Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271104005225
Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion
2000 RICE LAKE RD, DULUTH, MN 55811 · (218) 336-8895 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
47 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 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
32%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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
62.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Spanish Immersion
Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion this school | 329 | 14.3% | 56.3% |
| Northrop Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 381 | 16.5% | 66.6% |
| Field Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 287 | 17.4% | 72.7% |
| Lake Harriet Lower Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 309 | 12.6% | N/A |
| Great River Elementary School SAINT PAUL | 383 | 17.8% | 50.2% |
| ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY BAYPORT | 327 | 18.0% | 45.1% |
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 Spanish Immersion ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #212 of 844 | #9 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #232 of 844 | #9 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #260 of 844 | #13 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #596 of 1,130 | #15 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #746 of 769 | #28 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #559 of 796 | #13 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.3% | #897 of 942 | #30 of 30 |
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
329
+68 (+26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 87.0:1
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 | 329 | 17.8 | 18.5:1 | 14% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 15 | 22.7:1 | 19% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 14.8 | 22.2:1 | 23% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 3 | 87.0:1 | 15% (40) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion.
About Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion
Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion is a public elementary school in DULUTH, Minnesota. There are 329 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 31 schools. Combined enrollment is 8,994 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion is White, at 81%. The school is also 12% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 90%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion scores 32%.
Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion has 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.5:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota have an average ratio of 13.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 14%. Public schools in St. Louis County average 40%.
Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 59% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.4% for Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion. The school posts 56.3%, 1.1 points below the prediction.
For St. Louis County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $70,069, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 100 public schools in the county, enrolling about 23,921, Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion among them.
Lowell Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion is 1st on average proficiency.
Federal data place Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's enrollment increased 26% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 87.0:1 to 18.5:1.
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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
Nearby schools
- Lowell Elementary0.0 mi · 312
- Arrowhead Academy0.4 mi · 18
- SUPERIOR ACADEMY0.7 mi · 19
- NORTH STAR ACADEMY1.1 mi · 572
- THE BRIDGE1.2 mi · 25
- SPECIAL ED. N.P.1.2 mi · 25
Frequently asked questions
About Lowell Elementary Spanish ImmersionHow many students attend Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion?
Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion enrolls approximately 329 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion serve?
Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion have?
Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion?
Student demographics at Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion are roughly 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion in?
Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion is part of DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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