Summary:
Lowell, Ohio is served by a single school: Lowell Elementary School, a K–5 elementary with 81 students in the Fort Frye Local district. Because there is no middle or high school in the city listing, families here move into the district's secondary schools after fifth grade. The school serves a high-needs population — 79.01% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch — and has a student-teacher ratio of 13.6.
English Language Arts is the school's clearest strength. In 2025–2026 it scored 100% proficient in 5th-grade ELA, 80% in 3rd grade, and 75% in 4th grade, beating the district in every ELA grade and far exceeding the state in all of them. Third-grade math was also strong at 85%, above the district's 69.8% and the state's 62.1%, and 5th-grade science reached 75%, above the state's 62.7% though below the district's 86.2%. The main weak spot is 4th-grade math at 50%, below both the district's 86.4% and the state's 67.3%. Overall, the school outperformed the state in 6 of 7 reported tests in 2025–2026, compared with only 2 of 7 the prior year. It still trails its district in math and science, especially in grades 4 and 5.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.0%, lower than the district's 9.4%, a positive sign for engagement. Rank history has been volatile: the school moved from the 71st percentile with 4 stars in 2023–2024 to the 56th percentile with 3 stars in 2024–2025, then rebounded to the 69th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, still below the district's 79th percentile and 4 stars. With only 81 students, grade-level cohorts are tiny, so single-year swings should be read cautiously. Note also that per-student spending data ($10,202) dates to 2018–2019 and is outdated.
Thank you for your feedback!