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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Lowell Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ANA UNIFIED·NCES 063531005994
Lowell Elementary
700 South Flower St., Santa Ana, CA 92703 · (714) 972-6300 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
405 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
14.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.8pp since 2014
Math
14.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.0% | 9.1% | 22.8% | 63.0% |
| Math | 1.8% | 12.7% | 29.1% | 56.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.2% | 14.6% |
| 2023-24 | 15.1% | 9.7% |
| 2022-23 | 14.2% | 10.5% |
| 2021-22 | 20.1% | 13.5% |
| 2018-19 | 26.9% | 19.3% |
| 2017-18 | 23.2% | 22.0% |
| 2016-17 | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| 2015-16 | 18.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 17.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lowell Elementary
Lowell Elementary's state test result (13.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell Elementary this school | 426 | 95.1% | 13.4% |
| Independence Elementary South Gate | 418 | 94.7% | 36.8% |
| S Ben Benavidez Elementary Parlier | 409 | 95.6% | 28.7% |
| Rose Avenue Elementary Oxnard | 424 | 94.3% | 25.2% |
| San Fernando Elementary San Fernando | 421 | 94.3% | 31.7% |
| Jaime Escalante Elementary Cudahy | 453 | 95.1% | 47.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lowell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.4% | #5,019 of 5,151 | #379 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #4,785 of 5,172 ▲ 245 | #374 of 382 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #5,069 of 5,172 ▼ 55 | #380 of 382 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #1,085 of 5,116 | #84 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #3,341 of 5,915 | #263 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #1,693 of 5,352 | #69 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.4% | #5,334 of 5,354 | #397 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #437 of 5,625 | #13 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.3% | #75 of 3,837 | #8 of 324 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
426
-147 (-26%) vs 2020
-68% since 1990-91, when it was 1,312
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 22.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 426 | 20 | 21.3:1 | 95% (405) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 21.2 | 21.2:1 | 80% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 24 | 19.9:1 | 76% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 25 | 22.9:1 | 90% (513) |
| 2017-18 | 779 | 31 | 25.1:1 | 89% (690) |
| 2015-16 | 927 | 35 | 26.5:1 | 95% (881) |
| 2010-11 | 886 | N/A | N/A | 96% (853) |
| 2000-01 | 1,059 | 53 | 20.0:1 | 87% (924) |
| 1990-91 | 1,312 | 48 | 27.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (779 to 426); teachers down 35% (31 to 20).
About Lowell Elementary
Lowell Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Santa Ana, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 426 students.
Santa Ana Unified has a total of 51 schools and 35,993 students, Lowell Elementary among them.
Most students at Lowell Elementary are Hispanic: 99% of enrollment. For comparison, the population of Orange County is roughly 34% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Lowell Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 1%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 21.3:1, with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 95%. It compares with 55% for public schools in Orange County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Lowell Elementary receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Lowell Elementary is 10.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (13.4% versus 23.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Orange County has these Census figures: median household income is about $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Lowell Elementary is among the 649 public schools in Orange County.
The closest public school, Pio Pico Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile from Lowell Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Lowell Elementary ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Lowell Elementary's location as City: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 426, 26% below the 573 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 21.3:1, from 22.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Lowell Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
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Other Lowell Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Lowell Elementary. Lowell Elementary is the 7th largest of the 25.
- Lowell ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 609 students
- Lowell ElementaryFresno, CA · 325 students
- Lowell ElementarySan Jose, CA · 261 students
- Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IA · 538 students
- Lowell ElementaryEverett, WA · 531 students
Nearby schools
- Pio Pico Elementary0.1 mi · 501
- Santa Ana High0.4 mi · 2,505
- Franklin Elementary0.5 mi · 343
- Martin Elementary0.5 mi · 443
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary0.5 mi · 457
- Martin R. Heninger Elementary0.5 mi · 783
Frequently asked questions
About Lowell ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lowell Elementary?
Lowell Elementary enrolls approximately 426 students in grades KG-05.
Is Lowell Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lowell Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Lowell Elementary have?
Lowell Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Lowell Elementary?
Student demographics at Lowell Elementary are roughly 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Who oversees Lowell Elementary?
Lowell Elementary is overseen by Santa Ana Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.