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Lewis School

PublicElementaryGrades 4–5

801 S Lewis Ln, Carbondale, IL 62901 · (618) 457-5393 · Part of Carbondale Elementary School District 95

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Directions
Students
325
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Setting
Town
Grades
4–5
The gist

What stands out about Lewis School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

801 S Lewis Ln, Carbondale

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 4166
Grade 5159
Enrollment over time
314’20
306’21
300’22
309’23
325’24

Up 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 49%White 25%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 9%Asian 4%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 School from Carbondale Township families.

Other schools in Carbondale Elementary School District 95

The district →
Parrish Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Carbondale
466 students15:1
Thomas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Carbondale
C−
400 students14:1
Carbondale Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carbondale
C−
457 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 Illinois’s other public schools; Carbondale Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.