Lewis & Clark Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Pocatello, Idaho
Lewis & Clark Elementary School in Pocatello, Idaho enrolled 401 students in 2024-25 with 22.0 full-time teachers, 18.2 students per teacher against the Idaho elementary-school median of 17.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22. On the state tests, 40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Idaho: 54.8% and 40.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
438 students in 2022-23, 426 students in 2023-24, 401 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.9 to 22.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 438 | 23.9 | 18.3 |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 24.0 | 17.8 |
| 2024-25 | 401 | 22.0 | 18.2 |
18.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Idaho elementary schools
Among the 372 Idaho elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.1; 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).
One counselor per 460 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lewis & Clark Elementary School enrolled 460 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 460 of the 460 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
68.8% of students were White, 21.7% Hispanic, 6.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White68.8%
- Hispanic21.7%
- Two or more races6.7%
- American Indian2.2%
- Black0.5%
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 & Clark Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Idaho, 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 | Idaho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 40% | 60% | 54.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 36% | 46% (2021-22) | 40.6% |
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 Pocatello
13 public elementary schools in Pocatello report 2024-25 enrollment; Lewis & Clark Elementary School is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyhee Elementary School | 511 | 21.7 | 38.2% |
| Indian Hills Elementary School | 497 | 18.4 | 39.6% |
| Claude a Wilcox Elementary School | 464 | 17.2 | 50.9% |
| Gate City Elementary School | 425 | 21.3 | 17.2% |
| Lewis & Clark Elementary School | 401 | 18.2 | 59.1% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 359 | 18.0 | 58.8% |
| Pocatello Community Charter | 328 | 21.9 | not reported |
| Syringa Elementary School | 321 | 20.1 | 38.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lewis & Clark Elementary School
- Claude a Wilcox Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 464 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Syringa Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 321 students, 20.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Lewis & Clark Elementary School with Claude a Wilcox Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Pocatello District spends per student$9,898 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,898
- The largest public schools in IdahoLewis & Clark Elementary School is the number 142 by size of 377 Idaho elementary schools open in 2024-25.#142 of 377
- Idaho schools by students per teacher18.2 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.1 for elementary schools.18.2:1
- 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 & Clark Elementary School
How many students attend Lewis & Clark Elementary School?
401 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 438 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pocatello, ID.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lewis & Clark Elementary School?
18.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Idaho median for elementary schools is 17.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lewis & Clark Elementary School a Title I school?
Lewis & Clark Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lewis & Clark Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Lewis & Clark Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Idaho'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 & Clark Elementary School in?
Pocatello District, NCES district ID 1602640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160264000476 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.