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Enrollment
448
Middle
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEARBORN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261160000291
Lowrey Middle School
6601 JONATHON ST, DEARBORN, MI 48126 · (313) 827-1800 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
406 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 139 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 134 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 175 | 39% |
Student demographics
5%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
45.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
68.1%
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 68 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 31 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 Middle School
Lowrey Middle School's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowrey Middle School this school | 448 | 90.6% | 56.7% |
| Salina Intermediate 4 8 DEARBORN | 461 | 93.3% | 29.1% |
| Unis Middle School DEARBORN | 522 | 87.5% | 29.1% |
| Woodworth Middle School DEARBORN | 699 | 91.6% | 31.9% |
| Stout Middle School DEARBORN | 698 | 84.1% | 37.1% |
| Harrison Middle School HARRISON | 279 | 79.6% | 41.0% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Lowrey Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #77 of 397 | #9 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #19 of 380 | #3 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #158 of 377 | #18 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #277 of 491 | #46 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #30 of 436 | #8 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.3% | #429 of 437 | #56 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #27 of 477 | #9 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #90 of 339 | #16 of 55 |
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
448
-102 (-19%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 669
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 448 | 31.6 | 14.2:1 | 91% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 31.8 | 14.4:1 | 92% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 29.6 | 16.9:1 | 89% (447) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 84% (464) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 34.7 | 16.1:1 | 90% (501) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 35 | 17.6:1 | 84% (514) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 31 | 16.8:1 | 86% (447) |
| 2000-01 | 669 | 57 | 11.7:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowrey Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (557 to 448); teachers down 9% (34.7 to 31.6).
About Lowrey Middle School
Lowrey Middle School is a middle school in DEARBORN, Michigan, reachable at (313) 827-1800. It enrolls 448 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
Dearborn City School District oversees Lowrey Middle School and 36 other schools, with 19,197 students in total.
Roughly 97% of students at Lowrey Middle School are White. By comparison, Wayne County residents are about 49% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 5%.
The school's 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. Statewide, middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1. Income data for the school show 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Wayne County report 66%.
Lowrey Middle School is 30.6 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Michigan.
In Wayne County, median household income comes to about $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wayne County counts 573 public schools with about 259,786 students.
Measured in a straight line, Lowrey Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Lowrey Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Lowrey Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Lowrey Middle School falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Lowrey Middle School had a net loss of 102 students, or 19%. By 2024-25, the school had 14.2 students per teacher, compared with 19.6 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Lowrey Middle 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.
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 Elementary School0.0 mi · 515
- Riverside Academy West Campus0.3 mi · 470
- Iris Becker Elementary School0.4 mi · 224
- Riverside Academy0.4 mi · 397
- Fordson High School0.7 mi · 1,966
- McCollough Elementary School0.8 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Lowrey Middle SchoolHow large is Lowrey Middle School?
Lowrey Middle School enrolls approximately 448 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lowrey Middle School serve?
Lowrey Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lowrey Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lowrey Middle School is approximately 14.2:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lowrey Middle School?
At Lowrey Middle School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is Lowrey Middle School in?
Lowrey Middle School is part of Dearborn City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.