LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM.

Set in LIBERTY, Missouri, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM. is an expansive elementary campus, one of the schools within LIBERTY 53. It works with 517 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 64% bigger than typical.

LIBERTY 53 runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 11,826 students. LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM. is one of those campuses.

Demographically, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM. reports that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Clay County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Clay County (around 35%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM. sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.9%; actual is 82.3%, +31.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Clay County) records that median household earnings sit near $88,468, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Clay County runs 80 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,553 students), of which LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM. is one.

The closest other public school is WARREN HILLS ELEM., roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM. at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 44.1%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM. has decreased 17%, going from 624 students in 2018 to 517 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 77% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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