Total enrollment
2,980
-159 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Lowell Joint
California · 2,980 students · 2 cities
Lowell Joint, California operates 6 public K-12 schools between its neighborhoods, enrolling about 2,980 students (around 497 per school).
4-year change in Lowell Joint
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lowell Joint ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #133 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,980 | #365 of 587 | #3,246 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #383 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #515 of 587 | #8,912 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 58.3% | #336 of 587 | #3,048 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.0% | #361 of 530 | #3,410 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Lowell Joint
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Meadow Green Elementary at 62.3% proficient to Olita Elementary at 42.4%, a gap of 19.9 points. That is the 323rd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 3,146 to 2,980 students (down 5%) and from 121 to 126 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate | Whittier | Middle | 07-08 | 687 |
| Jordan Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-06 | 516 |
| Meadow Green Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-06 | 470 |
| El Portal Elementary | La Habra | Elementary | KG-06 | 469 |
| Olita Elementary | La Habra | Elementary | KG-06 | 425 |
| Macy Elementary | La Habra | Elementary | KG-06 | 413 |
About Lowell Joint
As a rural-scale district in California, Lowell Joint educates 2,980 students across 6 schools.
On the school-mix side, Lowell Joint is built around 5 elementary and 1 middle.
On a per-school basis, Lowell Joint runs about 497 students per school, 14% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 2,980 students, shrank 5% from the 3,139 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Lowell Joint discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.