Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKESHA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551578002017
Lowell Elementary
140 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI 53188 · (262) 970-1905 · Waukesha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 38.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
193 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 49 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 54% · 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
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
51.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.3% | 51.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 55.5% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Lowell Elementary
Lowell Elementary's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell Elementary this school | 347 | 55.6% | 47.0% |
| Douglas Elementary Watertown | 311 | 56.9% | 51.6% |
| Harvey Elementary Kenosha | 322 | 55.0% | 51.1% |
| Walker Elementary West Allis | 371 | 56.1% | 51.4% |
| Webster Elementary Watertown | 381 | 52.5% | 64.9% |
| Monroe Elementary Janesville | 376 | 52.4% | 71.0% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Lowell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #667 of 982 | #51 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #565 of 992 ▼ 35 | #50 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #697 of 992 ▲ 35 | #51 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #467 of 1,157 | #42 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #142 of 901 | #5 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #244 of 901 | #10 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #334 of 1,064 | #5 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.0% | #31 of 240 | #3 of 28 |
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
347
-24 (-6%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 347 | 31.3 | 11.1:1 | 56% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 32.7 | 11.1:1 | 57% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 31.1 | 12.0:1 | 50% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 30 | 12.4:1 | 53% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 25 | 10.7:1 | 42% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 26 | 10.7:1 | 55% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 41% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 13% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 603 | 35 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (269 to 347); teachers up 25% (25 to 31.3).
About Lowell Elementary
Lowell Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Total enrollment is 347 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Lowell Elementary belongs to Waukesha School District, a district of 27 schools and 10,922 students.
Of every 100 students at Lowell Elementary, about 61 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 7% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 87%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lowell Elementary scores 57%.
There are about 11.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Lowell Elementary, which has 31.3. The school's 11.1:1 compares with an average of 14.7:1 for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 56%. That rate is above the 17% average among public schools in Waukesha County.
On the allk12 Grade, Lowell Elementary lands at C, ahead of 33% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Lowell Elementary is 3.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
In Waukesha County, home to about 411,762 people, median household income comes to about $106,076, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. There are 113 public schools in the county, enrolling about 60,032, Lowell Elementary among them.
The closest school to Lowell Elementary is North High, located about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lowell Elementary. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Lowell Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Lowell Elementary as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 24 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.4:1 to 11.1:1 over the same years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Waukesha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
411,762
Census ACS
Median income
$106,076
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
60,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waukesha School District
- West HighHigh · 1,167 students
- North HighHigh · 911 students
- South HighHigh · 833 students
- Butler MiddleMiddle · 786 students
- eAchieve Academy - WisconsinHigh · 639 students
- Waukesha STEM AcademyElementary · 580 students
Other schools in Waukesha
- West HighHigh · 1,167 students
- North HighHigh · 911 students
- South HighHigh · 833 students
- Butler MiddleMiddle · 786 students
- eAchieve Academy - WisconsinHigh · 639 students
- Waukesha STEM AcademyElementary · 580 students
Other Lowell Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Lowell Elementary. Lowell Elementary is the 12th largest of the 25.
- Lowell ElementaryMadison, WI · 329 students
- Lowell ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 609 students
- Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IA · 538 students
- Lowell ElementaryEverett, WA · 531 students
- Lowell Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 466 students
Nearby schools
- North High0.3 mi · 911
- Butler Middle0.6 mi · 786
- Summit View Elementary0.6 mi · 449
- eAchieve Academy - Wisconsin0.9 mi · 639
- eAchieve Elementary0.9 mi · 111
- Hawthorne Elementary0.9 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Lowell ElementaryHow large is Lowell Elementary?
Lowell Elementary enrolls approximately 347 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lowell Elementary serve?
Lowell Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lowell Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lowell Elementary is approximately 11.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lowell Elementary?
Student demographics at Lowell Elementary are roughly 61% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Lowell Elementary public or private?
Lowell Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Waukesha School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.