Lewis & Clark Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Omaha, Nebraska
Lewis & Clark Middle School in Omaha, Nebraska enrolled 839 students in 2024-25 with 44.0 full-time teachers, 19.1 students per teacher against the Nebraska middle-school median of 13.5. 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, 29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nebraska: 47.1% and 58.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
860 students in 2022-23, 829 students in 2023-24, 839 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.0 to 44.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 860 | 49.0 | 17.6 |
| 2023-24 | 829 | 41.0 | 20.2 |
| 2024-25 | 839 | 44.0 | 19.1 |
19.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 Nebraska middle schools
Among the 131 Nebraska middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.5; the national median for middle 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 290 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lewis & Clark Middle School enrolled 871 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 212 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 290 of the 871 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions212
- Chronically absent50.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
31.5% of students were Black, 29.3% White, 23.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black31.5%
- White29.3%
- Hispanic23.1%
- Asian9.5%
- Two or more races5.8%
- American Indian0.7%
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 Middle School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nebraska, 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 | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 29% | 26% | 47.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 35% | 20% (2021-22) | 58.4% |
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.
Middle schools in Omaha
23 public middle schools in Omaha report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Middle School | 1,140 | 17.7 | not reported |
| R M Marrs Magnet Middle School | 1,066 | 15.7 | not reported |
| Beadle Middle School | 1,011 | 16.8 | 12.3% |
| Kiewit Middle School | 967 | 16.8 | 16.8% |
| Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School | 952 | 19.0 | not reported |
| Westside Middle School | 948 | 12.9 | 28.8% |
| Harry Andersen Middle School | 898 | 15.6 | 27.3% |
| Aspen Creek Middle School | 863 | 15.7 | 4.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lewis & Clark Middle School
- Monroe Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 716 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Westside Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.4 miles away: 948 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Compare Lewis & Clark Middle School with Monroe Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Omaha Public Schools spends per student$16,585 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,585
- The largest public schools in NebraskaLewis & Clark Middle School is the number 15 by size of 132 Nebraska middle schools open in 2024-25.#15 of 132
- Nebraska schools by students per teacher19.1 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 13.5 for middle schools.19.1:1
- 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 & Clark Middle School
How many students attend Lewis & Clark Middle School?
839 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 860 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Omaha, NE.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lewis & Clark Middle School?
19.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nebraska median for middle schools is 13.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lewis & Clark Middle School a Title I school?
Lewis & Clark Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lewis & Clark Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Lewis & Clark Middle School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Nebraska'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 Middle School in?
Omaha Public Schools, NCES district ID 3174820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 317482001399 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.