LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM.

LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM. is a modestly sized elementary school in ST LOUIS, Missouri, overseen by RIVERVIEW GARDENS. The school educates 137 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 57% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

Within RIVERVIEW GARDENS, which oversees 13 schools and 5,116 students, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM. is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM. logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (98%). The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM. reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.2%.

In the surrounding community, St. Louis County reports that median household earnings sit near $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across St. Louis County's 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: GIBSON ELEM., around 0.8 miles off. 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 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 51.1%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM.'s enrollment has decreased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 176 (now 137).

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.