ORCHARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a modestly sized elementary-level community in LEWISTON, Idaho, ORCHARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL hosts 257 students from grades K through 5, operated by LEWISTON INDEPENDENT DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 23% smaller than typical.

ORCHARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 12 schools operated by LEWISTON INDEPENDENT DISTRICT, a district that instructs 4,479 students overall.

Looking at the student body, ORCHARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Nez Perce County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, ORCHARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Nez Perce County (around 34%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Nez Perce County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,599 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Nez Perce County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,240 students), of which ORCHARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

ORCHARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. ORCHARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 304 (now 257). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 91% to 86%.

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