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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
38.2%
KS avg 38.8% . +18.2pp since 2023
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. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
72
-6 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 8.7:1
% White
49%
was 38%
% Hispanic
50%
was 59%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lewis Elem
Lewis Elem is a tiny elementary-level community in Lewis, Kansas, operated by Lewis. The school works with 72 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 77% smaller than the state mean of about 313.
Lewis Elem is a school of Lewis, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
Demographically, Lewis Elem records that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 49% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.
On the resource side, Lewis Elem shows 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Edwards County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lewis Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.9%, the actual is 32.3%, a residual of +3.4 points.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Edwards County) reports that median household income runs about $52,692, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Lewis Elem is one of 3 public schools in Edwards County (combined enrollment of about 335 students).
The closest other public school is Kinsley Jr/Sr High School, roughly 8.4 miles away. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lewis Elem ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 37.0%.
Lewis Elem operates from a rural location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 78 students in 2018 compared to 72 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share climbed from 38% to 49%. Class-load math has fell: from 8.7:1 in 2018 to 7.2:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the Lewis Elem community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Nearby schools
- Kinsley Jr/Sr High School8.4 mi · 135
- Macksville Elem16.1 mi · 114
- Macksville High16.1 mi · 81
- 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.