Enrollment
277
Middle
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASCENSION PARISH·NCES 220009000042
Lowery Middle School
2389-A Hwy 1 South, Donaldsonville, LA 70346 · (225) 391-7550 · Ascension Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Louisiana public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
253 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 87 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 101 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 32% |
Student demographics
8%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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
25.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
17.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 25.0% | 17.0% |
| 2024-25 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
14.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Middle School
Lowery Middle School's state test result (14.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowery Middle School this school | 277 | 91.3% | 14.0% |
| Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School Lake Charles | 265 | 90.6% | 14.0% |
| Linear/Northside Middle School Shreveport | 259 | 92.7% | 15.5% |
| Paul Breaux Middle School Lafayette | 314 | 91.1% | 21.8% |
| Madison Middle School Tallulah | 238 | 93.3% | 10.8% |
| Opelousas Junior High School Opelousas | 314 | 93.0% | 14.5% |
Matched among Louisiana middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ascension Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #191 of 213 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #163 of 210 ▲ 11 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #174 of 213 ▲ 5 | #8 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #54 of 197 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #168 of 220 | #8 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #7 of 195 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.7% | #189 of 195 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #21 of 214 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #76 of 162 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
277
-31 (-10%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 277 | 31.3 | 8.8:1 | 91% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 272 | 38.5 | 7.1:1 | 87% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 36.7 | 8.0:1 | 86% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 29 | 10.6:1 | 83% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 30.1 | 11.3:1 | 64% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 38 | 9.6:1 | 97% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 31 | 10.4:1 | 96% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 44 | 11.6:1 | 86% (437) |
| 1990-91 | 564 | 38 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowery Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (338 to 277); teachers up 4% (30.1 to 31.3).
About Lowery Middle School
Lowery Middle School is a small middle school in Ascension Parish, located in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 277 students. The school is 37% below the average for middle schools in Louisiana.
Ascension Parish runs 32 schools with a combined 23,743 students. Lowery Middle School is one of them.
The share of students at Lowery Middle School who are Black is 96%. Enrollment also includes 3% Hispanic. Among people living in Ascension Parish, the Black share is about 23%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 8, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Lowery Middle School totals 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.8:1. Compared with the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 91% of students (253) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Ascension Parish is 52%.
Lowery Middle School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 24% of Louisiana public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 18.5% at Lowery Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 14.0%.
In the wider Ascension Parish area, median household income comes to about $91,549, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ascension Parish's 32 public schools enroll about 23,743 students and include Lowery Middle School.
Lowery Middle School's nearest public school is Lowery Elementary School (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Lowery Middle School. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Lowery Middle School is 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 10%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.6:1 to 8.8:1 over the same years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Lowery Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 307 students
Nearby schools
- Lowery Elementary School0.0 mi · 307
- 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 Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lowery Middle School?
Lowery Middle School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lowery Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lowery Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lowery Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lowery Middle School is approximately 8.8:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lowery Middle School?
At Lowery Middle School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 96% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Lowery Middle School public or private?
Lowery Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ascension Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.