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What's one thing Lowrey Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEARBORN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261160004606
Lowrey Elementary School
6601 JONATHON ST, DEARBORN, MI 48126 · (313) 827-1800 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
470 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 55%
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 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
56.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 45 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 Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 Lowrey Elementary School
Lowrey Elementary School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowrey Elementary School this school | 515 | 91.3% | 47.0% |
| Miller Elementary School DEARBORN | 575 | 90.1% | 39.3% |
| Maples Elementary School DEARBORN | 541 | 94.5% | 40.4% |
| William Ford Elementary School DEARBORN | 580 | 89.0% | 32.5% |
| McCollough Elementary School DEARBORN | 424 | 87.5% | 36.4% |
| Salina Elementary P 3 DEARBORN | 406 | 94.8% | 47.5% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Lowrey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #505 of 1,085 | #61 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #287 of 1,072 | #36 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #634 of 1,139 | #77 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #241 of 1,630 | #69 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #176 of 1,424 | #26 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.5% | #1,340 of 1,424 | #213 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #160 of 1,563 | #81 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.4% | #135 of 979 | #21 of 177 |
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
515
-54 (-9%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 882
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 515 | 38.6 | 13.4:1 | 91% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 36.8 | 14.3:1 | 91% (479) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 36.3 | 14.4:1 | 88% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 45 | 12.6:1 | 84% (480) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 43.8 | 15.8:1 | 90% (621) |
| 2015-16 | 736 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 81% (599) |
| 2010-11 | 693 | 41 | 16.9:1 | 85% (589) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 25 | 25.2:1 | 100% (628) |
| 1990-91 | 882 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowrey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (690 to 515); teachers down 12% (43.8 to 38.6).
About Lowrey Elementary School
Lowrey Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in DEARBORN, Michigan. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 515 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students.
Lowrey Elementary School is among 37 schools run by Dearborn City School District, which serves 19,197 students.
White students make up 97% of enrollment at Lowrey Elementary School. That compares with about 49% White among all Wayne County residents. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Lowrey Elementary School counts 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.4 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Michigan have 15.8:1, compared with 13.4:1 here. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Wayne County average 66%.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 25.9% for Lowrey Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 47.0%. The 21.2-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Michigan schools.
Among Wayne County residents, the median household income is $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lowrey Elementary School is one of 573 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Lowrey Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 47.0% is above the 40.7% average for nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Over 4 years, Lowrey Elementary School's enrollment dropped 9%, to 515.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Lowrey Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dearborn City School District
- Fordson High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Dearborn High SchoolHigh · 1,775 students
- Edsel Ford High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Bryant Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Woodworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Stout Middle SchoolMiddle · 698 students
Other schools in DEARBORN
- Fordson High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Dearborn High SchoolHigh · 1,775 students
- Edsel Ford High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Advanced Technology AcademyCombined · 1,207 students
- Bryant Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Woodworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
Nearby schools
- Lowrey Middle School0.0 mi · 448
- Riverside Academy West Campus0.3 mi · 470
- Iris Becker Elementary School0.4 mi · 224
- Riverside Academy0.5 mi · 397
- Fordson High School0.6 mi · 1,966
- McCollough Elementary School0.8 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Lowrey Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lowrey Elementary School?
Lowrey Elementary School enrolls approximately 515 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lowrey Elementary School serve?
Lowrey Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lowrey Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lowrey Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lowrey Elementary School?
At Lowrey Elementary School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is Lowrey Elementary School in?
Lowrey Elementary School is part of Dearborn City School District.
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