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Lewiston Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Lewiston, and parts of Douglas City.

Lewiston’s School Grade D better than 14% of California school districts

Students
68
Schools
1
Spent per student
$23,000
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
The gist

What stands out about Lewiston Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 14% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Spends 8% more per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 14% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lewiston. Grade by grade →

K–8Lewiston ElementaryThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency20–29%
State average 33.1% · 40 students tested
Reading / language arts11–19%
State average 46.7% · 40 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,000 per student · 8% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 35%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 54%Federal 24%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
72’20
66’21
75’22
66’23
68’24

Down 5.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 6%Asian 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Black 1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.