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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISTON INDEPENDENT DISTRICT·NCES 160186000329

WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1409 8TH STREET, LEWISTON, ID 83501 · (208) 748-3800 · Nez Perce County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
Enrollment
214
Elementary
DISTRICT 282 · STATE 332
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
107 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 46%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K63%
Kindergarten2210%
Grade 12311%
Grade 24421%
Grade 33617%
Grade 44220%
Grade 54119%

This year's kindergarten class (22) is 46% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).

Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 44% · US 70%
White
15974%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 72% · US 43%
Hispanic
178%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
2512%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
115%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
10449%
Female
11051%

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Test scores

ISAT 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
56.1%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
55.3%
ID avg 43.5%

What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school21450.0%N/A
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BLACKFOOT
25951.0%N/A
EDAHOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POCATELLO
25843.8%N/A
ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
REXBURG
27048.1%N/A
A W JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FIRTH
25649.2%N/A
ARCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ARCO
18650.0%N/A
Matched among Idaho elementary 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 WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IdahoIn Nez Perce County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
55.3%#98 of 323#3 of 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
56.1%#112 of 319#3 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
214#290 of 393#8 of 11
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.8:1#7 of 295#1 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
42.5%#133 of 296#1 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
50.0%#137 of 328#2 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-33.7%#20 of 208#1 of 8
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
214
-51 (-19%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2521416.712.8:150% (107)
2023-2422917.413.2:144% (100)
2022-2327417.315.8:140% (109)
2020-212651517.7:146% (121)
2017-1832316.519.6:145% (146)
2015-163191817.7:147% (150)
2010-113221916.9:144% (142)
2000-013271818.2:132% (105)
1990-913511523.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students down 34% (323 to 214); teachers up 2% (16.5 to 16.7).

About WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Families in LEWISTON, Idaho, are served by WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment stands at 214 students, covering pre-K through 5. That is 36% below the average of about 332 students for elementary schools in Idaho.

LEWISTON INDEPENDENT DISTRICT runs WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL along with 11 other schools, enrolling 4,479 students in total.

The largest group at WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White students, at 74%. Other groups make up 12% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 5% Native American. County-wide, 88% of Nez Perce County residents are White. The diversity index for WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Its staff includes 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.8 students per teacher. Compared with the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Idaho, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 50% of students at WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 34% for public schools in Nez Perce County.

For the population of Nez Perce County, median household income comes to about $72,599, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nez Perce County counts 20 public schools with about 5,240 students.

A public school about 0.4 miles away, PINECREST ACADEMY OF LEWISTON, is the closest to WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had a net loss of 51 students, or 19%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.7:1 in 2020-21, and 12.8:1 in 2024-25.

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Nez Perce County at a glance

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Population
42,697
Census ACS
Median income
$72,599
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,240 students

Quick facts

School name
WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
LEWISTON INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
Address
1409 8TH STREET, LEWISTON, ID 83501
Phone
(208) 748-3800
County
Nez Perce County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
214
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
107 (50%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
160186000329
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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23 other US public schools in 15 states are named Webster Elementary. WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 19th largest of the 24.

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Frequently asked questions

About WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 214 students in grades PK-05.
Is WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 74% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LEWISTON INDEPENDENT DISTRICT.
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