Enrollment
283
Middle
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873004372
Lowell Middle School
919 THOMPSON PL, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78226 · (210)228-1225 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 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
13.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
274 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 78 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 42% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 63% · 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.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
24.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
11.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2023-24
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 17.0% | 24.0% | 52.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 8.0% | 26.0% | 63.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 10.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 10.0% |
| 2020-21 | 8.0% | 0.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% typical for Texas 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 →
Where Lowell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #1,625 of 1,635 | #80 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #1,664 of 1,670 ▼ 3 | #84 of 84 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,657 of 1,670 ▲ 12 | #84 of 84 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #1,419 of 1,749 | #78 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #393 of 1,542 | #13 of 80 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.2% | #1,455 of 1,543 | #78 of 80 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #71 of 1,648 | #5 of 87 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
283
-124 (-30%) vs 2017
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.5:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
98%
was 98%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 283 | 21.3 | 13.3:1 | 97% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 21.9 | 13.2:1 | 96% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 24 | 11.1:1 | 97% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 30.2 | 13.5:1 | 98% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 93% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 29 | 15.5:1 | 45% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 87% (482) |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 35 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowell Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (407 to 283); teachers down 29% (30.2 to 21.3).
About Lowell Middle School
Located in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Lowell Middle School is a small middle school. The school has 283 students in 2023-24 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 56% lower.
Lowell Middle School is one of 100 schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD, which enrolls 47,623 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Lowell Middle School, about 98 are Hispanic. That is higher than the 60% Hispanic share among all Bexar County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 4%.
With 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.2:1. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Lowell Middle School, 97% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Bexar County average 63%.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lowell Middle School scores 17.0 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 15.3%; the prediction is 32.3%.
Looking at the county, Bexar County, the median household earns about $72,341 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Bexar County has 638 public schools with about 368,487 students, including Lowell Middle School.
Among nearby public schools, Kelly Academy at Lowell is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lowell Middle School. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lowell Middle School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 30% between the 2017-18 and 2023-24 school years.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Lowell Middle School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,706 students
- Lanier High SchoolHigh · 1,620 students
- Brackenridge High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Highlands High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Burbank High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Other Lowell Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Lowell Middle. Lowell Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Lowell Middle SchoolLOWELL, MI · 790 students
- Lowell Middle SchoolLowell, IN · 498 students
Nearby schools
- Kelly Academy at Lowell0.2 mi · 497
- Storm Elementary School0.8 mi · 312
- Sarah S King Elementary School0.9 mi · 645
- Brentwood Middle School1.0 mi · 602
- DAEP1.0 mi · 75
- Charles Graebner Elementary School1.0 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About Lowell Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lowell Middle School?
Lowell Middle School enrolls approximately 283 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lowell Middle School serve?
Lowell Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Lowell Middle School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Lowell Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Lowell Middle School?
Student demographics at Lowell Middle School are roughly 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Lowell Middle School?
Lowell Middle School is overseen by SAN ANTONIO ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.