LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY

Located at 1102 LASTER STREET, in CALDWELL, Idaho, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school that hosts 348 students (grades pre-K through 4), operated by CALDWELL DISTRICT.

Within CALDWELL DISTRICT, which oversees 11 schools and 5,431 students, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY logs that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 28% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Canyon County (around 51%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Canyon County put median household income runs about $76,488, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY is one of 83 public schools in Canyon County (combined enrollment of about 44,048 students).

VALLIVUE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY.

LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 28%: 481 students in 2018 compared to 348 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 59% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.