The top reported proficiency rate is 48% in English language arts. The lowest is 28% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Lewis & Clark Elementary School
Lewis & Clark Elementary sits on Grace Drive in Pocatello, serving kindergarten through fifth grade as part of Pocatello-Chubbuck School District 25. It is a regular public school, neither a charter nor a magnet. The enrollment is moderate for an elementary building, with a relatively even distribution across the grades it serves.
Pocatello is the county seat of Bannock County and the principal city of its metropolitan area in southeastern Idaho. Idaho State University anchors the community, bringing a campus presence that includes the Stephens Performing Arts Center and Holt Arena. The local economy mixes higher education, manufacturing (Amy's Kitchen, ON Semiconductor), healthcare (Portneuf Medical Center), and financial services (Idaho Central Credit Union). The Portneuf River winds along the city's western side, and a greenway trail system follows it, with several miles built and more planned. Publicly reported sources indicate the FBI is building a data center in the city as part of a broader consolidation effort. The poverty rate is a meaningful portion of the population.
The housing market here is comparatively affordable. Typical home values in the school's zip code sit below the state benchmark, and rents run well below what a monthly mortgage would cost at current interest rates. For families weighing renting versus buying, the gap between rent and mortgage payments is wide, with renting meaningfully cheaper.
At Lewis & Clark, a majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with a sizable Hispanic population and smaller shares of American Indian and Alaska Native students and students of two or more races. Data on individualized education programs and English learner status was not available.
On the most recent state assessments, the ISAT, proficiency patterns varied by grade and subject. In English language arts, a slim majority of third and fourth graders reached proficiency, while fifth grade results fell below that. Math followed a similar arc, with fourth grade the strongest and fifth grade the weakest. Science, tested only in fifth grade, showed a smaller share of students reaching proficiency than in either math or English language arts. Average scale scores were not reported. Participation rates were also missing from the available data. No multi-year trend could be reliably computed.
A parent looking at these results might note the drop-off in fifth grade across subjects, particularly in science, and ask the school what supports are in place for upper-elementary students and how science instruction is structured. The grade-level data suggests that earlier grades are building solid foundations, and the question is what happens as content becomes more complex in the upper grades.
The district has recently adjusted elementary attendance areas to balance enrollment and capacity across schools. A family's address determines which elementary school a child attends, and the boundaries have shifted. Anyone considering a home in the Lewis & Clark zone should confirm the current attendance map with the district, as previously assigned addresses may have changed.
District-wide, Pocatello-Chubbuck has committed to Visible Learning, which shifts focus from what students are learning to how they are learning, and to Restorative Practices, aimed at nurturing healthy relationships and building strong school communities. These approaches shape the classroom environment across the district's schools.
Because Lewis & Clark serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and the school does not have AP, dual-credit, or career-pathway data, as those programs operate at the secondary level. Civil-rights data, discipline figures, staffing ratios, and attendance rates were not available in the provided records. Title I status was also not reported. Without these pieces, the picture of school climate and student support is incomplete, and a parent may want to ask the school directly about those areas.
What the data does show is an elementary school serving a working- and middle-class community in a city with a university presence and an affordable housing market, where test results are mixed across grade levels, strongest in the middle elementary years, and where the district is actively managing enrollment boundaries and investing in pedagogical approaches centered on visible learning and restorative practices.
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