Lowell Elem School

Lowell Elem School is a modestly sized elementary school in Wheaton, Illinois, one of the schools within CUSD 200. The school caters to 283 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 26% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Within CUSD 200, which oversees 20 schools and 11,639 students, Lowell Elem School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Lowell Elem School lists that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 14% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, Lowell Elem School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Lowell Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Lowell Elem School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 54.0%; actual is 70.2%, +16.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (DuPage County) records that median household income runs about $112,096, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Lowell Elem School is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students).

Lincoln Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lowell Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lowell Elem School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 72.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 24%: 371 students in 2018 compared to 283 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.