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What advice would you give to incoming students at Lewis and Clark Elementary?
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Enrollment
1,009
Elementary
DISTRICT 767 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510066002784
Lewis and Clark Elementary
18101 Clark & York Blvd, Ruther Glen, VA 22546 · (804) 448-0175 · Caroline County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,009 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Virginia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
807 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 66%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 85 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 154 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 150 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 161 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 174 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 147 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (154) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (138).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · 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
Based on grade levels within Caroline County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
76.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 78.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 and Clark Elementary
Lewis and Clark Elementary's state test result (74.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis and Clark Elementary this school | 1,009 | 80.0% | 74.1% |
| Bowling Green Elementary Milford | 837 | 81.0% | 56.5% |
| Richmond County Elementary Warsaw | 854 | 85.7% | 61.9% |
| Amelia County Elementary Amelia Court House | 778 | 84.2% | 53.3% |
| Ashland Elementary Ashland | 675 | 80.6% | N/A |
| Matoaca Elementary South Chesterfield | 676 | 76.5% | 73.5% |
Matched among Virginia 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #459 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #501 of 1,111 ▼ 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #569 of 1,111 ▼ 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,009 | #8 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,053 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #398 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.0% | #496 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.1% | #114 of 324 |
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
1,009
+151 (+18%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 865
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 1,009 | 57 | 17.7:1 | 80% (807) |
| 2023-24 | 983 | 56 | 17.6:1 | 81% (796) |
| 2022-23 | 890 | 55 | 16.2:1 | 75% (669) |
| 2020-21 | 858 | 44 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 908 | 45 | 20.2:1 | 42% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 913 | 42 | 21.7:1 | 43% (394) |
| 2010-11 | 865 | 39 | 22.2:1 | 44% (384) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis and Clark Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (908 to 1,009); teachers up 27% (45 to 57).
About Lewis and Clark Elementary
Families in Ruther Glen, Virginia, are served by Lewis and Clark Elementary, a large elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 1,009 students. It has 102% more students than the average for elementary schools in Virginia (about 499).
Caroline County Public Schools has 5 schools; together they serve 4,600 students.
At Lewis and Clark Elementary, 52% of students are White. It is also 23% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Caroline County is roughly 62% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lewis and Clark Elementary scores 65%.
Teacher count: 57 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 17.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia, 13.8:1, is lower. Roughly 80% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Caroline County is similar, at 81%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lewis and Clark Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 66% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Lewis and Clark Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (74.1%) and its predicted rate (66.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
The county, Caroline County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $87,407 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 5, with about 4,600 students.
Of the public schools around it, Lewis and Clark Elementary is closest to Madison Elementary, about 2.2 miles away. Lewis and Clark Elementary has 7 other public schools within ten miles. Lewis and Clark Elementary's average proficiency of 74.1% compares with 63.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes Lewis and Clark Elementary as Rural: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,009, up from 858 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 19.5 to 17.7 over 4 years.
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Caroline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,098
Census ACS
Median income
$87,407
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
4,600 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caroline County Public Schools
- Caroline HighHigh · 1,315 students
- Caroline MiddleMiddle · 983 students
- Bowling Green ElementaryElementary · 837 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 456 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 is the largest of the 10.
- LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM.LIBERTY, MO · 517 students
- LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFargo, ND · 439 students
- Lewis and Clark Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 430 students
- LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMinot, ND · 418 students
- LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMandan, ND · 379 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Elementary2.2 mi · 456
- Caroline High6.5 mi · 1,315
- Caroline Middle6.7 mi · 983
- Berkeley Elementary8.4 mi · 275
- Beaverdam Elementary8.5 mi · 339
- Thornburg Middle9.2 mi · 755
Frequently asked questions
About Lewis and Clark ElementaryHow large is Lewis and Clark Elementary?
Lewis and Clark Elementary enrolls approximately 1,009 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lewis and Clark Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lewis and Clark Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lewis and Clark Elementary have?
Lewis and Clark Elementary employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lewis and Clark Elementary?
At Lewis and Clark Elementary, the student body is approximately 52% White, 13% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Lewis and Clark Elementary?
Lewis and Clark Elementary is overseen by Caroline County Public Schools in Caroline County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.