Enrollment
100
Elementary
STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWREY·NCES 401848000880
Lowrey Public School
21132 East 640 Road, Tahlequah, OK 74464 · (918) 456-4053 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Oklahoma public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
89 students
STATE 68%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 14% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 73% · 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
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
0.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
0.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 0 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
5.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 5% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 25% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Lowrey Public School
Lowrey Public School's state test result (5.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowrey Public School this school | 100 | 89.0% | 5.4% |
| Graham-Dustin Elementary DUSTIN | 105 | 88.6% | 0.0% |
| Shady Grove Public School Hulbert | 134 | 88.8% | 21.5% |
| Wickliffe Public School Salina | 114 | 91.2% | 2.9% |
| Peavine Public School Stilwell | 105 | 86.7% | 0.0% |
| Marble City Public School Marble City | 80 | 93.8% | 0.0% |
Matched among Oklahoma 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 Lowrey Public School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 5.4% | #534 of 555 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #624 of 651 | #10 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #498 of 523 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 100 | #876 of 941 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.0% | #142 of 876 | #3 of 15 |
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
100
-11 (-10%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 159
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 100 | 10.9 | 9.2:1 | 89% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 95 | 10.1 | 9.4:1 | 86% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 100 | 10.7 | 9.4:1 | 79% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 111 | 12 | 9.3:1 | 81% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 148 | 11.9 | 12.5:1 | 100% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 138 | 11 | 12.6:1 | 88% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 164 | 10 | 16.4:1 | 68% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 171 | 12 | 14.3:1 | 77% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 159 | 12 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowrey Public School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (148 to 100); teachers down 8% (11.9 to 10.9).
About Lowrey Public School
Lowrey Public School is an elementary school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, in Cherokee County. In all, 100 students attend the school in pre-K through 8. That is 73% below the average of about 366 students for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
For district matters, Lowrey Public School falls under LOWREY.
About 55% of the student body at Lowrey Public School is Native American. Smaller groups are 23% White, 13% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
The school has 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.2 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is 15.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Cherokee County report 73%.
Lowrey Public School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Lowrey Public School is in the bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 5.4% is 19.7 points below the 25.1% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
In Cherokee County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $53,218, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 21 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,401, Lowrey Public School among them.
The closest school to Lowrey Public School is Oaks-Mission Elementary School, located about 6.4 miles away. Lowrey Public School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within ten miles. Lowrey Public School ranks 5th of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 5.4% against a local average of 27.9%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 111 (2020-21) to 100 (2024-25).
The Lowrey Public School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,942
Census ACS
Median income
$53,218
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tahlequah
- Tahlequah High SchoolHigh · 1,358 students
- Tahlequah Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Grand View Public SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
Nearby schools
- Oaks-Mission Elementary School6.4 mi · 64
- Oaks-Mission High School6.4 mi · 74
- Leach Public School8.1 mi · 145
- Peggs Public School10.3 mi · 163
- Grand View Public School10.3 mi · 521
- Kansas Elementary School10.6 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Lowrey Public SchoolHow large is Lowrey Public School?
Lowrey Public School enrolls approximately 100 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Lowrey Public School serve?
Lowrey Public School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lowrey Public School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lowrey Public School is approximately 9.2:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lowrey Public School?
Lowrey Public School reports a student body of 23% White, 9% Hispanic, 13% Two or more.
Is Lowrey Public School public or private?
Lowrey Public School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LOWREY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.