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Lowell Elementary

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Lowell Elementary ranks 593 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

593^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lowell Elementary is a consistently top-performing K-5 public school serving 609 students in the Long Beach Unified School District, ranking in the 90th percentile statewide for the 2024-2025 year.

The school excels academically, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science far exceeding district and state averages, and it achieves this high level of success for all students, including those from historically underserved subgroups. A standout feature is Lowell's remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 15.6%, which is less than half the rate of some nearby schools like Willard Elementary (34.2%) and Bryant Elementary (33.3%). Furthermore, Lowell accomplishes these results with moderate per-student spending, demonstrating efficient resource use compared to other schools that spend more for lower outcomes.

Lowell is part of a notable cluster of high-performing schools in its neighborhood, alongside Naples Elementary and Fremont Elementary. The school shows particular strength in science instruction and has successfully re-engaged students post-pandemic, with attendance improving faster than the district average. While the school maintains consistent excellence, internal data shows a focus on supporting all learners, with especially strong recent progress for students in special education.

609

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,651

Per pupil spending ?

23.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5201 East Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90803-1803

(562) 433-6757

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Lowell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rogers Middle
High:	Wilson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.4%

Hispanic:

26.6%

Two or more races:

12.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Long Beach Unified

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg42%

California avg41%

593^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 53Elementary Schools in the Long Beach Unified

606^th of 1,543Long Beach Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	593 of 5857	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	94.5	380 of 5869	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	720 of 5859	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	896 of 5883	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	93.9	103 of 1417	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	357 of 5789	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	393 of 5662	93.1%	★★★★★
2017	95.6	290 of 5692	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	92.5	471 of 5614	91.6%	★★★★★
2015	93.6	408 of 5611	92.7%	★★★★★
2013	94.2	168 of 5530	97.0%	★★★★★
2012	90.3	405 of 5390	92.5%	★★★★★
2011	93.8	191 of 5377	96.4%	★★★★★
2010	94.2	185 of 5314	96.5%	★★★★★
2009	96.0	108 of 5193	97.9%	★★★★★
2008	91.1	422 of 5113	91.7%	★★★★★
2007	96.6	128 of 5113	97.5%	★★★★★
2006	95.7	173 of 4818	96.4%	★★★★★
2005	95.0	222 of 4822	95.4%	★★★★★
2004	95.2	225 of 4809	95.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	73.4	383 of 2227	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	93.8	109 of 2585	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	177 of 2128	91.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	471 of 5597	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	221 of 5612	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	556 of 5609	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	972 of 5635	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	92.0	122 of 1267	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	141 of 5492	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	313 of 5413	94.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	504 of 5107	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	316 of 5107	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	335 of 5087	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	525 of 5084	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	278 of 4963	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	279 of 4830	94.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	399 of 5460	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	390 of 5517	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	75.8	956 of 5363	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.9	1801 of 5264	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.7	246 of 5173	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	531 of 5084	89.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	646 of 5628	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	610 of 5643	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	859 of 5638	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	819 of 5663	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	93.4	94 of 1272	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	681 of 5510	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	92.2	436 of 5431	92.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	282 of 718	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.1	46 of 339	86.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	163 of 2847	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	76.6	400 of 2635	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	619 of 2420	74.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	204 of 2598	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	141 of 2651	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	79.0	475 of 2661	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	594 of 2726	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	212 of 2834	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	192 of 2737	93.0%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)83rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)61st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Mathematics67%+30 vs state

Science66%+34 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

I'd recommend Lowell to other parents. It is in a safe neighborhood, and the educators and education of are of high standard. Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, March 11, 2019

I attended Lowell in 2008-2010, and it was the best elementary school I attended in Long Beach. My opinion being formulated, having attended 4 other elementary schools in Long Beach. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 11, 2014

Parents are snobs and school only cares about numbers, not the students themselves. We pulled our child out of this school and he is excelling at a school that is less focused on the numbers. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	5201 East Broadway	Long Beach	90803	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 433-6757	609	24	25.5	23.2%	295 (48.4%)	33 (5.4%)	162 (26.6%)	42 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (12.3%)	91.3	593^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	89.9%		94.5	380^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.5%	213	66.3	66.3	75.0	74.0	78.3	75.6	77.9	58.3	63.9	67.1							$19,651	$3,427	$16,224
Naples Elementary	Public	K-5	5537 The Toledo	Long Beach	90803	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 433-0489	338	13	25.7	25.7%	162 (47.9%)	6 (1.8%)	107 (31.7%)	23 (6.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.9%)	95.2	314^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.6%		96.3	238^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.9%	76	70.0	70.0	86.7	68.2	92.0	82.7	86.7	68.2	74.0	76.3							$18,145	$3,773	$14,372
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	4000 East Fourth St.	Long Beach	90814	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 439-6873	451	16	28.9	39.2%	153 (33.9%)	24 (5.3%)	181 (40.1%)	30 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	60 (13.3%)	89	711^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.9%		95.3	321^st of 5869 public elementary schools	94.5%	390	67.5	67.5	68.6	67.5	81.9	72.6	68.2	56.6	66.3	63.8	74.2	79.6	83.9	80.7	81.7	81.7	$17,032	$3,019	$14,013
Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	257 Coronado Ave.	Long Beach	90803	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 439-6897	320	15	21.3	68.1%	43 (13.4%)	53 (16.6%)	177 (55.3%)	20 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.1%)	44.7	2908^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.4%		43	2995^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.0%	87	21.4	21.4	33.9	48.2	52.4	44.1	33.9	42.6	38.1	38.2	96.4						$24,370	$4,577	$19,793
Bryant Elementary	Public	K-5	4101 East Fountain St.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 498-3802	364	15	24.2	70.6%	19 (5.2%)	49 (13.5%)	237 (65.1%)	34 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	51.6	2520^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.0%		47.6	2696^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.1%	176	31.3	31.3	42.0	48.3	56.3	48.0	38.6	40.7	41.7	40.1	94.0	96.0		94.0	94.0	94.0	$26,364	$5,850	$20,514
Kettering Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Silvera Ave.	Long Beach	90803	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 598-9486	348	17	21.0	32.2%	115 (33.0%)	35 (10.1%)	109 (31.3%)	47 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (11.5%)	90.5	628^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.3%		89.8	711^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.9%	83	53.3	53.3	73.9	75.0	68.9	72.6	76.1	84.1	57.8	72.6	90.4	92.3		92.3	90.4	92.3	$24,134	$5,413	$18,721
Willard Elementary	Public	K-5	1055 Freeman Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 438-9934	534	19	28.1	75.5%	12 (2.2%)	69 (12.9%)	386 (72.3%)	47 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (2.8%)	26.6	4260^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%		35.6	3472^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.8%	788	13.5	13.5	24.4	36.8	38.9	33.5	31.0	32.6	19.1	27.5	91.7	97.3	97.3		94.5	95.4	$18,426	$3,900	$14,526
Gant Elementary	Public	K-5	1854 Britton Dr.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 430-3384	657	28	23.4	26.0%	219 (33.3%)	39 (5.9%)	206 (31.4%)	89 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	101 (15.4%)	95.3	302^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.8%		96	263^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.5%	39	57.8	57.8	84.7	76.6	86.3	82.5	84.7	76.6	71.6	77.8	97.0	97.0			97.8		$19,156	$3,585	$15,571
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Junipero Ave.	Long Beach	90814	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 439-0997	538	21	26.2	81.8%	29 (5.4%)	77 (14.3%)	386 (71.7%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.5%)	45.9	2838^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.5%		47.5	2701^st of 5869 public elementary schools	54.0%	137	29.4	29.4	41.6	43.7	51.2	45.5	38.0	34.9	34.5	35.7	97.2		97.2		98.2		$20,222	$4,037	$16,185
Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary	Public	K-5	1620 Temple Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 494-5101	615	26	24.1	87.2%	6 (1.0%)	63 (10.2%)	437 (71.1%)	77 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.2%)	33.2	3706^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.7%		32.2	3769^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.8%	63	14.0	14.0	37.3	34.5	42.9	37.7	27.3	39.7	26.7	31.7	96.4		97.9		97.9		$19,202	$3,456	$15,746

Frequently Asked Questions about Lowell Elementary

How many students attend Lowell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 609 students attended Lowell Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lowell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lowell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rogers Middle
High : Wilson High

Is Lowell Elementary a good school?

Lowell Elementary ranks 593^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lowell Elementary in?

Long Beach Unified

What is the racial makeup of Lowell Elementary?

Students at Lowell Elementary are 48% White, 27% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 5% African American.

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