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Enrollment
660
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611005686
LOWERY EL
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
68.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
660
-281 (-30%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 18.1:1
% White
25%
was 38%
% Hispanic
48%
was 39%
% Black
14%
was 16%
% Asian
6%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LOWERY EL
LOWERY EL is an elementary school of mid-sized scale in HOUSTON, Texas, run under CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, serveing 660 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 27% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD comprises 92 schools with combined enrollment of 117,927 students; LOWERY EL is among them.
In terms of who attends, LOWERY EL shows that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 25% White, 14% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, LOWERY EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.9%, the actual is 57.5%, a residual of +9.6 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LOWERY EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).
Nearest neighbor: LABAY MIDDLE, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LOWERY EL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.3%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Trend over the last 7 years. LOWERY EL's enrollment has shrank 30% since 2018, when it stood at 941 (now 660). The White share of enrollment fell from 38% to 25% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.
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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 H SHigh · 3,707 students
- CYPRESS WOODS H SHigh · 3,469 students
- CYPRESS RANCH H SHigh · 3,463 students
- JERSEY VILLAGE H SHigh · 3,323 students
- CYPRESS CREEK H SHigh · 3,222 students
- CY-FAIR H SHigh · 3,216 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- LABAY MIDDLE0.6 mi · 1,067
- FIEST EL0.8 mi · 856
- ARAGON MIDDLE1.4 mi · 1,424
- BIRKES EL1.5 mi · 1,040
- HOLMSLEY EL1.6 mi · 785
- OWENS EL1.7 mi · 779
Frequently asked questions
About LOWERY ELWhat is the total enrollment at LOWERY EL?
LOWERY EL enrolls approximately 660 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does LOWERY EL serve?
LOWERY EL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LOWERY EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LOWERY EL is approximately 14.7:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LOWERY EL?
At LOWERY EL, the student body is approximately 25% White, 48% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is LOWERY EL public or private?
LOWERY EL 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.