Lewis

The Lewis area has one listed school, Lewis Elementary, serving prekindergarten through sixth grade and enrolling 72 students. Its 2025–26 results show a clear split by subject: all-grades proficiency was 80% in science and 59% in English language arts (ELA), compared with 38% and 46% statewide, while math proficiency was 26% compared with 41% statewide. The clearest academic concern is math, where the school trailed Kansas by 15 percentage points.

Science stands out as the school’s strongest subject relative to the state, and math is its weakest. The all-grades science advantage was 42 percentage points, while the ELA advantage was 13 points; math was 15 points below the state. Fifth grade showed the same pattern: science proficiency was 80% versus 46% statewide, and ELA was 70% versus 51%, but math was 20% versus 45%—a 25-point shortfall. Because only one school is listed, there are no local school-to-school leaders or comparisons.

Results changed in opposite directions in ELA and math from 2024–25 to 2025–26. ELA rose by 18 percentage points at the school, while Kansas rose by 1 point; Lewis moved from 3 points below the state to 13 points above it. Math fell by 12 points while the state rose by 2, leaving Lewis 15 points below Kansas. Separately, SchoolDigger lists the school at 4 stars and the 76th percentile for its district ranking; its statewide percentile standing rose from the 13th percentile in 2023–24 to the 68th in 2025–26. The school has a 7.2:1 student–teacher ratio, a 69% free/reduced-lunch rate, and 26% chronic absenteeism, compared with 18% statewide; these figures provide context, not an explanation for the test results.