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Schools in Lewiston · Trinity Alps Unified School District, Lewiston Elementary School District

Lewiston’s public schools score below 86% of California districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Lewiston’s districts is 15%, below the California average (47%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lewiston, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
15%
▼ 32 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 9 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Spent per student
$23.0K
▲ 8% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Lewiston Elementary
Students per teacher
22.7
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
68 students on the public path
In brief

Lewiston’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 130 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lewiston’s, its schools beat 5%, lower than their 14% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 15% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $23,000 per student in FY2024, against $21,206 across California. 24% of its revenue that year was federal (California 11%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lewiston’s grade

C− Test scores

D: better than 14% of California school districts. Test scores are below the California average; there is no graduation rate to add.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 14%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (130)Better than 5%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 40 test results could put Lewiston anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Lewiston’s students in the tested grades sat them (40 in math, 40 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lewiston, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Lewiston ElementaryLewiston Elementary School DistrictC−

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Lewiston

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Trinity Alps Unified School DistrictGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
Lewiston Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 68 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 22.7 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$23,000CA $21,206 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Lewiston Elementary School District15%
State average 46.7% · 40 students tested
Math · K–8, Lewiston Elementary School District24%
State average 33.1% · 40 students tested

Lewiston vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Lewiston’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LewistonDLewiston Elementary K–8 · Trinity Alps Unified

Every school in Lewiston

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Lewistonby address
Lewiston Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8
C−
68 students23:1Rate it →

Questions about Lewiston’s schools

Are Lewiston’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lewiston children attend score below 86% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 5%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Lewiston in?

Trinity Alps Unified School District, which runs grades and enrolls 0 students in 0 schools (2024–25).

How much does Lewiston spend per student?

$23,000 in Lewiston Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.