Summary:
Lowell School District 71 in Oregon serves elementary students at two small schools: Lundy Elementary School (grades K–6, 176 students) and Mountain View Academy (grades K–8, 138 students), which share the same campus address in Lowell. The district ranks 58th of 141 in Oregon, at the 59th percentile with 3 stars. Because both schools are small, a grade-level percentage can move several points with just a few students, so single-grade results should be read with care.
In academics, both schools score above district and state averages in English language arts and math, but fall short in science — the clearest shared weakness. Lundy Elementary School has the stronger overall proficiency profile, at 54.5% in ELA and 39.6% in math, and improved sharply in rank from 361st of 706 schools to 243rd of 709 between 2024–25 and 2025–26. Mountain View Academy shows a different pattern: solid middle-grade results, including 64.7% in 7th grade ELA and 30.8% in 8th grade math, but a decline from 191st of 706 to 284th of 709. Lundy's 5th grade math stands out at 12%, far below district and state.
Attendance and resources separate the two schools. Mountain View Academy has the better attendance record, with 24.8% chronic absenteeism versus 35.1% at Lundy Elementary School; the district is 32.0% and the state 33.5%. Reported per-student spending differs dramatically — $20,205 at Lundy versus $3,430 at Mountain View — a gap that may reflect a reporting difference and should be verified. Lundy also has a lower student/teacher ratio (12.2 vs 16.0) and a higher free/reduced lunch share (77.27% vs 69.57%). Families comparing them should note Mountain View serves grades 7 and 8, which Lundy does not.
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