Enrollment
226
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000080
LOWELL ELEMENTARY
1700 SUNSHINE TERRACE SE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87106 · (505) 764-2011 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL226 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
226 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 90%
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 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 55% · 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
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
16.5%
NM avg 44.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The New Mexico average is about 44 of 100.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like LOWELL ELEMENTARY
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOWELL ELEMENTARY this school | 226 | 100.0% | N/A |
| LA MESA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 415 | 98.8% | 13.1% |
| TOMASITA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 187 | 100.0% | 30.9% |
| MOUNTAINAIR ELEMENTARY MOUNTAINAIR | 90 | 100.0% | N/A |
| MATHESON PARK ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 159 | 100.0% | 35.4% |
| EMERSON ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 334 | 98.5% | 24.4% |
Matched among New Mexico 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 New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #360 of 366 | #98 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 226 | #298 of 490 | #86 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #10 of 318 | #5 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #154 of 334 | #56 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #28 of 393 | #14 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #177 of 287 | #70 of 88 |
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
226
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 226 | 27.6 | 8.2:1 | 100% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 28.5 | 7.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 27.8 | 8.9:1 | 100% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 18 | 12.7:1 | 100% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 18.2 | 15.0:1 | 100% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 20 | 17.3:1 | 100% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 99% (414) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 88% (374) |
| 1990-91 | 428 | 29 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LOWELL ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (273 to 226); teachers up 52% (18.2 to 27.6).
About LOWELL ELEMENTARY
LOWELL ELEMENTARY is a public elementary school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. The school serves 226 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in New Mexico average about 287 students.
ALBUQUERQUE enrolls 74,800 students, and its 172 schools include LOWELL ELEMENTARY.
At LOWELL ELEMENTARY, Hispanic students make up 73% of the student body. It is also 9% Black, 7% Native American, 6% White, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Bernalillo County is roughly 49% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
LOWELL ELEMENTARY operates with 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 8.2:1. That is lower than the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 10 points above the 90% average for public schools in Bernalillo County.
LOWELL ELEMENTARY is located in Bernalillo County, where the median household income is $69,473, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides LOWELL ELEMENTARY, Bernalillo County has 210 other public schools.
The shortest distance from LOWELL ELEMENTARY to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to MISSION ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS 1.0. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
LOWELL ELEMENTARY is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 229 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 226. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.7 to 8.2 over 4 years.
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Bernalillo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
673,930
Census ACS
Median income
$69,473
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
85,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALBUQUERQUE
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HSHigh · 1,930 students
- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
Other schools in ALBUQUERQUE
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HSHigh · 1,930 students
- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
Other Lowell Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Lowell Elementary. LOWELL ELEMENTARY is the 23rd largest of the 25.
- Lowell ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 609 students
- Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IA · 538 students
- Lowell ElementaryEverett, WA · 531 students
- Lowell Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 466 students
- LOWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLOWELL, AR · 451 students
Nearby schools
- MISSION ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS 1.00.4 mi · 1,193
- ALBUQUERQUE INSTITUTE OF MATH & SCIENCE0.6 mi · 311
- CIEN AGUAS INTERNATIONAL0.7 mi · 419
- COLLEGE AND CAREER HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 280
- SOUTH VALLEY PREP0.9 mi · 138
- EAST SAN JOSE ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About LOWELL ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at LOWELL ELEMENTARY?
LOWELL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 226 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does LOWELL ELEMENTARY serve?
LOWELL ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LOWELL ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LOWELL ELEMENTARY is approximately 8.2:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LOWELL ELEMENTARY?
At LOWELL ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 6% White, 73% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees LOWELL ELEMENTARY?
LOWELL ELEMENTARY is overseen by ALBUQUERQUE in Bernalillo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.