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Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371001692
Lowrie Elementary School
264 Oak St, Elgin, IL 60123 · (847) 888-5260 · Kane County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
301 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (63).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 69% · 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
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
19.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
11.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.5% | 11.1% |
| 2023-24 | 18.9% | 9.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
16.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Lowrie Elementary School
Lowrie Elementary School's state test result (16.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowrie Elementary School this school | 397 | 75.8% | 16.3% |
| Hiawatha Elementary School Berwyn | 394 | 75.6% | 34.5% |
| McKinley Elementary School Elgin | 395 | 77.5% | 19.1% |
| Pershing Elementary School Berwyn | 418 | 74.2% | 41.4% |
| Lyon Magnet Elementary School Waukegan | 430 | 77.0% | 19.9% |
| Washington Elementary School Waukegan | 384 | 78.4% | 23.6% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Lowrie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #1,722 of 1,925 | #63 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #1,865 of 2,077 ▼ 219 | #80 of 83 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #1,930 of 2,077 ▼ 311 | #75 of 83 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #1,014 of 2,419 | #61 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,907 of 2,035 | #80 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.2% | #1,494 of 2,042 | #72 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.8% | #607 of 2,132 | #13 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #1,430 of 1,461 | #49 of 51 |
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
397
-31 (-7%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 303
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 | 397 | 22.3 | 17.8:1 | 76% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 23 | 17.1:1 | 68% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 23.2 | 18.2:1 | 72% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 21.1 | 19.0:1 | 88% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 19 | 20.3:1 | 88% (337) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 19 | 22.2:1 | 85% (359) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 21 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 13 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowrie Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (400 to 397); teachers up 6% (21.1 to 22.3).
About Lowrie Elementary School
Lowrie Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Elgin, Illinois. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 397 students.
SD U-46 (51 schools, 34,036 students) runs Lowrie Elementary School.
Lowrie Elementary School's enrollment is 86% Hispanic. Next come 6% Black and 5% White. The county population is about 33% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.8:1. That is 3.9 students per teacher above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 76%. Among public schools in Kane County, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lowrie Elementary School is -11.4 points: 16.3% actual, 27.7% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Kane County, the median household income is $103,163, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Kane County has 167 public schools and roughly 87,252 students.
Nearest public school: Channing Memorial Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Lowrie Elementary School places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 397 students in 2024-25, 31 fewer than the 428 it had in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
517,255
Census ACS
Median income
$103,163
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
167
87,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SD U-46
- South Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,665 students
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,037 students
- Streamwood High SchoolHigh · 1,890 students
- Kenyon Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
Other schools in Elgin
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Prairie Knolls Middle SchoolMiddle · 770 students
- Country Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 751 students
- Lords Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 641 students
Nearby schools
- Channing Memorial Elementary School0.9 mi · 491
- Washington Elementary School0.9 mi · 446
- Ellis Middle School1.0 mi · 496
- Abbott Middle School1.0 mi · 551
- Huff Elementary School1.2 mi · 577
- Harriet Gifford Elementary School1.3 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About Lowrie Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lowrie Elementary School?
Lowrie Elementary School enrolls approximately 397 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Lowrie Elementary School serve?
Lowrie Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Lowrie Elementary School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Lowrie Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lowrie Elementary School?
At Lowrie Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 86% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Lowrie Elementary School in?
Lowrie Elementary School is part of SD U-46.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.