Enrollment
178
High
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWELL SD 71·NCES 410759000634
Lowell Junior/Senior High School
65 S Pioneer St, Lowell, OR 97452 · (541) 937-2124 · Lane County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Oregon public high schools
- CTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
126 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 20% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 59% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lowell SD 71. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
21.0%
OR avg 43.0% . -22.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Oregon average is about 43 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 22 points since 2023.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 11.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 Junior/Senior High School
Lowell Junior/Senior High School's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell Junior/Senior High School this school | 178 | 70.8% | 23.2% |
| Vernonia High School Vernonia | 178 | 72.5% | 21.3% |
| Weston-McEwen High School Athena | 173 | 74.6% | 30.8% |
| Heppner Junior/Senior High School Heppner | 171 | 66.7% | 41.6% |
| Harrisburg High School Harrisburg | 260 | 74.2% | 20.0% |
| Catalyst High School Newberg | 173 | 67.1% | 12.7% |
Matched among Oregon high 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 Junior/Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #133 of 177 | #14 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #149 of 194 | #14 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #185 of 201 ▼ 86 | #17 of 19 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #183 of 257 | #16 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #112 of 207 | #11 of 20 |
Ranked against other public high 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
178
-5 (-3%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 173
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 178 | 11.7 | 15.3:1 | 71% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 10.7 | 18.2:1 | 73% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 181 | 11.4 | 15.8:1 | 75% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 183 | 9 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 169 | 8.7 | 19.5:1 | 61% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 160 | 7 | 22.9:1 | 61% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 125 | 7 | 17.9:1 | 42% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 140 | 9 | 15.6:1 | 4% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 173 | 12 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowell Junior/Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (169 to 178); teachers up 35% (8.7 to 11.7).
About Lowell Junior/Senior High School
Lowell Junior/Senior High School runs as a small high school in Lowell, Oregon. The school's enrollment of 178 students covers grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 72% lower than the average for high schools in Oregon, which is about 630.
Lowell SD 71 oversees Lowell Junior/Senior High School and 3 other schools, with 1,038 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Lowell Junior/Senior High School is 76% White. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Lowell Junior/Senior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 39%.
Teachers at Lowell Junior/Senior High School total 11.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.3:1. For comparison, high schools in Oregon average 19.8:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 71%.
allk12 grades Lowell Junior/Senior High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lowell Junior/Senior High School falls in the middle 80% of Oregon schools: 23.2% actual against 35.1% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lane County, median household income is about $71,544, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 117 public schools operate in Lane County, serving about 42,240 students.
Nearest public school: Bridge Charter Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.0%; Lowell Junior/Senior High School's is 23.2%, ranking 8th of 8.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count in 2024-25 was 178, 3% below the 183 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 20.3:1 to 15.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lowell SD 71
- Bridge Charter AcademyCombined · 546 students
- Lundy Elementary SchoolElementary · 176 students
- Mountain View AcademyElementary · 138 students
Other schools in Lowell
- Bridge Charter AcademyCombined · 546 students
- Lundy Elementary SchoolElementary · 176 students
- Mountain View AcademyElementary · 138 students
Nearby schools
- Bridge Charter Academy0.0 mi · 546
- Lundy Elementary School0.1 mi · 176
- Mountain View Academy0.1 mi · 138
- Pleasant Hill High School7.3 mi · 530
- Pleasant Hill Elementary School7.3 mi · 417
- Thurston Elementary School10.8 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Lowell Junior/Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lowell Junior/Senior High School?
Lowell Junior/Senior High School enrolls approximately 178 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Lowell Junior/Senior High School serve?
Lowell Junior/Senior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lowell Junior/Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lowell Junior/Senior High School is approximately 15.3:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lowell Junior/Senior High School?
Student demographics at Lowell Junior/Senior High School are roughly 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is Lowell Junior/Senior High School in?
Lowell Junior/Senior High School is part of Lowell SD 71.
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