Lowell Elementary

Lowell Elementary is a mid-tier elementary campus in Everett, Washington, part of Everett School District. The school enrolls 531 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 40% above typical.

Across the 32 schools in Everett School District (20,489 students total), Lowell Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Lowell Elementary lists that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 29% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Asian, 6% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at Lowell Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Snohomish County (around 41%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Lowell Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 33.7%; Lowell Elementary posts 50.2%, +16.5 points above that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Snohomish County) reports that median household income runs about $111,246, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lowell Elementary is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

Special Services is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lowell Elementary. On composite proficiency, Lowell Elementary comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.0%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 522 students in 2018 compared to 531 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 49% to 43%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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