Lowell Elementary School

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Regular School · Waterloo, IA

Lowell Elementary School is a regular school school in Waterloo, Iowa, serving grades PK–05 with 538 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

538

Teachers (FTE)

42.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	145	27%
Black or African American	145	27%
Hispanic/Latino	128	24%
Two or more races	64	12%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	31	6%
Asian	24	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	538	288M / 250F

English Language Learners: 49 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40-44%	64.9%	135
Reading Proficiency	40-44%	68.7%	135
Science Proficiency	20-29%	—	38

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.56 grade levels

Math

+0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

10 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

17.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	538	100%

Contact & Location

1628 Washington St

Waterloo, IA 50702

Phone: (319)433-1900

District

Waterloo Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,702

District enrollment: 10,527

Other Schools in District

Cunningham School Elementary
Fred Becker Elementary School Elementary
Highland Elementary School Elementary
Irving Elementary School Elementary
Kingsley Elementary School Elementary
Kittrell Elementary School Elementary
Lincoln Elementary School Elementary
Lou Henry Elementary School Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50702) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

193048001731

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD