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What advice would you give to incoming students at Lowe Elementary?
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Enrollment
608
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000717
Lowe Elementary
210 Oxfordshire Lane, Louisville, KY 40222 · (502) 485-8293 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
153 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
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 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · 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
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
57.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Lowe Elementary
Lowe Elementary's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe Elementary this school | 608 | 25.2% | 52.9% |
| Rosa Parks Elementary School Lexington | 681 | 17.3% | 69.6% |
| Stopher Elementary Louisville | 781 | 14.0% | 62.1% |
| Athens-Chilesburg Elementary Lexington | 620 | 21.3% | 71.8% |
| Wellington Elementary Lexington | 608 | 36.0% | 66.9% |
| Norton Commons Elementary Prospect | 598 | 27.3% | 55.2% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Lowe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #185 of 669 | #10 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #142 of 668 | #6 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #168 of 674 | #9 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #105 of 744 | #14 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #585 of 674 | #64 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #86 of 674 | #42 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #704 of 721 | #89 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #213 of 233 | #44 of 46 |
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
608
+32 (+6%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 608 | 35.9 | 17.0:1 | 25% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 594 | 32.5 | 18.3:1 | 27% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 32.8 | 17.2:1 | 27% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 23% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 31.8 | 18.9:1 | 31% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 602 | 30 | 20.1:1 | 34% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 33 | 18.3:1 | 32% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | N/A | N/A | 26% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 496 | 32 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (601 to 608); teachers up 13% (31.8 to 35.9).
About Lowe Elementary
Lowe Elementary is an elementary school located in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. The student body numbers 608 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421, so this school runs 44% above that.
Jefferson County counts 95,124 students in its 167 schools, and Lowe Elementary is one of them.
Enrollment at Lowe Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 49%. The school is also 23% Asian, 12% Black, 8% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. That is lower than the 63% White share among all Jefferson County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Lowe Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Its teaching staff equals 35.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.0:1. That ratio is over the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Around 25% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is 61%.
Lowe Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Lowe Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (52.9%) and its predicted rate (55.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
Jefferson County has these Census figures: median household income is about $69,866, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Jefferson County number 175 and enroll about 95,579.
The closest public school to Lowe Elementary is The Phoenix School of Discovery, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 52.9% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 5 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Lowe Elementary saw enrollment rise 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 18.0:1 to 17.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Lowe Elementary may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
783,022
Census ACS
Median income
$69,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
175
95,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Eastern HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
Other schools in Louisville
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
- Southern HighHigh · 1,725 students
Other Lowe Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lowe Elementary. Lowe Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lowe Elementary SchoolPRINCETON, TX · 675 students
Nearby schools
- The Phoenix School of Discovery1.0 mi · 383
- Alex R. Kennedy Elementary1.7 mi · 369
- Bowen Elementary1.8 mi · 729
- The Brook-KMI1.9 mi · 29
- Crosby Middle2.0 mi · 809
- The Brook-Dupont2.0 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About Lowe ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lowe Elementary?
Lowe Elementary enrolls approximately 608 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lowe Elementary serve?
Lowe Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lowe Elementary have?
Lowe Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Lowe Elementary?
Student demographics at Lowe Elementary are roughly 49% White, 7% Hispanic, 12% Black, 23% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Lowe Elementary in?
Lowe Elementary is part of Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.