LEWIS ELEMENTARY

LEWIS ELEMENTARY is a mid-tier elementary campus in EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Missouri, overseen by EXCELSIOR SPRINGS 40. The school caters to 354 students in grades K through 5.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS 40 runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,661 students. LEWIS ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, LEWIS ELEMENTARY reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%); the rest comes out to 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, LEWIS ELEMENTARY logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Clay County (around 35%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, LEWIS ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Clay County indicate median household earnings sit near $88,468, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. LEWIS ELEMENTARY is one of 80 public schools in Clay County (combined enrollment of about 41,553 students).

The closest other public school is EXCELSIOR SPRINGS TECH. HIGH, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEWIS ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 41.4%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. LEWIS ELEMENTARY's enrollment has shrank 33% since 2018, when it stood at 528 (now 354). The White share of enrollment decreased from 89% to 81% over that span.

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