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Enrollment
898
Middle
DISTRICT 784 · STATE 507
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2·NCES 160210000795
LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
4141 EAST PINE STREET, MERIDIAN, ID 83642 · (208) 350-4270 · Ada County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL898 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Idaho public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
367 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 46%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 294 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 286 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 318 | 35% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 44% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.4%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
41.5%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 898 | 40.9% | N/A |
| LOWELL SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL BOISE | 773 | 35.2% | N/A |
| WEST JUNIOR HIGH BOISE | 717 | 37.4% | N/A |
| RIVERGLEN JR HIGH SCHOOL BOISE | 497 | 37.8% | N/A |
| MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL MERIDIAN | 960 | 49.3% | N/A |
| ROBERT STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL TWIN FALLS | 690 | 43.5% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Ada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #47 of 100 | #14 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #18 of 101 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 898 | #11 of 114 | #6 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #90 of 98 | #14 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #20 of 98 | #3 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #58 of 104 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #17 of 62 | #7 of 15 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
898
+48 (+6%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 943
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 898 | 42.3 | 21.2:1 | 41% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 858 | 40.3 | 21.3:1 | 33% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 882 | 44.7 | 19.8:1 | 32% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 850 | 53 | 16.0:1 | 21% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 1,110 | 57.4 | 19.4:1 | 31% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 1,136 | 51 | 22.3:1 | 27% (308) |
| 2010-11 | 971 | 51 | 19.0:1 | 33% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 943 | 48 | 19.6:1 | 20% (193) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,110 to 898); teachers down 26% (57.4 to 42.3).
About LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is a high-enrollment middle school based in MERIDIAN, Idaho. The latest federal count shows 898 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Idaho is about 507 students, so this school is 77% bigger than average.
LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one school in a 61-school district, JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, which enrolls 38,740 students.
White students are the majority at LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 66% of enrollment. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. Ada County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school's share is lower. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 42.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.2:1. This ratio sits 4.1 above the 17.1:1 average for middle schools in Idaho. Roughly 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 71% of Idaho public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Ada County census figures show that the median household income is $91,502, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 156 public schools in Ada County, enrolling about 80,006 students in all.
The shortest distance from LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Federal data place LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment climbed 6% from its 2020-21 level of 850. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 16.0:1 to 21.2:1.
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Ada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
518,935
Census ACS
Median income
$91,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
80,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,463 students
- OWYHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,884 students
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,774 students
- EAGLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 students
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,743 students
Other schools in MERIDIAN
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,463 students
- OWYHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,884 students
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- IDAHO VIRTUAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,801 students
- MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,774 students
- COMPASS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,265 students
Other Lewis & Clark Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lewis & Clark Middle. LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 5.
- LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 839 students
- Lewis & Clark Middle SchoolYakima, WA · 815 students
- Lewis & Clark Middle SchoolBillings, MT · 741 students
- LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOLBELLEVUE, NE · 476 students
Nearby schools
- ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY0.9 mi · 610
- MERIDIAN ACADEMY1.1 mi · 182
- RIVER VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 468
- CROSSROADS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 124
- USTICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 389
- GEM PREP: ONLINE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 898 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 21.2:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 66% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 in Ada County.
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