LOWRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in TAMPA, Florida, LOWRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary-level community, run under HILLSBOROUGH. It teaches 755 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 25% above the state mean of about 604.

LOWRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 300 schools operated by HILLSBOROUGH, a district that hosts 221,318 students overall.

In terms of who attends, LOWRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 40% White, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, LOWRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hillsborough County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LOWRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hillsborough County) records that median household earnings sit near $79,540, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LOWRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).

The closest other public school is HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LOWRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 60.8%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. LOWRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 23% since 2018, when it stood at 980 (now 755). Asian enrollment moved from 12% to 6% across the same window.

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