Lowell Elementary School is located in Waterloo, IA and is one of 11 elementary schools in Waterloo School District. It is a public school that serves 377 students in grades PK-5.
Lowell Elementary School made AYP in 2007. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Iowa in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Lowell Elementary School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Lowell Elementary School had 13 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Iowa average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Lowell Elementary School's students and teachers.more
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 377
47%53%
Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Lowell Elementary School had 88% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Iowa had 38% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.
The Waterloo spends $8,492 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 66% on instruction, 30% on support services, 5% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Waterloo District
13:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2011, Lowell Elementary School had 13 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Iowa average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
The Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) are annual norm-referenced tests used to measure a student's mastery of certain subjects. ITBS results are compared to other students' results across the nation.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students are assessed in reading and math in grades 3 through 8.
How is it Scored?
Students are scored on a percentile rank. The goal is for all students to score at or above the 40th percentile.
The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For Iowa, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2007 Iowa Test of Basic Skills Results and Iowa Test of Educational Development (ITED) Results for all subjects tested.more...
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