Lewis & Clark Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Richland, Washington

Lewis & Clark Elementary School in Richland, Washington enrolled 471 students in 2024-25 with 29.6 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the Washington elementary-school median of 15.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 61% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 57% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

486 students in 2022-23, 480 students in 2023-24, 471 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.7 to 29.6.

Students enrolled at Lewis & Clark Elementary School by school year2022-23: 486, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 47102004006002022-234862023-244802024-25471
Students enrolled at Lewis & Clark Elementary School by school year2022-23: 486, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 47102004006002022-234862023-244802024-25471
Students enrolled at Lewis & Clark Elementary School by school year2022-23: 486, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 47102004006002022-234862023-244802024-25471
Students enrolled at Lewis & Clark Elementary School by school year2022-23: 486, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 47102004006002022-234862023-244802024-25471
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2348629.716.4
2023-2448028.217.0
2024-2547129.615.9

15.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 of every 100 Washington elementary schools

Among the 1,209 Washington elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 15.9; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 15.9; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 15.9; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 15.9; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 15.7U.S. 14.6

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 237 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lewis & Clark Elementary School enrolled 473 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 237 of the 473 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions15
  • Chronically absent35.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.1% of students were White, 30.1% Hispanic, 7.6% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White53.1%
  2. Hispanic30.1%
  3. Asian7.6%
  4. Two or more races7.4%
  5. Black1.5%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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: 61% in reading in 2021-22 and 57% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWashington
Reading and language arts, 2021-2261%60%53.4%
Math, 2022-2357%47% (2021-22)41.1%

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 Richland

9 public elementary schools in Richland report 2024-25 enrollment; Lewis & Clark Elementary School is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
White Bluffs Elementary School65319.319.9%
Badger Mountain Elementary60518.729.3%
Amon Creek Elementary59415.716.2%
Orchard Elementary59419.518.7%
Jason Lee Elementary School51816.751.5%
Sacajawea Elementary47417.642.4%
Lewis & Clark Elementary School47115.944.8%
Marcus Whitman Elementary46718.749.9%

All public schools in Richland →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lewis & Clark Elementary School

  1. Marcus Whitman ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 467 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Jefferson ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 418 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Lewis & Clark Elementary School with Marcus Whitman ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Richland School District spends per student$16,042 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,042
  5. The largest public schools in WashingtonLewis & Clark Elementary School is the number 377 by size of 1,223 Washington elementary schools open in 2024-25.#377 of 1,223
  6. Washington schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 15.7 for elementary schools.15.9:1
  7. 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

  1. How many students attend Lewis & Clark Elementary School?
    471 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 486 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Richland, WA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lewis & Clark Elementary School?
    15.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for elementary schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. 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.
  4. How do students at Lewis & Clark Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lewis & Clark Elementary School scored proficient or above: 61% in reading in 2021-22 and 57% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington'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.
  5. What district is Lewis & Clark Elementary School in?
    Richland School District, NCES district ID 5307320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530732001098 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.

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