Lowell Elementary School

Lowell Elementary School, a medium-sized primary school in Bellingham, Washington, part of Bellingham School District, enrolls 338 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 25 schools in Bellingham School District (11,337 students total), Lowell Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Lowell Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Whatcom County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Lowell Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.2%, the actual is 58.9%, a residual of +1.7 points.

Across the wider county, Whatcom County reports that the typical household earns roughly $81,784 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lowell Elementary School is one of 78 public schools in Whatcom County (combined enrollment of about 27,779 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bellingham Family Partnership Program, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lowell Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 16%: 291 students in 2018 compared to 338 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 80% to 71%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.