Enrollment
72
Elementary
STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWIS·NCES 200870001479
Lewis Elem
401 Sunnyside Drive, Lewis, KS 67552 · (620) 324-5547 · Edwards County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL72 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Kansas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
50 students
STATE 51%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 6 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 10% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 58% · 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
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
38.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.2% | 38.2% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 20.0% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lewis Elem
Lewis Elem's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Elem this school | 72 | 69.4% | 32.3% |
| Moscow Elem Moscow | 74 | 68.9% | 39.3% |
| Rolla Elem (PreK-5) Rolla | 58 | 69.0% | 56.3% |
| Macksville Elem Macksville | 114 | 60.5% | 43.6% |
| Plains Elem Plains | 113 | 76.1% | 27.6% |
| Lyons Central Elementary Lyons | 132 | 78.0% | 32.1% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Lewis Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 72 | #681 of 714 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
72
-6 (-8%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 137
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 7.8:1
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 | 72 | 10 | 7.2:1 | 69% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 75 | 10 | 7.5:1 | 64% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 75 | 10 | 7.5:1 | 61% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 78 | 10 | 7.8:1 | 69% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 78 | 9 | 8.7:1 | 72% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 70 | 10 | 7.0:1 | 59% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 63 | 10 | 6.3:1 | 57% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 95 | 9 | 10.6:1 | 43% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 137 | 10 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (78 to 72); teachers up 11% (9 to 10).
About Lewis Elem
Lewis Elem is an elementary school in Lewis, Kansas, according to federal school records. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 72 students in pre-K through 6. Against the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 77% lower.
Lewis operates Lewis Elem.
Enrollment at Lewis Elem is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 50%. The rest of enrollment is 49% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Edwards County's population at about 23%. Lewis Elem has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 7.2:1, with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 69%. Among public schools in Edwards County, the average eligibility rate is 53%.
allk12 grades Lewis Elem a C. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 28.9% at Lewis Elem; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Edwards County show that median household income is about $52,692, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lewis Elem is one of 3 public schools in Edwards County, which together enroll about 335 students.
The school nearest to Lewis Elem is Kinsley Jr/Sr High School, at a distance of about 8.4 miles. By average proficiency, Lewis Elem is 4th among 8 schools close by.
Lewis Elem falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Lewis Elem saw enrollment fall 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Edwards County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,779
Census ACS
Median income
$52,692
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
335 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Lewis Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 7 states are named Lewis Elementary. Lewis Elem is the 10th largest of the 10.
- Lewis Elementary SchoolFORNEY, TX · 738 students
- Lewis Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 675 students
- Lewis Elementary SchoolKennesaw, GA · 550 students
- LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTEMPLE TERRACE, FL · 546 students
- Lewis Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 437 students
Nearby schools
- Kinsley Jr/Sr High School8.4 mi · 135
- Macksville High16.1 mi · 81
- Macksville Elem16.1 mi · 114
- Kinsley-Offerle Elementary Pre-K-516.4 mi · 128
- Larned Sr High18.9 mi · 234
- Larned Middle School19.0 mi · 177
Frequently asked questions
About Lewis ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Lewis Elem?
Lewis Elem enrolls approximately 72 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Lewis Elem serve?
Lewis Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Lewis Elem have?
Lewis Elem employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Lewis Elem?
Student demographics at Lewis Elem are roughly 49% White, 50% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Lewis Elem?
Lewis Elem is overseen by Lewis in Edwards County.
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