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Lewis & Clark Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Lewis & Clark Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 227 students in grades PK-5 in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The school is part of the South Sioux City Community Schools district, which is ranked 162 out of 182 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lewis & Clark Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Nebraska elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating for most of the past decade. The school's academic performance lags significantly behind state and district averages, with only 33-45% of students proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to state averages of 58-61%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16-24%, well above the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While the other elementary schools in the South Sioux City Community Schools district generally perform better than Lewis & Clark, they still lag behind state averages in many areas. One notable exception is Harney Elementary, which has performed significantly better than the other South Sioux City schools, ranking in the top half of Nebraska elementary schools. When comparing Lewis & Clark to schools in the neighboring Ponca Public Schools and Homer Community Schools districts, the performance gap becomes even more pronounced, with those districts generally outperforming the South Sioux City schools across the board.

253

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,385

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 2nd Ave
South Sioux City, NE 68776-1933

(402) 494-1917

District: So Sioux City Community Schools

Students who attend Lewis & Clark Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	South Sioux City Middle School
High:	South Sioux High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.4%

White:

9.9%

Asian:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2014 → 20th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (40% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Nebraska average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg48%

Nebraska avg58%

Not ranked this year

Lewis & Clark Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

109^th of 118So Sioux City Community Schools among Nebraska 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	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	23.6	344 of 428	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	335 of 459	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	414 of 457	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	414 of 442	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	365 of 452	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	359 of 450	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	399 of 459	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.6	416 of 480	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	428 of 488	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.5	396 of 483	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	437 of 485	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.7	434 of 480	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.8	455 of 473	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	33.4	414 of 502	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	64.2	162 of 471	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.5	132 of 478	72.4%	★★★★☆
2007	35.6	328 of 430	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	76.4	66 of 418	84.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	64.6	14 of 54	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	19 of 76	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	47.3	31 of 60	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	30 of 63	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	29.2	258 of 349	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	306 of 337	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	298 of 318	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	237 of 349	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	273 of 341	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	50.5	20 of 53	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.4	10 of 108	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	36.4	59 of 81	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	51 of 68	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	44 of 90	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	33 of 81	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	55.5	144 of 312	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.8	201 of 259	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	218 of 264	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	179 of 298	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	116 of 281	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	29.4	281 of 366	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	284 of 356	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	303 of 367	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	288 of 347	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+54 vs school

Hispanic (2024)62nd percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)54th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2023)26th percentile~ school

Male (2023)23rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-18 vs state

Mathematics39%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Lewis & Clark Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)					NSCAS Mathematics (2025)				NSCAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lewis & Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 2nd Ave	South Sioux City	68776	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 494-1917	253	22	11.3	84.6%	25 (9.9%)	4 (1.6%)	201 (79.4%)	7 (2.8%)	7 (2.8%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)								(n/a)					40.5				39.2			$18,385	$2,150	$15,362
Covington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2116 A Street	South Sioux City	68776	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 494-4238	408	34	12.0	74.5%	47 (11.5%)	67 (16.4%)	253 (62.0%)	4 (1.0%)	17 (4.2%)	11 (2.7%)	9 (2.2%)	16	263^rd of 294 public elementary schools	10.5%		34.8	311^th of 428 public elementary schools	27.3%	48	47.8	51.4			44.9		61.4	33.3	46.8			$15,882	$1,873	$12,977
Harney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Arbor Drive	South Sioux City	68776	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 494-1446	328	32	10.2	76.2%	22 (6.7%)	82 (25.0%)	198 (60.4%)	6 (1.8%)	11 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	28.1	232^nd of 294 public elementary schools	21.1%		61.3	186^th of 428 public elementary schools	56.5%	46	44.4	64.9	39.2		49.7	46.8	64.9	74.5	61.2	78.4	78.4	$17,484	$2,143	$14,265
Cardinal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 E 29th Street	South Sioux City	68776	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 494-1662	424	32	13.3	60.6%	65 (15.3%)	30 (7.1%)	295 (69.6%)	10 (2.4%)	9 (2.1%)	9 (2.1%)	6 (1.4%)	47.6	166^th of 294 public elementary schools	43.5%		54.2	234^th of 428 public elementary schools	45.3%	68	56.1	63.5	46.2		55.2	66.7	77.8	73.9	72.7	84.6	84.6	$16,673	$1,031	$14,521
Dakota City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Locust St	Dakota City	68731	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 987-3363	246	23	10.8	66.7%	67 (27.2%)	5 (2.0%)	154 (62.6%)	14 (5.7%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	51.9	152^nd of 294 public elementary schools	48.3%		23.2	347^th of 428 public elementary schools	18.9%	195			68.1		52.5	50.0		78.7	61.5	83.0	83.0	$17,911	$1,154	$15,305
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	223 N John St	Jackson	68743	Dakota County	Ponca Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 632-4276	116	9	12.5	15.5%	112 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$20,582	$1,827	$16,965
Homer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	212 S 3rd	Homer	68030	Dakota County	Homer Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 698-2377	245	21	11.8	46.5%	192 (78.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	4 (1.6%)	30 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	61.1	119^th of 294 public elementary schools	59.5%		40.1	293^rd of 428 public elementary schools	31.5%	174	68.0			63.6	48.0	76.0			63.0			$17,062	$831	$13,285
Ponca Elementary School	Public	3-6	505 3rd St	Ponca	68770	Dixon County	Ponca Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 755-5700	128	11	11.9	24.2%	119 (93.0%)	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	77.7	57^th of 294 public elementary schools	80.6%		82.9	52^nd of 428 public elementary schools	87.9%	5	77.8	71.4	70.0	78.6	74.4		80.0		86.8			$21,303	$600	$17,317
Winnebago Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	202 Osborne St	Winnebago	68071	Thurston County	Winnebago Public Schools District 17	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 878-2224	438	43	10.2		4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	415 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)								(n/a)												$30,895	$3,793	$23,832

Frequently Asked Questions about Lewis & Clark Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Lewis & Clark Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lewis & Clark Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Sioux City Middle School
High : South Sioux High School

How many students attend Lewis & Clark Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Lewis & Clark Elementary School.

What district is Lewis & Clark Elementary School in?

So Sioux City Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Lewis & Clark Elementary School?

Students at Lewis & Clark Elementary School are 79% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% Asian, 3% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

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