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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARGO 1·NCES 380678000200
LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1729 16th St S, Fargo, ND 58103 · (701) 446-4800 · Cass County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of North Dakota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Dakota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
222 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 49% · 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
ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
41.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Dakota schools, those numbers are about 39 and 40.
Source: ND A+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 439 | 50.6% | N/A |
| SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL West Fargo | 367 | 42.5% | N/A |
| L E BERGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL West Fargo | 360 | 61.7% | N/A |
| OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL Fargo | 554 | 41.2% | N/A |
| ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Jamestown | 216 | 49.5% | N/A |
| EAGLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Fargo | 292 | 39.4% | N/A |
Matched among North Dakota 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 AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota | In Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #130 of 199 | #25 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #138 of 199 | #25 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #37 of 283 | #12 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #33 of 130 | #11 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #18 of 131 | #8 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #33 of 201 | #9 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #42 of 74 | #14 of 19 |
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
439
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 651
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 439 | 42 | 10.4:1 | 51% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 43 | 10.2:1 | 46% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 40.9 | 10.7:1 | 47% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 42 | 10.4:1 | 37% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 40.3 | 12.3:1 | 47% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 40 | 12.8:1 | 41% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 36 | 12.5:1 | 37% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 20% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 651 | 27 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (495 to 439); teachers up 4% (40.3 to 42).
About LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At 1729 16th St S in Fargo, North Dakota, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a large elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 439 students. On average, elementary schools in North Dakota enroll around 212, and this school is 107% bigger than that mark.
FARGO 1 has a total of 26 schools and 11,443 students, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
White students are 55% of those enrolled at LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other reported shares: 20% Black, 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Native American. That compares with about 82% White among all Cass County residents. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
There are 42 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.4:1. The average for elementary schools in North Dakota, 11.4:1, is higher. Of all students at LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 51% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 30% average for public schools in Cass County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at C+, ahead of 35% of North Dakota public elementary schools.
The school's county is Cass County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $75,555 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Cass County with 65 other public schools.
EXPLORER ACADEMY is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 435 students in 2020-21 and 439 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
The discussion board for LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
193,400
Census ACS
Median income
$75,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
27,826 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FARGO 1
- FARGO DAVIES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,277 students
- NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,110 students
- DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 992 students
- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 898 students
- BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 873 students
- CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 677 students
Other schools in Fargo
- FARGO DAVIES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,277 students
- NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,110 students
- DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 992 students
- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 898 students
- BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 873 students
- CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 677 students
Other Lewis And Clark Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 5 states are named Lewis And Clark Elementary. LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 10.
- LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMinot, ND · 418 students
- LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMandan, ND · 379 students
- LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWilliston, ND · 303 students
- LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGrand Forks, ND · 178 students
- Lewis and Clark ElementaryRuther Glen, VA · 1,009 students
Nearby schools
- EXPLORER ACADEMY0.1 mi · 34
- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 898
- CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 677
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 330
- CLARA BARTON HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 312
- DAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 439 students in grades KG-05.
Is LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 10.4:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 55% White, 10% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of FARGO 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.