Lowell Elementary School
935 14th St
Bellingham WA, 98225, Whatcom County
Phone: 360-676-6430
Ranking: 
(111 out of 1,485, top 7%)*
(111 out of 1,485, top 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Bellingham School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2007-2008 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Total Students: | 288 | 245 | 235 | 225 | 289 | |||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 47 | 16.3% | 38 | 15.5% | 28 | 11.9% | 42 | 18.7% | 40 | 13.8% |
| Grade 1: | 47 | 16.3% | 38 | 15.5% | 39 | 16.6% | 43 | 19.1% | 57 | 19.7% |
| Grade 2: | 41 | 14.2% | 46 | 18.8% | 43 | 18.3% | 37 | 16.4% | 39 | 13.5% |
| Grade 3: | 52 | 18.1% | 47 | 19.2% | 41 | 17.4% | 32 | 14.2% | 50 | 17.3% |
| Grade 4: | 48 | 16.7% | 48 | 19.6% | 27 | 11.5% | 50 | 22.2% | 65 | 22.5% |
| Grade 5: | 53 | 18.4% | 28 | 11.4% | 57 | 24.3% | 21 | 9.3% | 38 | 13.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 158 | 54.9% | 127 | 51.8% | 124 | 52.8% | 112 | 49.8% | 133 | 46.0% |
| Female: | 130 | 45.1% | 118 | 48.2% | 111 | 47.2% | 113 | 50.2% | 132 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.3% | 7 | 2.4% |
| Asian: | 15 | 5.2% | 13 | 5.3% | 13 | 5.5% | 8 | 3.6% | 9 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 5.2% | 10 | 4.1% | 20 | 8.5% | 12 | 5.3% | 17 | 5.9% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.7% |
| White: | 241 | 83.7% | 209 | 85.3% | 199 | 84.7% | 200 | 88.9% | 234 | 81.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 4.5% | 10 | 4.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 16.7% | 41 | 16.7% | 45 | 19.1% | 20 | 8.9% | 59 | 20.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 1.7% | 5 | 2.0% | 8 | 3.4% | 3 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 18.27 | 19.28 | 19.57 | 23.50 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 64.2% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 65.6% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 67.7% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 77.7% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 73.2% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 78.9% | 73.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 63.2% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 67% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 63.6% | 62.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 74.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 76.2% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 76.4% | 72.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 65.8% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 66.8% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 67.8% | 62.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 67.3% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 69.4% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 69.5% | 62.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74.2% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 76.9% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 82.5% | 72.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 68.6% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 77.3% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 77.1% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 69.1% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 72.6% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.4% | 68.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 76% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 75.9% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 77% | 70.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 64.1% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 64.5% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 65.3% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 69.2% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 58.1% | 53.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 81.3% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 82.8% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 88.9% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 84.2% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 77% | 72.3% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 64.1% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 65.1% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 65% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 66.8% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 65.4% | 62.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 59.4% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 68.6% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 65.9% | 61% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 80.2% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 81.2% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 80.8% | 75.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 37.8% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 44.4% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 48.9% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 50.6% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 56.2% | 42.9% |
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* Lowell Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.