Meriwether Elementary School

Meriwether Elementary School is a small primary school in JBLM Lewis North, Washington, one of the schools within Clover Park School District. The school works with 240 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 37% below typical.

Clover Park School District comprises 32 schools with combined enrollment of 12,345 students; Meriwether Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Meriwether Elementary School logs that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Asian. By comparison, Pierce County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Meriwether Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Pierce County) records that the typical household earns roughly $99,564 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Meriwether Elementary School is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

The closest other public school is Beachwood Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Meriwether Elementary School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 45.8%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Meriwether Elementary School has ticked down 29%, going from 338 students in 2018 to 240 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 45% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.