Lewistown El Sch

Lewistown El Sch operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, overseen by Mifflin County SD. Current enrollment sits at 457 students spanning grades K through 3.

Lewistown El Sch is one of 9 schools operated by Mifflin County SD, a district that caters to 4,491 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lewistown El Sch records that nearly all students (81%) are White; the rest looks like 13% Hispanic, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 94% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Lewistown El Sch logs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Mifflin County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Lewistown El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.2%; this one delivers 28.4%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Mifflin County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $63,953 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Lewistown El Sch is one of 11 public schools in Mifflin County (combined enrollment of about 4,774 students).

The closest other public school is Mifflin Co MS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lewistown El Sch ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lewistown El Sch has contracted 17%, going from 548 students in 2018 to 457 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Lewistown El Sch community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.