Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST HELENS SD 502·NCES 411172004195
Lewis & Clark Elementary School
111 S 9th St, St Helens, OR 97051 · (503) 366-7603 · Columbia County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Oregon public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
308 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 76%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lewis & Clark Elementary School→St Helens Middle School
Based on grade levels within St Helens SD 502. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
29.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.7% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 27.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lewis & Clark Elementary School
Lewis & Clark Elementary School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis & Clark Elementary School this school | 426 | 72.3% | 26.3% |
| Tom McCall Elementary School Redmond | 463 | 74.3% | 40.9% |
| Creslane Elementary School Creswell | 480 | 71.9% | 35.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Grants Pass | 386 | 69.9% | 34.9% |
| Allen Dale Elementary School Grants Pass | 397 | 74.3% | 33.5% |
| Whitworth Elementary School Dallas | 367 | 70.0% | 33.5% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #429 of 591 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #453 of 646 ▼ 47 | #5 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #500 of 646 ▼ 42 | #7 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #158 of 710 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #283 of 587 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.2% | #382 of 587 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.3% | #348 of 645 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #340 of 493 | #3 of 6 |
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
426
+78 (+22%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 745
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 426 | 25.3 | 16.8:1 | 72% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 23.3 | 16.8:1 | 67% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 22.4 | 17.0:1 | 60% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 20 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 27.6 | 18.1:1 | 62% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 701 | 38 | 18.4:1 | 61% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 745 | 36 | 20.7:1 | 55% (411) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis & Clark Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (499 to 426); teachers down 8% (27.6 to 25.3).
About Lewis & Clark Elementary School
In St Helens, Oregon, part of Columbia County, Lewis & Clark Elementary School is an elementary school. It serves 426 students in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Oregon is roughly 321 students; this school is 33% above that.
Lewis & Clark Elementary School is one of the 8 schools that make up St Helens SD 502 (2,856 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, Lewis & Clark Elementary School is 73% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Native American. In Columbia County overall, about 85% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Lewis & Clark Elementary School comes in at 44%.
Its 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.8:1. Elementary schools in Oregon average about 16.5:1, a similar figure. The school's lunch program data list 72% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 62% average for public schools in Columbia County is 10 points.
Lewis & Clark Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 23% of Oregon public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lewis & Clark Elementary School is 8.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 26.3%. Predicted: 34.5%.
Among Columbia County residents, median household income is about $87,458, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Lewis & Clark Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in Columbia County, which together enroll about 6,932 students.
St Helens Middle School is the public school closest to Lewis & Clark Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Lewis & Clark Elementary School is 3rd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 348 to 426.
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Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,493
Census ACS
Median income
$87,458
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,932 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St Helens SD 502
- St Helens High SchoolHigh · 823 students
- St Helens Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- McBride Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Columbia City SchoolElementary · 214 students
- St Helens Arthur AcademyElementary · 160 students
- St. Helens Virtual AcademyCombined · 153 students
Other schools in St Helens
- St Helens High SchoolHigh · 823 students
- St Helens Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- McBride Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- St Helens Arthur AcademyElementary · 160 students
- St. Helens Virtual AcademyCombined · 153 students
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 65 students
Other Lewis & Clark Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Lewis & Clark Elementary. Lewis & Clark Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolAstoria, OR · 352 students
- Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolRichland, WA · 471 students
- LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPOCATELLO, ID · 401 students
- Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolCouncil Bluffs, IA · 271 students
- Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolGodfrey, IL · 251 students
Nearby schools
- St Helens Middle School0.3 mi · 563
- St. Helens Virtual Academy0.4 mi · 153
- Plymouth High School0.4 mi · 65
- McBride Elementary School1.6 mi · 452
- St Helens High School1.6 mi · 823
- Columbia City School2.0 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolHow large is Lewis & Clark Elementary School?
Lewis & Clark Elementary School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lewis & Clark Elementary School serve?
Lewis & Clark Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Lewis & Clark Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Lewis & Clark Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Lewis & Clark Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lewis & Clark Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Lewis & Clark Elementary School?
Lewis & Clark Elementary School is overseen by St Helens SD 502 in Columbia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.