Lewis & Clark Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 227 students in grades PK-5 in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The school is part of the South Sioux City Community Schools district, which is ranked 162 out of 182 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Lewis & Clark Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Nebraska elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating for most of the past decade. The school's academic performance lags significantly behind state and district averages, with only 33-45% of students proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to state averages of 58-61%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16-24%, well above the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
While the other elementary schools in the South Sioux City Community Schools district generally perform better than Lewis & Clark, they still lag behind state averages in many areas. One notable exception is Harney Elementary, which has performed significantly better than the other South Sioux City schools, ranking in the top half of Nebraska elementary schools. When comparing Lewis & Clark to schools in the neighboring Ponca Public Schools and Homer Community Schools districts, the performance gap becomes even more pronounced, with those districts generally outperforming the South Sioux City schools across the board.
Students at Lewis & Clark Elementary School are 74% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.
So Sioux City Community Schools
Students who attend Lewis & Clark Elementary School usually go on to attend:Middle : South Sioux City Middle SchoolHigh : South Sioux High School
Lewis & Clark Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.6% of Nebraska elementary schools.
In the 2022-23 school year, 227 students attended Lewis & Clark Elementary School.