📍 501 Leavenworth, Excelsior Springs, Clay County, 64024
Lewis Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Excelsior Springs, Clay County. The school has 425 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Excelsior Springs 40 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lewis Elementary enrolls 425 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 363 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
262 of the school's 425 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 228 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.
Lewis Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 12, state house district 38.
Lewis Elementary is one of 8 schools in EXCELSIOR SPRINGS 40, based in EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Missouri. The district serves 2,661 students district-wide and employs 211 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 425 students, Lewis Elementary is larger than the district average of about 333 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe