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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 23% smaller than its 4th grade class (73).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 60% · 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
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 →
Schools most like LOWELL ELEMENTARY
LOWELL ELEMENTARY's state test result (66.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOWELL ELEMENTARY this school | 355 | 39.7% | 66.7% |
| Cleveland Elementary FERGUS FALLS | 361 | 38.5% | 56.3% |
| MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY TWO HARBORS | 367 | 39.2% | 51.9% |
| Kingsland Elementary School SPRING VALLEY | 306 | 40.8% | 50.3% |
| CANBY ELEMENTARY CANBY | 304 | 39.8% | 50.9% |
| BRAHAM ELEMENTARY BRAHAM | 429 | 40.3% | 51.7% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 LOWELL ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Crow Wing County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #52 of 844 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #77 of 844 | #1 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #129 of 844 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #562 of 1,130 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #429 of 769 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.2% | #662 of 796 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #515 of 942 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #204 of 499 | #5 of 8 |
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
355
-18 (-5%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 355 | 25.5 | 13.9:1 | 40% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 41% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 25 | 13.7:1 | 40% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 36% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 28.2 | 15.0:1 | 42% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 23 | 17.5:1 | 44% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 48% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 388 | 24 | 16.2:1 | 39% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 469 | 26 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LOWELL ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (423 to 355); teachers down 10% (28.2 to 25.5).
About LOWELL ELEMENTARY
LOWELL ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school in BRAINERD, Minnesota. The school serves kindergarten through 4. Enrollment is 355 students.
LOWELL ELEMENTARY is part of BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 13 schools serve 6,079 students.
At LOWELL ELEMENTARY, 88% of students are White. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
Teacher count: 25.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.9:1. It is about the same as the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Roughly 40% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Crow Wing County average a similar 40%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, LOWELL ELEMENTARY is in the top 10% of Minnesota schools: 66.7% actual against 43.7% predicted.
For the population of Crow Wing County, the median household earns about $72,589 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Crow Wing County, 24 public schools serve about 9,399 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, ISD 181 LEARNING CENTER, is the closest to LOWELL ELEMENTARY. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, LOWELL ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes LOWELL ELEMENTARY as Town: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 355, down from 373 in 2020-21.
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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
Other Lowell Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Lowell Elementary. LOWELL ELEMENTARY is the 11th largest of the 25.
- Lowell ElementaryDULUTH, MN · 312 students
- Lowell ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 609 students
- Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IA · 538 students
- Lowell ElementaryEverett, WA · 531 students
- Lowell Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 466 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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