Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Damascus, Oregon
Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School in Damascus, Oregon enrolled 288 students in 2024-25 with 7.0 full-time teachers, 41.1 students per teacher against the Oregon elementary-school median of 16.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 26% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 62%
329 students in 2022-23, 267 students in 2023-24, 288 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.5 to 7.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 329 | 18.5 | 17.8 |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 13.7 | 19.4 |
| 2024-25 | 288 | 7.0 | 41.1 |
41.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 100 of every 100 Oregon elementary schools
Among the 709 Oregon elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School enrolled 331 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent36.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.8% of students were White, 14.7% Hispanic, 7.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White74.8%
- Hispanic14.7%
- Two or more races7.3%
- Asian2.1%
- Black1.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Oregon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 41% | 38% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 26% | 21% (2021-22) | 30.8% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Damascus
3 public elementary schools in Damascus report 2024-25 enrollment; Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beatrice Morrow Cannady Elementary | 506 | 18.5 | 58.3% |
| Deep Creek - Damascus K-8 School | 477 | 19.2 | 82.4% |
| Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School | 288 | 41.1 | 68.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School
- Deep Creek - Damascus K-8 SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 477 students, 19.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Naas Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 290 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School with Deep Creek - Damascus K-8 SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Gresham-Barlow School District spends per student$15,093 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,093
- The largest public schools in OregonLewis and Clark Montessori Charter School is the number 433 by size of 712 Oregon elementary schools open in 2024-25.#433 of 712
- Oregon schools by students per teacher41.1 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 16.6 for elementary schools.41.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School
How many students attend Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School?
288 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 329 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Damascus, OR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School?
41.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for elementary schools is 16.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School a Title I school?
Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School do on state tests?
The students tested at Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Oregon's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School in?
Gresham-Barlow School District, NCES district ID 4106000. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 410600001757 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.