LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCH

LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCH is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in SO SIOUX CITY, Nebraska, operated by SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS. The school works with 253 students in grades pre-K through 5.

LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCH is one of 8 schools operated by SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS, a district that educates 3,871 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCH records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 10% White, 3% Asian, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 42% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCH tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dakota County (around 65%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.7%, the actual is 49.0%, a residual of +2.3 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Dakota County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,329, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCH is one of 11 public schools in Dakota County (combined enrollment of about 4,437 students).

The closest other public school is COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCH comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 50.3%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCH's enrollment has decreased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 263 (now 253). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 75% to 79% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.