Summary:
Zip code 49756 is home to just one elementary school, Lewiston Elementary School, which serves 157 students in grades K-5 as part of the Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools district in this rural northern Michigan community.
Lewiston Elementary stands out for its high level of economic need, with 77% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, yet the school invests heavily in its students, spending $15,820 per pupil. This investment appears to support a positive school climate, as the chronic absenteeism rate of 18.4% is notably lower than both the district average (21.2%) and the state average (27.9%). The school has also shown recent improvement in its state ranking, climbing from the 28th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 36th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 2-star rating after previously holding just 1 star. With a student-teacher ratio of 18.1 to 1, class sizes are moderate for a school of this size.
Academically, the school presents a mixed but interesting picture. A clear strength emerges in 5th grade, where students significantly outperform both district and state averages in Science (53.8% proficient vs. 40.4% district and 40% state) and hold their own in ELA (42.3% vs. 34.6% district and 43.8% state). This contrasts sharply with 3rd-grade performance, where ELA proficiency sits at just 13.3% compared to the state's 38.2%. This gap suggests either substantial academic growth between 3rd and 5th grade or a particularly strong current 5th-grade cohort. Across most subjects and grade levels, Lewiston Elementary tends to outperform its own district average while still lagging behind state averages—for instance, in 5th-grade Math, the school's 26.9% proficiency exceeds the district's 19.2% but falls short of the state's 32.2%. For parents, this indicates a school that is a relative strength within its local district, with promising signs in upper elementary science and a dedicated approach to supporting its high-need population.
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