Lowell Middle School

Lowell Middle School, a modestly sized middle school in Lowell, Indiana, part of Tri-Creek School Corporation, enrolls 498 students, covering grades 7 through 8.

Within Tri-Creek School Corporation, which oversees 6 schools and 3,280 students, Lowell Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Lowell Middle School reports that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder consists of 12% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting Lowell Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 30% of students at Lowell Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lake County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lowell Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Indiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 54.1%; Lowell Middle School posts 38.9%, -15.2 points below that line.

Around the school, Lake County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,493 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Lowell Middle School is one of 121 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students).

The closest other public school is Lowell Intermediate School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Lowell Middle School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lowell Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.0%.

Lowell Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lowell Middle School has shrank 34%, going from 750 students in 2018 to 498 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 in 2025.

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