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Lowell Elementary School

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Lowell Elementary School ranks 480 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

480^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Lowell Elementary School in Lowell, Ohio, is a small public school serving grades K–5 with just 81 students, part of the Fort Frye Local school district. Its 2025–2026 state rank is 480th of 1,560 elementary schools (69th percentile, 3 stars), an improvement from the 56th percentile the year before, and the school has generally hovered near the middle of Ohio schools with occasional peaks into 4-star territory. About 79% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025 — the highest rate among nearby schools — while chronic absenteeism sits at 7.0%, below the district's 9.4%.

Lowell is far smaller than most neighbors: Marietta Elementary School (628 students), Warren Elementary School (779) and Belpre Elementary School (484) are much larger, and only Salem-Liberty Elementary School (78) is similar in size. Despite having the highest poverty rate in the group, Lowell's 69th-percentile rank beats South Elementary School, Caldwell Elementary School, Belpre, Marietta and Waterford Elementary School, trailing only its same-district peers, Beverly-Center Elementary School (74th) and Salem-Liberty (92nd). English language arts is the standout: in 2025–2026, proficiency topped both district and state averages in grades 3, 4 and 5, including 100% in 5th grade ELA. Math is the weak spot — 3rd grade math was strong at 85%, but 4th grade math fell to 50%, far below the district's 86.4% and the state's 67.3%.

Attendance and class size are real strengths. Chronic absenteeism improved sharply from 13.3% in 2022–2023 to 4.9% in 2024–2025 before rising modestly to 7.0%, lower than nearly every nearby school except Beverly-Center and Salem-Liberty. The student–teacher ratio of 13.6 is also better than most neighbors. Low-income students have historically performed well here, ranking in the 98th percentile statewide in 2021–2022 and staying above average since. Because each grade has so few students, scores swing widely from year to year, so families should look at multi-year patterns rather than any single result.

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,485

Per pupil spending ?

79%

Free/discounted lunch ?

305 Market St
Lowell, OH 45744-7553

(740) 896-2523

District: Fort Frye Local

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.5%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (76% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Ohio median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg81%

Ohio avg64%

480^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Fort Frye Local

165^th of 773Fort Frye Local among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	480 of 1560	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	691 of 1558	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.0	460 of 1577	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	763 of 1596	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.7	286 of 1588	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	722 of 1610	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	839 of 1676	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	829 of 1636	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.5	796 of 1651	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.1	824 of 1678	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.5	361 of 1684	78.6%	★★★★☆
2014	78.8	263 of 1687	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	55.6	1016 of 1701	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.3	1151 of 1709	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.4	1132 of 1686	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.3	724 of 1662	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.3	897 of 1610	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.3	1028 of 1582	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.9	1047 of 1609	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.4	1206 of 1504	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.8	1060 of 1501	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	61.4	653 of 1471	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	66.2	601 of 1518	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	66.6	485 of 1484	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	615 of 1447	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	92.9	28 of 1419	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	53.7	672 of 1404	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	753 of 1465	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.2	592 of 1465	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	81.9	246 of 1518	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	808 of 1499	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.8	773 of 1535	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	879 of 1536	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	563 of 1181	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	24.8	984 of 1175	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.1	600 of 1190	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	905 of 1215	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	75.2	290 of 1242	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	47.2	738 of 1249	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	850 of 1271	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	830 of 1309	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2022)84th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)67th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2018)60th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts85%+20 vs state

Science75%+12 vs state

Mathematics67%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Lowell Elementary School	Public	K-5	305 Market St	Lowell	45744	Washington County	Fort Frye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 896-2523	81	6	13.6	79.0%	79 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	73.2	480^th of 1560 public elementary schools	69.2%		62.1	691^st of 1558 public elementary schools	55.6%	211	75.0		85.0	50.0	66.7				80.0	75.0	100.0					$20,485
Salem-Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	10930 State Route 821	Lower Salem	45745	Washington County	Fort Frye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 585-2252	78	6	13.1	59.0%	69 (88.5%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.7%)	86.7	122^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	92.2%		84.3	185^th of 1558 public elementary schools	88.1%	63	100.0		82.4	100.0	100.0				64.7	91.7	94.1					$21,239
Beverly-Center Elementary School	Public	K-5	510 5th St	Beverly	45715	Washington County	Fort Frye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 984-2371	224	15	14.6	48.7%	213 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	76	410^th of 1560 public elementary schools	73.7%		80.8	280^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.0%	130	83.3		59.2	95.1	86.1				71.4	68.3	88.9					$15,547
Waterford Elementary School	Public	K-8	19701 State Route 339	Waterford	45786	Washington County	Wolf Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 984-2342	428	33	13.1	47.0%	417 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	57.2	775^th of 1560 public elementary schools	50.3%		71.9	491^st of 1558 public elementary schools	68.5%	284	44.4	69.0	76.0	97.6	44.2	57.7	47.9	40.5	58.0	75.6	57.8	63.0	64.2	52.4	100.0	$14,344
Washington School	Public	K-3	401 Washington St	Marietta	45750	Washington County	Marietta City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 374-6520	251	15	16.7	71.7%	221 (88.0%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (4.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)								(n/a)																$12,117
Marietta Elementary School	Public	3-6	242 N 7th St	Marietta	45750	Washington County	Marietta City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 374-6530	628	35	17.9	60.7%	562 (89.5%)	8 (1.3%)	20 (3.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	41.1	1017^th of 1560 public elementary schools	34.8%		37.2	1043^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	33.1%	26	48.4		54.9	58.5	47.2	40.4			56.2	54.4	64.2	52.2				$11,406
Phillips School	Public	K-2	300 Pike St	Marietta	45750	Washington County	Marietta City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 374-6514	204	17	12.0	67.2%	183 (89.7%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)								(n/a)																$15,879
Warren Elementary School	Public	K-4	60 Warrior Dr	Vincent	45784	Washington County	Warren Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 445-5300	779	41	19.0		718 (92.2%)	10 (1.3%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.7%)	71.6	503^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	67.8%		74.3	447^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.3%	56			68.7	81.6					68.3	80.5						$8,793
Caldwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	44350 Fairgrounds Rd	Caldwell	43724	Noble County	Caldwell Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 732-4614	511	39	13.2		497 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	55.2	808^th of 1560 public elementary schools	48.2%		50.7	885^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.2%	77	67.3	47.5	47.4	73.3	63.5	57.1	2.2	39.7	63.2	57.8	67.3	58.9	43.9	41.0	78.6	$14,056
South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3555 State Route 792	Stockport	43787	Morgan County	Morgan Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 559-2377	277	18	15.3		229 (82.7%)	10 (3.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.6%)	46.7	943^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	39.6%		69.1	545^th of 1558 public elementary schools	65.0%	398	53.3		82.1	68.8	56.7				53.6	48.4	53.3					$12,788

Frequently Asked Questions about Lowell Elementary School

How many students attend Lowell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 81 students attended Lowell Elementary School.

Is Lowell Elementary School a good school?

Lowell Elementary School ranks 480^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Lowell Elementary School in?

Fort Frye Local

What is the racial makeup of Lowell Elementary School?

Students at Lowell Elementary School are 98% White, 2% Two or more races.

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