SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the IA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 51%Projected 31%

Lowell Elementary School Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the IA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the IA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 58%IA 73%

English proficiency

School 52%IA 74%

Science proficiency

School 45%IA 67%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
1%

AP computer science

0%
0%

AP math

0%
1%

Gold marks the IA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

D

79.50 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

D

9.25 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

D

52.10 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$49,974

IA average $80,609

Median home value

$105,020

IA average $212,785

Median rent

$855 /mo

IA average $989

Unemployment rate

10.8%

IA average 3.7%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 83.2%IA 93.1%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

12:1

IA average 14:1

Teachers

21

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$85,457

All teachers in Waterloo Comm School District.

Student to counselor ratio IA average 326:1N/A
Support staff1
Psychologists0
Nurses0
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%IA 100%

Experienced teachers

School 86%IA 91%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days48
Out-of-school suspension days25
Total days missed to suspension41
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$8868 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$7.73

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

28%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

4%

Black

28%

Latino

21%

Multiracial

14%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

5%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged90%
Students with disabilities27%
English as a second language11%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care1%
Military connected0%
Homeless3%
Migratory2%

Elementary schools nearest to Lowell Elementary School

Nearby elementary schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Irving Elementary School

  • Actual: 60%
  • Projected: 22%
  • Distance: 0.8 mi
Kittrell Elementary School

  • Actual: 64%
  • Projected: 40%
  • Distance: 0.9 mi
Highland Elementary School

  • Actual: 49%
  • Projected: 24%
  • Distance: 1.5 mi
Kingsley Elementary School

  • Actual: 76%
  • Projected: 53%
  • Distance: 1.6 mi
Cunningham School

  • Actual: 35%
  • Projected: 14%
  • Distance: 1.8 mi
Lou Henry Elementary School

  • Actual: 57%
  • Projected: 40%
  • Distance: 2.1 mi
Lincoln Elementary School

  • Actual: 52%
  • Projected: 22%
  • Distance: 2.9 mi
Fred Becker Elementary School

  • Actual: 54%
  • Projected: 33%
  • Distance: 3.0 mi
Orange Elementary School

  • Actual: 77%
  • Projected: 57%
  • Distance: 3.9 mi
Orchard Hill Elementary School

  • Actual: 79%
  • Projected: 67%
  • Distance: 4.7 mi