Lowell Elementary School

Public PK, KG-5

 1058 E Mercer St
       Seattle, WA  98102-5032


(206) 252-3020

District: Seattle School District No. 1

SchoolDigger Rank:
720th of 1,169 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $27,921 Help


Students who attend Lowell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Edmonds S. Meany Middle School
High:    Garfield High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.5 Help
Number of students:  331

Racial breakdown:

African American:
29.3%
Hispanic:
20.2%
White:
19.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  69.8% Help


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Compare Details Lowell Elementary School ranks worse than 61.6% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 57th among 72 ranked elementary schools in the Seattle School District No. 1. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.87. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Lowell Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (29.3%), Hispanic (20.2%), White (19.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 69.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lowell Elementary School is 11.5, which is the 5th best among 72 elementary schools in the Seattle School District No. 1. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lowell Elementary School is $27,921, which is the 11th highest among 72 elementary schools in the Seattle School District No. 1.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Lowell Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lowell Elementary School 720th of 1169 Washington public elementary schools. (See Lowell Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
Male students:
African American students:
White students:


Seattle School District No. 1:

SchoolDigger ranks Seattle School District No. 1 42nd of 249 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lowell Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Lowell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 97.75 5th 1026 99.5%
2005 98.06 1st 1031 99.9%
2006 97.77 2nd 1051 99.8%
2007 97.91 2nd 1069 99.8%
2008 97.91 2nd 1067 99.8%
2009 96.69 4th 1072 99.6%
2010 93.28 26th 1088 97.6%
2011 93.31 28th 1092 97.4%
2012 91.58 41st 1097 96.3%
2013 16.55 1000th 1106 9.6%
2015 15.72 944th 1067 11.5%
2016 25.74 827th 1053 21.5%
2017 13.18 958th 1056 9.3%
2018 10.09 994th 1054 5.7%
2019 43.10 661st 1130 41.5%
2021 43.45 583rd 1107 47.3%
2022 26.56 870th 1169 25.6%
2023 37.87 720th 1169 38.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lowell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 77.58 39th 254 84.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lowell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.21 774th 835 7.3%
2019 66.68 262nd 979 73.2%
2021 49.50 387th 854 54.7%
2022 35.05 699th 1019 31.4%
2023 47.30 534th 1013 47.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Lowell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 44.95 8th 14 42.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Lowell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.36 926th 1004 7.8%
2019 45.56 618th 1068 42.1%
2021 35.61 624th 1008 38.1%
2022 26.38 830th 1100 24.5%
2023 38.80 657th 1094 39.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Lowell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.85 944th 999 5.5%
2019 45.16 607th 1075 43.5%
2021 45.02 531st 1025 48.2%
2022 21.14 906th 1113 18.6%
2023 31.46 766th 1099 30.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Lowell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.15 163rd 169 3.6%
2019 20.49 172nd 201 14.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Lowell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.47 82nd 107 23.4%
2019 34.17 79th 110 28.2%
2021 40.44 22nd 47 53.2%
2022 41.33 55th 108 49.1%
2023 39.08 41st 66 37.9%
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Rank History for White students at Lowell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 75.40 205th 943 78.3%
2022 49.10 518th 1031 49.8%
2023 78.06 213th 1011 78.9%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Monday, July 25, 2011

Open Quote Used to be a good school. Now its sad, violence and swearing in the class. Discrimination. Physical and verbal attacks by students, things you hear of in high school not elementary. Even drugs. Very sad to see something that was so great fall so far. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Open Quote Every child is valued at Lowell, and taught according to his/her abilities. The principal, teachers, therapists, and aides are exceptional. The atmosphere at the school is warm and inclusive, and there is a real effort to promote diversity in every respect. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Lowell Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 91 139 101 24 14 n/a n/a 0 369
1989 75 155 92 23 11 n/a n/a 0 356
1990 86 133 27 13 3 n/a n/a 0 262
1991 99 123 26 15 3 n/a n/a 0 266
1992 77 104 29 14 4 n/a n/a 0 228
1993 76 84 26 23 3 n/a n/a 0 212
1994 62 105 42 31 3 n/a n/a 0 243
1995 61 100 27 27 5 n/a n/a 0 220
1996 61 100 27 27 5 n/a n/a 0 220
1997 74 94 34 23 4 n/a n/a 0 229
1998 295 39 59 24 6 n/a n/a 0 423
1999 296 36 62 25 5 n/a n/a 0 424
2000 259 41 74 17 9 n/a n/a 0 400
2001 267 40 78 15 6 n/a n/a 0 406
2002 305 39 110 20 5 n/a n/a 0 479
2003 305 39 110 20 5 n/a n/a 0 479
2004 295 25 114 17 2 n/a n/a 0 453
2005 357 25 106 18 6 n/a n/a 0 512
2006 322 20 104 17 5 n/a n/a 0 468
2007 361 19 121 25 3 n/a n/a 0 529
2008 336 18 114 21 5 n/a n/a 0 494
2009 386 22 110 20 5 n/a n/a 0 543
2010 284 63 73 24 5 n/a n/a 0 449
2011 351 63 72 34 2 0 39 0 561
2012 392 61 87 35 2 0 55 0 632
2013 68 64 27 23 1 0 21 0 204
2014 75 62 33 15 2 0 24 0 211
2015 105 83 35 23 3 1 36 0 286
2016 93 95 53 36 7 4 45 0 333
2017 93 96 74 35 3 3 40 0 344
2018 86 101 76 45 1 9 52 0 370
2019 64 75 62 40 2 3 40 0 286
2020 64 84 53 42 2 2 47 1 295
2021 59 83 48 43 1 2 41 1 278
2022 67 77 43 48 3 6 37 4 285
2023 64 97 40 67 4 9 44 6 331

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lowell Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 369 26.0 14.1 0
1989 356 30.0 11.8 n/a
1990 262 22.2 11.8 0
1991 266 20.9 12.7 n/a
1992 228 21.0 10.8 n/a
1993 212 20.0 10.6 n/a
1994 243 21.4 11.4 n/a
1995 220 16.5 13.3 n/a
1996 220 16.5 13.3 n/a
1997 229 16.0 14.3 n/a
1998 423 21.0 20.1 n/a
1999 424 21.0 20.2 n/a
2000 400 21.0 19.0 n/a
2001 406 23.0 17.7 n/a
2002 479 25.8 18.6 9.2
2003 479 25.8 18.6 9.2
2004 453 26.0 17.4 9.5
2005 512 26.5 19.3 7
2006 468 30.3 15.4 7.5
2007 529 29.9 17.7 7
2008 494 30.9 16.0 7.3
2009 543 30.4 17.9 7
2010 449 27.5 16.3 20.5
2011 561 29.3 19.1 16.4
2012 632 37.1 17.0 17.4
2013 204 16.8 12.1 47.1
2014 211 n/a n/a 53.6
2015 286 24.0 11.9 45.5
2016 333 25.0 13.3 43.2
2017 344 28.3 12.1 57.6
2018 370 28.1 13.1 63.5
2019 286 29.8 9.5 64.3
2020 295 28.5 10.3 58.3
2021 278 31.5 8.8 59.7
2022 285 28.9 9.8 50.2
2023 331 28.6 11.5 69.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lowell Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 369 26.0 14.1 0
1989 356 30.0 11.8 n/a
1990 262 22.2 11.8 0
1991 266 20.9 12.7 n/a
1992 228 21.0 10.8 n/a
1993 212 20.0 10.6 n/a
1994 243 21.4 11.4 n/a
1995 220 16.5 13.3 n/a
1996 220 16.5 13.3 n/a
1997 229 16.0 14.3 n/a
1998 423 21.0 20.1 n/a
1999 424 21.0 20.2 n/a
2000 400 21.0 19.0 n/a
2001 406 23.0 17.7 n/a
2002 479 25.8 18.6 9.2
2003 479 25.8 18.6 9.2
2004 453 26.0 17.4 9.5
2005 512 26.5 19.3 7
2006 468 30.3 15.4 7.5
2007 529 29.9 17.7 7
2008 494 30.9 16.0 7.3
2009 543 30.4 17.9 7
2010 449 27.5 16.3 20.5
2011 561 29.3 19.1 16.4
2012 632 37.1 17.0 17.4
2013 204 16.8 12.1 47.1
2014 211 n/a n/a 53.6
2015 286 24.0 11.9 45.5
2016 333 25.0 13.3 43.2
2017 344 28.3 12.1 57.6
2018 370 28.1 13.1 63.5
2019 286 29.8 9.5 64.3
2020 295 28.5 10.3 58.3
2021 278 31.5 8.8 59.7
2022 285 28.9 9.8 50.2
2023 331 28.6 11.5 69.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Lowell Elementary School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussisMeaslesMumpsRubellaTetanus
201680.0%0.0%1.8%0.0%87.3%90.9%83.6%87.3%87.3%90.9%
201777.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.5%86.2%89.7%89.7%84.5%89.7%89.7%
201877.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%83.6%82.0%93.4%80.3%83.6%82.0%
201987.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.1%91.5%89.4%95.7%93.6%95.7%89.4%
202092.2%2.0%0.0%2.0%2.0%96.1%94.1%96.1%96.1%94.1%96.1%96.1%96.1%94.1%
202186.7%0.0%0.0%2.2%0.0%88.9%86.7%93.3%88.9%86.7%91.1%91.1%91.1%86.7%
202260.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%63.0%60.9%76.1%63.0%60.9%65.2%65.2%65.2%60.9%
202366.0%2.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%74.0%74.0%84.0%72.0%74.0%74.0%74.0%74.0%74.0%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

Lowell Elementary School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201987.5%0.0%0.0%0.7%99.6%99.6%99.3%99.6%99.6%99.6%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lowell Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,278 (5.1%) $23,606 (94.9%) $24,884
2020 $689 (3.3%) $20,118 (96.7%) $20,807
2021 $1,975 (7.5%) $24,435 (92.5%) $26,410
2022 $1,905 (6.8%) $26,016 (93.2%) $27,921

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lowell Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 661st of 1130 Elementary schoolsRanks 720th of 1169 Elementary schools
 3.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lowell Elementary School)45.745.6
 0.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Seattle School District No. 1)67.163.1
 3.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington)56.348.9
 7.4%
3rd Grade Math (Lowell Elementary School)55.636.8
 18.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Seattle School District No. 1)69.264.8
 4.4%
   3rd Grade Math (Washington)5951.6
 7.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lowell Elementary School)38.541.5
 3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Seattle School District No. 1)7064.2
 5.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.750.1
 7.6%
4th Grade Math (Lowell Elementary School)42.140.5
 1.6%
   4th Grade Math (Seattle School District No. 1)66.663.8
 2.8%
   4th Grade Math (Washington)54.949.4
 5.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lowell Elementary School)79.347.8
 31.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Seattle School District No. 1)72.969
 3.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)61.353.8
 7.6%
5th Grade Math (Lowell Elementary School)35.734
 1.7%
   5th Grade Math (Seattle School District No. 1)62.358
 4.3%
   5th Grade Math (Washington)49.142
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (Lowell Elementary School)65.452.1
 13.3%
   5th Grade Science (Seattle School District No. 1)66.965.9
 1%
   5th Grade Science (Washington)54.152.3
 1.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Lowell Elementary School)52.445.1
 7.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Seattle School District No. 1)72.567.3
 5.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Lowell Elementary School)45.137
 8.1%
   All Grades Math (Seattle School District No. 1)64.457.3
 7.1%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Lowell Elementary School)65.452.1
 13.3%
   All Grades Science (Seattle School District No. 1)6560.3
 4.7%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students286331
 15.7%
African American7597
 29.3%
American Indian24
 100%
Asian6240
 35.5%
Hispanic4067
 67.5%
Pacific Islander39
 200%
White6464
Two or More Races4044
 10%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients64.3%69.8%
 5.5%


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Students who attend Lowell Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edmonds S. Meany Middle School
High : Garfield High School

Lowell Elementary School ranks 720th of 1169 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 331 students attended Lowell Elementary School.

Students at Lowell Elementary School are 29% African American, 20% Hispanic, 19% White, 13% Two or more races, 12% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Not Specified, 1% American Indian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction. Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.

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