Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASCENSION PARISH·NCES 220009000047
Lowery Elementary School
2389-B Hwy 1 South, Donaldsonville, LA 70346 · (225) 391-7500 · Ascension Parish
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
282 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 101 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 32% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ascension Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
22.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
16.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 6 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 22.0% | 16.0% |
| 2024-25 | 23.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 22.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. 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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.1%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% typical for Louisiana 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 Louisiana'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 Lowery Elementary School
Lowery Elementary School's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowery Elementary School this school | 307 | 91.9% | 22.0% |
| Pine Grove Elementary School Shreveport | 333 | 91.9% | 12.8% |
| Capitol Elementary School Baton Rouge | 321 | 91.9% | 18.2% |
| Rosenwald Elementary School New Roads | 303 | 91.4% | 14.0% |
| Brentwood Elementary School Lake Charles | 272 | 93.0% | 20.7% |
| Ferriday Lower Elementary School Ferriday | 313 | 94.2% | N/A |
Matched among Louisiana 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 Lowery Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ascension Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #421 of 583 | #18 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #488 of 582 ▼ 83 | #18 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #506 of 587 ▼ 14 | #18 of 18 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #107 of 540 | #6 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #531 of 714 | #19 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #39 of 655 | #1 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #554 of 655 | #19 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.9% | #93 of 705 | #1 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #312 of 436 | #9 of 12 |
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
307
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 307 | 30.8 | 10.0:1 | 92% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 35.7 | 8.7:1 | 86% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 29.5 | 10.4:1 | 90% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 28 | 11.3:1 | 86% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 25.3 | 13.4:1 | 73% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 37 | 11.0:1 | 97% (394) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 32 | 9.4:1 | 96% (291) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 44 | 11.7:1 | 93% (479) |
| 1990-91 | 622 | 41 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowery Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (338 to 307); teachers up 22% (25.3 to 30.8).
About Lowery Elementary School
Lowery Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Louisiana, with an address in Donaldsonville. It is open to students in grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 307 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana enroll about 453 students on average.
Lowery Elementary School is among 32 schools run by Ascension Parish, which serves 23,743 students.
Lowery Elementary School is 90% Black by enrollment. Next come 5% Hispanic, 2% White, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 23% Black among all Ascension Parish residents. The diversity index for Lowery Elementary School is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 14.0:1. The school reported 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 40 points above the 52% average for public schools in Ascension Parish.
On the allk12 Grade, Lowery Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 35% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Lowery Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.0% is 3.9 points above the 18.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Ascension Parish. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $91,549, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 32 public schools in the county, enrolling about 23,743, Lowery Elementary School among them.
Lowery Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Lowery Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Lowery Elementary School at 3rd of 7.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 9 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.3:1 in 2020-21, and 10.0:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Lowery Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Ascension Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,314
Census ACS
Median income
$91,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
23,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ascension Parish
- Dutchtown High SchoolHigh · 2,029 students
- East Ascension High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- St. Amant High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Prairieville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,096 students
- Prairieville Primary SchoolElementary · 865 students
Other schools in Donaldsonville
- Donaldsonville High SchoolHigh · 396 students
- Donaldsonville Primary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Lowery Middle SchoolMiddle · 277 students
Other Lowery Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lowery Elementary. Lowery Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lowery Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 660 students
Nearby schools
- Lowery Middle School0.0 mi · 277
- Donaldsonville High School1.1 mi · 396
- Donaldsonville Primary School2.7 mi · 371
- Belle Rose Middle School3.4 mi · 77
- Belle Rose Primary School3.8 mi · 155
- White Castle High School8.8 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About Lowery Elementary SchoolHow large is Lowery Elementary School?
Lowery Elementary School enrolls approximately 307 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Lowery Elementary School serve?
Lowery Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lowery Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lowery Elementary School is approximately 10.0:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lowery Elementary School?
Lowery Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 5% Hispanic, 90% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lowery Elementary School?
Lowery Elementary School is overseen by Ascension Parish in Ascension Parish.
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