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Whitman Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1840 9th Avenue, Lewiston, Nez Perce County, 83501

372
Pupils
15.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Whitman Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lewiston, Nez Perce County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lewiston Independent District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Lewiston Independent District

Enrollment & staffing

Whitman Elementary School enrolls 372 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.

Male students
193 (52%)
Female students
179 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
23.7
Student-teacher ratio
15.7:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 7.5% Two or more races and 5.6% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White31484%
Two or more races287.5%
Hispanic or Latino215.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native61.6%
Black or African American2<1%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

124 of the school's 372 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 90 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Whitman Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-10, state senate district 6, state house district 6.

School district: LEWISTON INDEPENDENT DISTRICT

Whitman Elementary School is one of 13 schools in LEWISTON INDEPENDENT DISTRICT, based in LEWISTON, Idaho. The district serves 4,491 students district-wide and employs 309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 372 students, Whitman Elementary School is close to the district average of about 345 students per school.

4,491
District students
13
Schools
309
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

47%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
12%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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