Best Public Schools in Lewiston, ID

Summary:

The city of Lewiston, Idaho is home to 11 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The schools in this district serve a predominantly white student population, with varying levels of academic performance and socioeconomic status among the different schools.

Among the standout schools in Lewiston, Camelot Elementary School stands out with consistently high academic performance, ranking in the top 20% of Idaho elementary schools. The school boasts a math proficiency rate of 66.9%, significantly higher than the district and state averages. In contrast, Webster Elementary School has a math proficiency rate of only 35.1%, highlighting the significant variation in academic achievement across the district. Sacajawea Middle School and Lewiston High School also stand out with strong academic results, ranking in the top 25% and top 20% of their respective school types in Idaho.

The data reveals a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance, with schools serving more economically disadvantaged populations, such as McGhee Elementary School, generally performing worse on standardized tests. Additionally, chronic absenteeism rates vary significantly, from a low of 8.1% at Camelot Elementary to a high of 44.8% at Tammany High School, suggesting the need for targeted interventions to address this issue across the Lewiston Independent District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISAT Math (2024)							ISAT Science (2024)	ISAT English Language Arts (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McGhee Elementary School	Public	K-5	636 Warner Avenue	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 748-3600	247	17	14.1	49.0%	221 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	64.2	102^nd of 301 public elementary schools	66.1%		21.3	201^st of 252 public elementary schools	20.2%	99	57.2									59.6					57.9	$10,234	$1,300	$8,934
McSorley Elementary School	Public	K-5	2020 15th Street	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 748-3650	277	19	14.4	28.2%	227 (81.9%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.5%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (7.9%)	71	86^th of 301 public elementary schools	71.4%		64.2	84^th of 252 public elementary schools	66.7%	2	70.0	50.7	54.2				57.0	57.5	65.0	46.0	72.9				59.6	$9,358	$898	$8,460
Orchards Elementary School	Public	K-5	3429 12th Street	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 748-3700	268	18	14.9	45.9%	226 (84.3%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)	67.6	94^th of 301 public elementary schools	68.8%		68	76^th of 252 public elementary schools	69.8%	18			44.2				49.6	48.9	64.3						62.7	$9,673	$1,331	$8,343
Sacajawea Middle School	Public	6-8	3610 12th Street	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 748-3400	546	37	14.7	20.7%	475 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	68.5	42^nd of 164 public middle schools	74.4%		74.6	18^th of 107 public middle schools	83.2%	24				51.3	59.0	50.9	53.7	42.4				57.1	70.5	61.0	62.6	$10,199	$965	$9,235
Webster Elementary School	Public	K-5	1409 8th Street	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 748-3800	229	17	13.1	43.7%	174 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.4%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (12.7%)								(n/a)			35.1													$10,259	$1,231	$9,028
Whitman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1840 9th Avenue	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 748-3850	325	22	14.4	30.2%	273 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)	41.9	174^th of 301 public elementary schools	42.2%		33	170^th of 252 public elementary schools	32.5%	4	40.4	56.8	40.9				45.5	38.7	38.6						46.9	$10,541	$1,376	$9,166
Region 2 Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Alternative	3-12	3317 12th Street	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 748-3000	2	1	2.4		1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Camelot Elementary School	Public	K-5	1903 Grelle Avenue	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 748-3500	320	21	15.2	10.3%	296 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	81.9	53^rd of 301 public elementary schools	82.4%		74.9	63^rd of 252 public elementary schools	75.0%	10	76.1	75.1	48.0				66.9	52.0		70.4					64.4	$9,728	$742	$8,987
Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	815 Burrell Avenue	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 748-3550	353	23	15.3	32.9%	322 (91.2%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	37.6	188^th of 301 public elementary schools	37.5%		44.2	150^th of 252 public elementary schools	40.5%	38	33.8						47.7	40.6	39.4							$9,236	$1,051	$8,185
Jenifer Middle School	Public	6-8	1213 16th Street	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 748-3300	552	38	14.5	32.8%	482 (87.3%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.7%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	27 (4.9%)	59.2	54^th of 164 public middle schools	67.1%		56	36^th of 107 public middle schools	66.4%	18				51.7	52.3	40.8	48.8	40.1				58.3	62.5	57.9	59.5	$10,238	$892	$9,347
Pinecrest Academy Of Lewiston	Public, Charter	K-5	1212 9th Avenue	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Pinecrest Academy Of Lewiston Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 332-6800	113	7	16.1		86 (76.1%)	8 (7.1%)	9 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.8%)								(n/a)							35.2	38.9	35.3						50.0
Jcc - Lewiston	Public	6-12	140 Southport Avenue	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Idaho Department Of Juvenile Corrections	No	No	No	No	(208) 799-3332	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lewiston High School	Public	9-12	3201 Cecil Andrus Way	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 748-3100	1,339	76	17.5	19.4%	1,196 (89.3%)	8 (0.6%)	50 (3.7%)	4 (0.3%)	14 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	65 (4.9%)	77.6	28^th of 159 public high schools	82.4%		49.2	55^th of 106 public high schools	48.1%	27							51.4	50.5							73.3	$11,265	$833	$10,432
Tammany High School	Public	9-12	1982 Tammany Creek Road	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 748-3270	92	7	12.2	41.3%	72 (78.3%)	2 (2.2%)	9 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)								(n/a)																$15,508	$480	$15,028
A Neil DeAtley Career Technical Education Center	Public	9-12	3125 Cecil Andrus Way	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 748-3050	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Lewiston

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lapwai	8.62 mi	2	90^th
Genesee	11.59 mi	1
Culdesac	15.06 mi	1
Juliaetta	18.66 mi	1
Moscow	22.68 mi	9	5^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Idaho Department of Education.

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