LOWELL MIDDLE

LOWELL MIDDLE is a junior high of cozy scale in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, operated by SAN ANTONIO ISD, enrolling 283 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 56% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Across the 100 schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD (47,623 students total), LOWELL MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, LOWELL MIDDLE records that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, LOWELL MIDDLE lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Bexar County's rate of about 63%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LOWELL MIDDLE falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 31.6%; this one comes in at 15.3%, -16.3 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Bexar County shows median household earnings sit near $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), LOWELL MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: KELLY ACADEMY AT LOWELL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LOWELL MIDDLE at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 24.2%.

LOWELL MIDDLE operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 6 years. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at LOWELL MIDDLE has shrank 30%, going from 407 students in 2018 to 283 in 2024.

In the discussion threads here, members of the LOWELL MIDDLE community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.