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Lewis-Clark Junior High School

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Lewis-Clark Junior High School ranks 913 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

913^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 33% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Lewis-Clark Junior High School is a public middle school located in Wood River, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 176 students. The school is part of the Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15, which is ranked 670 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lewis-Clark Junior High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools, with rankings ranging from 854 to 1094 out of 1300+ schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments (IAR and ISA) is significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects, with only 40.1% of students proficient or better in ELA and 19.3% proficient or better in Math, compared to 53.1% and 38.5% statewide, respectively. The school's performance has been declining over the past few years, with proficiency rates dropping from the low 40s in ELA and the high teens in Math to the low 20s in ELA and the mid-teens in Math.

The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as female students, white students, and students with disabilities, who rank in the bottom quarter, bottom 15%, and bottom 30% of Illinois middle schools, respectively. Additionally, the school has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.6% to 35.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. While the school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio have improved in recent years, its academic performance remains significantly below state and district averages, suggesting the need for comprehensive improvement strategies to address these challenges and provide a high-quality education for all students. Nearby schools, such as Alton Middle School, Roxana Junior High School, and East Alton Middle School, generally outperform Lewis-Clark Junior High School in terms of proficiency rates and overall rankings.

171

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,637

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 E Lorena Ave
Wood River, IL 62095-2123

(618) 254-4355

District: Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15

Students who attend Lewis-Clark Junior High School usually attend:

High:

East Alton-Wood River High School

Feeder schools for Lewis-Clark Junior High School:

Elementary:	Hartford Elementary School
	Lewis-Clark Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.3%

African American:

8.2%

Hispanic:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (31% vs 46% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 25% Illinois)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg32%

Illinois avg46%

913^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

670^th of 811Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	913 of 1368	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	893 of 1363	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1094 of 1367	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1061 of 1369	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	861 of 1241	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	854 of 1356	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	911 of 1293	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.1	964 of 1293	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.6	1083 of 1294	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	1072 of 1302	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.4	984 of 1322	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.3	971 of 1367	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.2	921 of 1365	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.3	1102 of 1344	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.9	805 of 1327	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.2	791 of 1318	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	21.3	1077 of 1293	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	1049 of 1287	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.2	852 of 1272	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.7	835 of 1209	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.4	888 of 1204	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	35.4	818 of 1185	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	502 of 694	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	586 of 639	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	566 of 674	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	926 of 1248	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	877 of 1251	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	983 of 1275	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1004 of 1286	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	788 of 1017	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	885 of 1276	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	826 of 1226	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	705 of 1229	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	778 of 1219	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	994 of 1234	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1061 of 1221	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.4	559 of 1019	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	734 of 1217	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	870 of 1161	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	736 of 1271	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	776 of 1264	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1030 of 1292	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	936 of 1286	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	714 of 1048	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	769 of 1296	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	936 of 1223	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	320 of 812	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.4	565 of 802	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	551 of 805	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	473 of 781	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	307 of 548	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	292 of 792	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.4	442 of 602	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	790 of 884	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	767 of 875	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	857 of 895	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	864 of 898	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	713 of 813	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	750 of 905	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	815 of 889	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2025)28th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-13 vs state

Science33%-12 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)					IAR Mathematics (2025)					% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lewis-Clark Junior High School	Public	6-8	501 E Lorena Ave	Wood River	62095	Madison County	Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 254-4355	171	15	11.6	72.5%	139 (81.3%)	14 (8.2%)	11 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	31.8	913^th of 1368 public middle schools	33.3%		30.4	893^rd of 1363 public middle schools	34.5%	20		33.3		43.9	28.6	45.9	40.1		22.8	14.3	20.0	19.3	98.3	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.3	98.9	100.0	$17,637	$1,463	$16,174
Roxana Junior High School	Public	6-8	401 Chaffer Ave	Roxana	62084	Madison County	Roxana CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 254-7561	393	29	13.4	53.7%	329 (83.7%)	23 (5.9%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	44.4	705^th of 1368 public middle schools	48.5%		39.8	750^th of 1363 public middle schools	45.0%	45		45.3		36.3	43.9	54.6	44.8		25.0	26.6	29.2	26.9	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.9	$17,623	$1,490	$16,133
East Alton Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 3rd St	East Alton	62024	Madison County	East Alton School District 13	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 433-2201	193	18	10.8	51.3%	150 (77.7%)	29 (15.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	39.3	782^nd of 1368 public middle schools	42.8%		40.9	732^nd of 1363 public middle schools	46.3%	50		38.5		54.7	35.2	39.1	43.4		23.4	27.8	21.9	24.2	93.3	92.8	92.8	92.8	93.3	92.2	93.3	90.6	$19,448	$2,755	$16,693
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School	Public	6-8	910 2nd St	Bethalto	62010	Madison County	Bethalto CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 377-7240	556	39	14.2	46.9%	486 (87.4%)	16 (2.9%)	21 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	44.7	696^th of 1368 public middle schools	49.1%		47.1	634^th of 1363 public middle schools	53.5%	62		38.4		54.1	42.2	48.6	48.4		25.7	27.8	26.5	26.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.6	$12,410	$461	$11,949
Alton Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 College Ave	Alton	62002	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 474-2200	1,220	87	14.0	51.1%	628 (51.5%)	354 (29.0%)	44 (3.6%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	182 (14.9%)	27.8	967^th of 1368 public middle schools	29.3%		24.7	1007^th of 1363 public middle schools	26.1%	40		30.5		36.9	33.7	40.4	37.0		20.0	18.3	14.4	17.6	99.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.3	99.5	94.2	$15,693	$846	$14,847
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	145 West St	Edwardsville	62025	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 656-0485	736	55	13.3	25.7%	551 (74.9%)	67 (9.1%)	43 (5.8%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	63.8	440^th of 1368 public middle schools	67.8%		52.5	564^th of 1363 public middle schools	58.6%	124		53.8		63.5	54.3	47.5	54.5		45.5	43.7	31.0	39.5	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.2	98.1	$15,403	$427	$14,977
Grigsby Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3801 Cargill Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 931-5544	818	46	17.7	70.8%	429 (52.4%)	185 (22.6%)	135 (16.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.7%)								(n/a)	20.7		24.7	26.9			25.8	13.7	8.3			11.2	98.5	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.6	98.4	98.6	42.4	$14,683	$1,706	$12,976
Coolidge Junior High School	Public	7-8	3231 Nameoki Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 451-5826	854	47	18.1	68.0%	467 (54.7%)	173 (20.3%)	152 (17.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.4%)	15	1214^th of 1368 public middle schools	11.3%		16.8	1182^nd of 1363 public middle schools	13.3%	32		28.7			16.8	25.0	20.8			9.5	6.9	8.2	99.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.8	99.6	99.9	98.1	$15,998	$1,046	$14,952
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1 District Dr	Edwardsville	62025	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 655-6800	888	53	16.7	19.3%	680 (76.6%)	68 (7.7%)	49 (5.5%)	27 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.6%)	75.6	292^nd of 1368 public middle schools	78.7%		66.3	387^th of 1363 public middle schools	71.6%	95		63.8		55.7	64.9	63.9	61.4		38.4	52.9	54.7	48.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	95.2	94.4	$13,374	$344	$13,030
Madison Junior High School	Public	6-8	600 Farrish St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 877-1712	124	10	12.4	97.6%	4 (3.2%)	112 (90.3%)	7 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.3	1190^th of 1368 public middle schools	13.0%		16.8	1180^th of 1363 public middle schools	13.4%	10		16.7		22.2	33.3	40.0	30.2		7.5	7.4	5.7	7.0	100.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	100.0	99.1	100.0	98.3	$21,757	$2,427	$19,331

Frequently Asked Questions about Lewis-Clark Junior High School

What high school do graduates of Lewis-Clark Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Lewis-Clark Junior High School usually go on to attend East Alton-Wood River High School

What district is Lewis-Clark Junior High School in?

Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15

What is the racial makeup of Lewis-Clark Junior High School?

Students at Lewis-Clark Junior High School are 81% White, 8% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lewis-Clark Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 171 students attended Lewis-Clark Junior High School.

Is Lewis-Clark Junior High School a good school?

Lewis-Clark Junior High School ranks 913^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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