Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 167
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT FALLS ELEM·NCES 301304000361
Lewis & Clark School
3800 1st Avenue South, Great Falls, MT 59405 · (406) 268-6705 · Cascade County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
202 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 58%
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 | 13 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (55).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 40% · 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
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
37.0%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
37.0%
MT avg 36.0%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Montana schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Lewis & Clark School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis & Clark School this school | 338 | 59.8% | N/A |
| Bitterroot School Billings | 264 | 57.2% | N/A |
| Beartooth School Billings | 373 | 59.2% | N/A |
| Valley View School Great Falls | 312 | 57.7% | N/A |
| Shelby Elementary School Shelby | 262 | 56.5% | N/A |
| Highland School Billings | 249 | 48.2% | N/A |
Matched among Montana 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 & Clark School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Montana | In Cascade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #108 of 199 | #9 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #152 of 201 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #72 of 421 | #9 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #153 of 160 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #48 of 160 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.8% | #87 of 226 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #26 of 107 | #3 of 11 |
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
338
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 338 | 17.6 | 19.3:1 | 60% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 19 | 17.2:1 | 60% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 21 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 22 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 25.6 | 16.3:1 | 58% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 55% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 37% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 41% (155) |
| 1990-91 | 493 | 19 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis & Clark School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (418 to 338); teachers down 31% (25.6 to 17.6).
About Lewis & Clark School
In Great Falls, Montana, Lewis & Clark School is a high-enrollment elementary school. It reported 338 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Montana enroll about 167 students on average.
In Great Falls Elem, 18 schools enroll a combined 7,094 students.
More than half of the students at Lewis & Clark School are White (73%). Next come 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Native American. That compares with about 84% White among all Cascade County residents. The diversity index for Lewis & Clark School is 44%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Lewis & Clark School has 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.3:1. The school's 19.3:1 compares with an average of 11.9:1 for elementary schools in Montana. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 60%.
The school's county is Cascade County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $67,690 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Lewis & Clark School shares Cascade County with 44 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Lewis & Clark School is closest to MT Sch For Deaf & Blnd El, about 0.1 miles away. Lewis & Clark School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 27 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.6:1 in 2020-21, and 19.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Cascade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,606
Census ACS
Median income
$67,690
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
11,577 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Great Falls Elem
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 764 students
- North Middle SchoolMiddle · 764 students
- Meadow Lark SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Riverview SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Giant Springs ElementaryElementary · 431 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 421 students
Other schools in Great Falls
- Great Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,548 students
- C M Russell High SchoolHigh · 1,412 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 764 students
- North Middle SchoolMiddle · 764 students
- Meadow Lark SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Riverview SchoolElementary · 445 students
Other Lewis & Clark schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Lewis & Clark. Lewis & Clark School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Lewis & Clark SchoolMissoula, MT · 429 students
- Lewis & Clark SchoolLewistown, MT · 276 students
Nearby schools
- MT Sch For Deaf & Blnd El0.1 mi · 20
- MT Sch For Deaf & Blnd HS0.1 mi · 15
- East Middle School0.2 mi · 764
- CORE School at Morningside El0.7 mi · 297
- Morningside School0.7 mi · 204
- Giant Springs Elementary0.7 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Lewis & Clark SchoolHow many students attend Lewis & Clark School?
Lewis & Clark School enrolls approximately 338 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Lewis & Clark School serve?
Lewis & Clark School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Lewis & Clark School?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Lewis & Clark School.
How diverse is Lewis & Clark School?
Lewis & Clark School reports a student body of 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Lewis & Clark School public or private?
Lewis & Clark School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Great Falls Elem.
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