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.

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