Other / mixed grade configuration · St Louis, MO

Lewis and Clark Hall

Federal NCES profile for Lewis and Clark Hall, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 290000901261
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🌟 Gifted program
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Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lewis and Clark Hall earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Missouri.

#52 of 65
schools in St Louis · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
75.0%
free-lunch eligible
14
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Lewis and Clark Hall ranks #52 of 65 schools in St Louis, MO.

Enrollment

14

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

75.0%

vs 46.1% Missouri avg

+63% vs state

What stands out at Lewis and Clark Hall

Lewis and Clark Hall is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in St Louis, Missouri, enrolling 14 students.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 75.0% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 98% of Missouri schools, with 14 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 96% of the 2,313 Missouri schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 20 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Missouri schools statewide, it ranks #19, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by African American (71%) and White (21%) (diversity index 44/100).

Division of Youth Service also operates W. E. Sears Youth Ctr. (54 students) and Watkins Mill Park Camp (46 students) alongside Lewis and Clark Hall.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Lewis and Clark Hall compares

Lewis and Clark Hall on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 75.0% ▲ 63% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 14 top 98% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
75.0%
free-lunch eligible - 63% above the Missouri average of 46.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 71.4%
White 21.4%
Hispanic or Latino 7.1%

Largest group: African American at 71.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 43.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 43.9, Lewis and Clark Hall is more mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

How Lewis and Clark Hall Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
W. E. Sears Youth Ctr. Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Watkins Mill Park Camp Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Fulton Treatment Ctr. Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Waverly Regional Youth Ctr. Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Mt. Vernon Treatment Ctr. Larger Higher economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Lewis and Clark Hall's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Division Of Youth Service · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Missouri, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Lewis and Clark Hall's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Lewis and Clark Hall

How many students attend Lewis and Clark Hall?

Lewis and Clark Hall has 14 students enrolled. It is a public school in St Louis, MO.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Lewis and Clark Hall?

75.0% of students at Lewis and Clark Hall are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lewis and Clark Hall?

The largest demographic group at Lewis and Clark Hall is African American at 71.4% of enrollment, in St Louis, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lewis and Clark Hall?

Lewis and Clark Hall has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Lewis and Clark Hall rank among schools in St Louis?

By Resource Investment Index, Lewis and Clark Hall ranks #52 of 65 schools in St Louis, MO. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in St Louis on the city page.

Is Lewis and Clark Hall a good school?

Lewis and Clark Hall earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Missouri. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Division of Youth Service?

Besides Lewis and Clark Hall, Division of Youth Service also operates W. E. Sears Youth Ctr. (54 students), Watkins Mill Park Camp (46 students), and Fulton Treatment Ctr. (30 students). See the Division of Youth Service district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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