Lake Park Elementary School has been recognized by a national student honor society.

The National Beta Club has named Lake Park as a School of Distinction for increasing its membership by more than 10 percent over the previous year. In order to be a Beta Club member, students must meet certain grade requirements and exhibit good character.

The National Beta School of Distinction award was created to recognize those schools that
demonstrate an increase in membership. Between the Junior Beta (grades 4-8) and Senior Beta (grades 9-12), the organization has helped nearly seven million students learn how to make a life for themselves—and, since 1991, it has awarded over $6 million in scholarships.

There are now more than 500,000 active members and more than 8,750 clubs nationally and internationally. It has become the nation's largest independent, non-profit, educational youth organization.