Lewis Elementary School
Public elementary school in Excelsior Springs, Missouri · Excelsior Springs 40 School District · Grades K–5
Lewis Elementary School serves 354 students in grades K–5 in Excelsior Springs (Clay County). It is one of 7 schools in Excelsior Springs 40 School District. By enrollment it is the 525th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 12.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 27.75 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Excelsior Springs 40 School District |
| County | Clay County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291165000417 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Excelsior Springs 40 | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 354 | 2,661 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 13.8 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.1% | 48.7% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 57% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Lewis Elementary School in context
Size
Lewis Elementary School is the 2nd largest of Excelsior Springs 40 School District's 3 elementary schools; its 354 students are 13.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 6.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 252; Lewis Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is kindergarten with 65 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 52, against an average of 59 per grade. This year grade 5 has 14% fewer students than kindergarten (56 against 65). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 81.4% here and 81.6% across Excelsior Springs 40. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.7% across Excelsior Springs 40 and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 26.6% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 27.75 full-time-equivalent teachers for 354 students, Lewis Elementary School has 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 354 students would have about 28.8 teachers, so Lewis Elementary School has 1.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Lewis Elementary School is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, fringe. The nearest other elementary school is Cornerstone Elementary School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 9 other elementary schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 81.4% |
| Hispanic | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 5.6% |
| Black | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
46.6% of students are girls and 53.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 65 |
| Grade 1 | 62 |
| Grade 2 | 52 |
| Grade 3 | 60 |
| Grade 4 | 59 |
| Grade 5 | 56 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
501 Leavenworth Street, Excelsior Springs, MO 64024
Phone: (816)630-9290
Website: essd40.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lewis Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Elementary School | Excelsior Springs 40 | 1.5 mi | 466 | 13.8 | 40.8% |
| Elkhorn Elementary School | Excelsior Springs 40 | 5.7 mi | 239 | 11.8 | 51% |
| Southview Elementary School | Kearney R-I | 6.4 mi | 455 | 14.2 | 16.7% |
| Lens | Kearney R-I | 6.4 mi | 60 | 13.5 | 20% |
| Southwest Elementary School | Lawson R-XIV | 6.7 mi | 439 | 13.4 | 27.3% |
| Hawthorne Elementary School | Kearney R-I | 7.1 mi | 264 | 12.9 | 8.3% |
| Kearney Elementary School | Kearney R-I | 7.4 mi | 223 | 11.5 | 32.3% |
| Missouri City Elementary School | Missouri City 56 | 7.4 mi | 14 | 4.2 | 35.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Excelsior Springs 40
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 466 |
| Elkhorn Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 239 |
| Excelsior Springs Ear Chld Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 151 |
| Excelsior Springs High School | High | 9–12 | 764 |
| Excelsior Springs Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 540 |
| Excelsior Springs Technical High School | High | 10–12 | 147 |