Enrollment
312
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271104000475
Lowell Elementary
2000 RICE LAKE RD, DULUTH, MN 55811 · (218) 336-8895 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
138 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
47.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
47.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 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 (43.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell Elementary this school | 312 | 44.2% | 43.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary BEMIDJI | 320 | 45.9% | 64.0% |
| Horace May Elementary BEMIDJI | 300 | 41.3% | 46.3% |
| CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY CLOQUET | 351 | 39.6% | 63.4% |
| North Star Elementary VIRGINIA | 389 | 42.2% | 47.4% |
| REEDE GRAY ELEMENTARY REDWOOD FALLS | 442 | 44.8% | 39.6% |
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 St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #460 of 844 | #18 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #482 of 844 | #15 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #438 of 844 | #17 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #619 of 1,130 | #16 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #126 of 769 | #7 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #351 of 796 | #4 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.2% | #418 of 942 | #16 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #93 of 499 | #8 of 19 |
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
312
+54 (+21%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 312 | 27.4 | 11.4:1 | 44% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 28.4 | 10.7:1 | 48% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 26 | 10.6:1 | 50% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 30 | 8.6:1 | 41% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 24.3 | 17.0:1 | 41% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 48% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 43% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 51 | 10.7:1 | 46% (251) |
| 1990-91 | 376 | 23 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (414 to 312); teachers up 13% (24.3 to 27.4).
About Lowell Elementary
The public elementary school Lowell Elementary is located in DULUTH, Minnesota. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 312 students.
District-wide, DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 31 schools and 8,994 students.
White students make up a majority at Lowell Elementary, at 67%. The remaining shares are 13% multiracial, 10% Native American, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the White share of St. Louis County's population at about 90%. Lowell Elementary's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Lowell Elementary is 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.4:1. This ratio sits 2.3 below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 44%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lowell Elementary is 2.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 43.5%. Predicted: 41.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for St. Louis County show that the median household income is $70,069, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Lowell Elementary is one of 100 public schools in the county.
Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lowell Elementary. Lowell Elementary places 2nd of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, Lowell Elementary is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 312 students in 2024-25, 54 more than the 258 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 8.6:1 to 11.4:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
200,123
Census ACS
Median income
$70,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
23,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,495 students
- ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,037 students
- DENFELD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 951 students
- LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 606 students
- LESTER PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 510 students
- CONGDON ELEMENTARYElementary · 474 students
Other schools in DULUTH
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,495 students
- ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,037 students
- DENFELD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 951 students
- LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 606 students
- NORTH STAR ACADEMYElementary · 572 students
- Bay View ElementaryElementary · 529 students
Other Lowell Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Lowell Elementary. Lowell Elementary is the 18th largest of the 25.
- LOWELL ELEMENTARYBRAINERD, MN · 355 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
- Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion0.0 mi · 329
- Arrowhead Academy0.4 mi · 18
- SUPERIOR ACADEMY0.7 mi · 19
- NORTH STAR ACADEMY1.1 mi · 572
- SPECIAL ED. N.P.1.2 mi · 25
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION1.2 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About Lowell ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lowell Elementary?
Lowell Elementary enrolls approximately 312 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lowell Elementary serve?
Lowell Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lowell Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lowell Elementary is approximately 11.4:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lowell Elementary?
At Lowell Elementary, the student body is approximately 67% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Lowell Elementary public or private?
Lowell Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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