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How has Lowell Brune Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY·NCES 200795002116
Lowell Brune Elementary School
2200 N. 89th Terrace, Kansas City, KS 66109 · (913) 551-3200 · Wyandotte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Kansas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
314 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58% · 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
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
27.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
18.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.8% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 19.7% | 13.5% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
21.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Brune Elementary School
Lowell Brune Elementary School's state test result (21.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell Brune Elementary School this school | 432 | 72.7% | 21.1% |
| Seltzer Elem Wichita | 494 | 67.2% | 35.3% |
| John F Kennedy Elem Kansas City | 419 | 73.5% | 23.6% |
| Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem Wichita | 305 | 54.1% | 69.2% |
| Hazel Grove Elem Kansas City | 537 | 87.0% | 25.4% |
| Gammon Elem Wichita | 448 | 82.1% | 22.1% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Brune Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Wyandotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #564 of 625 | #21 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #562 of 625 | #23 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #564 of 625 | #18 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #139 of 714 | #14 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #350 of 539 | #21 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.3% | #3 of 540 | #1 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.7% | #158 of 658 | #32 of 37 |
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
432
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 432 | 30.5 | 14.2:1 | 73% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 30.3 | 15.3:1 | 75% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 31.3 | 15.7:1 | 77% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 76% (332) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowell Brune Elementary School.
About Lowell Brune Elementary School
In Kansas City, Kansas, part of Wyandotte County, Lowell Brune Elementary School is an elementary school. The student body numbers 432 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313, so this school runs 38% bigger than that.
Lowell Brune Elementary School is a school in Kansas City. The district has 43 schools and 21,538 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Lowell Brune Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 31%. The remaining shares are 25% Black, 21% Asian, 13% White, and 7% multiracial. The Hispanic share in Wyandotte County as a whole is similar, at about 34%. Lowell Brune Elementary School's diversity index is 77%, against a US figure of 70%.
Lowell Brune Elementary School counts 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.2 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Kansas have 13.2:1, compared with 14.2:1 here. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 75% average for public schools in Wyandotte County.
The allk12 Grade for Lowell Brune Elementary School is F. Compared with Kansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 4% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lowell Brune Elementary School would score about 27.4%. It scores 21.1%, 6.3 points below that figure.
Census estimates describe Wyandotte County this way: the median household income is $63,631, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, Wyandotte County has 62 public schools and roughly 30,713 students.
Nearby, Alfred Fairfax Academy is about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Lowell Brune Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lowell Brune Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment went from 439 in 2020-21 to 432 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students.
The Lowell Brune Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Wyandotte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
167,654
Census ACS
Median income
$63,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
62
30,713 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Kansas City
- Wyandotte HighHigh · 1,903 students
- Silver City ElemElementary · 1,495 students
- J C Harmon HighHigh · 1,285 students
- Washington HighHigh · 1,180 students
- Turner HighHigh · 1,147 students
- Sumner Academy of Arts & ScienceHigh · 1,045 students
Nearby schools
- Alfred Fairfax Academy0.6 mi · 52
- Claude A Huyck Elem1.0 mi · 304
- Arrowhead Middle1.2 mi · 412
- 500 Reach1.6 mi · 76
- Stony Point North1.9 mi · 300
- John F Kennedy Elem2.2 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Lowell Brune Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lowell Brune Elementary School?
Lowell Brune Elementary School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lowell Brune Elementary School serve?
Lowell Brune Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Lowell Brune Elementary School have?
Lowell Brune Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Lowell Brune Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lowell Brune Elementary School are roughly 13% White, 31% Hispanic, 25% Black, 21% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Lowell Brune Elementary School in?
Lowell Brune Elementary School is part of Kansas City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.