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Lewis & Clark Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1603 Grand Ave, Council Bluffs, IA 51503 · (712) 328-6471 · Part of Council Bluffs Community School District

Council Bluffs’ School Grade C− better than 15% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
271
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Lewis & Clark Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Council Bluffs kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Council Bluffs kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1603 Grand Ave, Council Bluffs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K31
Kindergarten39
Grade 146
Grade 237
Grade 344
Grade 433
Grade 541
Enrollment over time
285’20
277’21
257’22
288’23
271’24

Down 4.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lewis & Clark Elementary School from Council Bluffs families.

Other schools in Council Bluffs Community School District

The district →
College View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Council Bluffs
B−
488 students16:1
Roosevelt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Council Bluffs
C−
455 students13:1
Longfellow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Council Bluffs
D
431 students14:1
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Council Bluffs
C−
421 students14:1
Hoover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Council Bluffs
C+
401 students14:1
Bloomer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Council Bluffs
D
396 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Council Bluffs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.