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Enrollment
660
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611005686
Lowery Elementary School
15950 RDG PARK DR, HOUSTON, TX 77095 · (281) 463-5900 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL660 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
392 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 47 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 29.0% | 18.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% | 17.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 69.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Lowery Elementary School
Lowery Elementary School's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowery Elementary School this school | 660 | 59.4% | 60.5% |
| Mayfield Elementary School PRINCETON | 668 | 61.7% | 39.3% |
| Christie Elementary School PLANO | 568 | 57.6% | 39.5% |
| Caprock Elementary School KELLER | 608 | 58.9% | 46.3% |
| Diane Winborn Elementary School KATY | 728 | 60.0% | 46.4% |
| Kohrville Elementary School KLEIN | 671 | 64.1% | 46.2% |
Matched among Texas 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 Lowery Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #738 of 4,401 | #79 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #928 of 4,466 ▼ 120 | #109 of 625 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #764 of 4,466 ▼ 141 | #81 of 625 ▼ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #861 of 3,998 | #115 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 660 | #1,187 of 4,938 | #284 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #2,166 of 4,622 | #287 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #693 of 4,628 | #93 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.4% | #3,147 of 4,789 | #531 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.9% | #509 of 2,838 | #112 of 441 |
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
660
-188 (-22%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 1,059
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 660 | 44.9 | 14.7:1 | 59% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 671 | 50.2 | 13.4:1 | 55% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 881 | 59.9 | 14.7:1 | 60% (528) |
| 2020-21 | 848 | 55 | 15.4:1 | 50% (428) |
| 2017-18 | 941 | 52 | 18.1:1 | 44% (413) |
| 2015-16 | 882 | 51 | 17.3:1 | 42% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 923 | 53 | 17.4:1 | 32% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 767 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 3% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 1,059 | 46 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowery Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (941 to 660); teachers down 14% (52 to 44.9).
About Lowery Elementary School
Lowery Elementary School serves students in HOUSTON, Texas, as a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 660 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD has a total of 92 schools and 117,927 students, Lowery Elementary School among them.
About 48% of students at Lowery Elementary School are Hispanic, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% White, 14% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Among Harris County residents, the Hispanic share is about 44%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 14.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Lowery Elementary School, which has 44.9. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 59%. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.3% for Lowery Elementary School. The school posts 60.5%, 12.2 points above the prediction.
Census data for Harris County show the median household earns about $74,983 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting Lowery Elementary School, Harris County has 1,205 public schools.
Lowery Elementary School is about 0.6 miles from Labay Middle School, its nearest public school. Lowery Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 50.3% on proficiency, and Lowery Elementary School is above that at 60.5%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 848 (2020-21) to 660 (2024-25).
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Jersey Village High SchoolHigh · 3,323 students
- Cypress Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,222 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Other Lowery Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lowery Elementary. Lowery Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Lowery Elementary SchoolDonaldsonville, LA · 307 students
Nearby schools
- Labay Middle School0.6 mi · 1,067
- Fiest Elementary School0.8 mi · 856
- Aragon Middle School1.4 mi · 1,424
- Birkes Elementary School1.5 mi · 1,040
- Holmsley Elementary School1.6 mi · 785
- Owens Elementary School1.7 mi · 779
Frequently asked questions
About Lowery Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lowery Elementary School?
Lowery Elementary School enrolls approximately 660 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lowery Elementary School serve?
Lowery Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lowery Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lowery Elementary School is approximately 14.7:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lowery Elementary School?
At Lowery Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 48% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Lowery Elementary School public or private?
Lowery Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.