Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270609000256
LOWELL ELEMENTARY
704 3RD AVE NE, BRAINERD, MN 56401 · (218) 454-6550 · Crow Wing County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
141 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 48%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
63.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
73.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Minnesota 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 23 points, placing it in Minnesota'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
355
-68 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.0:1
% White
88%
was 92%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LOWELL ELEMENTARY
Located at 704 3RD AVE NE, in BRAINERD, Minnesota, LOWELL ELEMENTARY is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus that caters to 355 students (grades K through 4), run under BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 6,079 students. LOWELL ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.
On demographics, LOWELL ELEMENTARY logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Beyond that, the school shows 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, LOWELL ELEMENTARY has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LOWELL ELEMENTARY is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 43.7%; this one delivers 66.7%, a residual of +23.0 points.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Crow Wing County indicate median household income runs about $72,589, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LOWELL ELEMENTARY is one of 24 public schools in Crow Wing County (combined enrollment of about 9,399 students).
Nearest neighbor: ISD 181 LEARNING CENTER, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LOWELL ELEMENTARY. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LOWELL ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 38.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LOWELL ELEMENTARY has declined 16%, going from 423 students in 2018 to 355 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the LOWELL ELEMENTARY community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Crow Wing County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,686
Census ACS
Median income
$72,589
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
9,399 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BRAINERD SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,805 students
- FORESTVIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 1,626 students
- BAXTER ELEMENTARYElementary · 506 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 407 students
- GARFIELD ELEMENTARYElementary · 250 students
- NISSWA ELEMENTARYElementary · 249 students
Other schools in BRAINERD
- BRAINERD SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,805 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 407 students
- GARFIELD ELEMENTARYElementary · 250 students
- HARRISON ELEMENTARYElementary · 230 students
- ISD 181 LEARNING CENTERHigh · 166 students
- LINCOLN EDUCATION CENTERCombined · 105 students
Nearby schools
- ISD 181 LEARNING CENTER0.6 mi · 166
- MIDDLE LEVEL ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM0.6 mi · 14
- GARFIELD ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 250
- Discovery Woods0.7 mi · 101
- HARRISON ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 230
- BRAINERD SENIOR HIGH1.3 mi · 1,805
Frequently asked questions
About LOWELL ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at LOWELL ELEMENTARY?
LOWELL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 355 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does LOWELL ELEMENTARY serve?
LOWELL ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at LOWELL ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at LOWELL ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at LOWELL ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at LOWELL ELEMENTARY are roughly 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is LOWELL ELEMENTARY in?
LOWELL ELEMENTARY is part of BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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