDE 2025–26 October enrollment count, 5 campuses in Lakeside.

Lakeside Farms Elementary: 68 in TKLakeview Elementary: 57 in TKLindo Park Elementary: 43 in TKLemon Crest Elementary: 41 in TKBarona Charter: 2 in TK
  1. Lakeside Farms Elementary68 in TK
  2. Lakeview Elementary57 in TK
  3. Lindo Park Elementary43 in TK
  4. Lemon Crest Elementary41 in TK
  5. Barona Charter2 in TK
Each numbered dot is a campus with a TK class, where it stands in the city. A larger dot has more children in TK. North is up.

Eligibility

Who can start TK in 2027–28?

Children who turn 4 by September 1, 2027 can start, and it’s free.

Age

Is my child old enough?

A birthday from September 2, 2022 through September 1, 2023 (our arithmetic from the rule). A child who turns 5 by September 1 starts kindergarten instead.

Rule: California Education Code § 48000 (opens in a new tab)

Cost

Does TK cost anything?

No. TK is a free public school year before kindergarten, and enrolling is optional. Hours, before- and after-school care and open seats vary by campus, so ask the school.

Starting ages and cutoff dates →

Where to enroll

Through Lakeside Union Elementary, or a charter

Campuses

Which Lakeside campuses have a TK class?

5 campuses in Lakeside had a TK class in 2025–26.

Campuses by TK headcount

  • 68in TK

    Lakeside Farms Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Lakeside Union Elementary

    Scope Score 76Solid · 57th percentile

  • 57in TK

    Lakeview Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Lakeside Union Elementary

    Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile

  • 43in TK

    Lindo Park Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Lakeside Union Elementary

    Scope Score 71Needs Support · 22nd percentile

  • 41in TK

    Lemon Crest Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Lakeside Union Elementary

    Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile

  • 2in TK

    Barona CharterCharter

    Grades TK–8 · Lakeside Union Elementary · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 78Solid · 64th percentile

Each campus’s TK headcount is from the state’s 2025–26 October enrollment count. Each Scope Score and percentile compares a school’s elementary grades with California elementary schools. A campus without elementary results shows none.

Each headcount counts the students enrolled on one October day, so it shows who enrolled, not seats open now. A campus missing here may still run TK; confirm with the school or district.

Before TK

Too young for TK? Where can my child go?

Lakeside has 31 licensed child care programs.

7

child care centers

24

family child care homes

A child born after September 1, 2023 isn’t old enough for TK in 2027–28. Until they are, look at Lakeside’s centers and family child care homes, and ask each one about ages and openings.

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Licensed programs from the California Community Care Licensing Division: child care centers as of August 13, 2026, family child care homes as of May 25, 2025. A license is not a quality rating or a current opening.