Lowell Elementary School
1507 North 28th St Boise ID, 83703, Ada County Phone: 208-854-5480 Ranking:  (442 out of 489, bottom 10%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Boise City Independent School District 1 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 377 | 311 | 276 | 280 | 271 | 307 | 328 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 65 | 17.2% | 62 | 19.9% | 52 | 18.8% | 42 | 15.0% | 39 | 14.4% | 46 | 15.0% | 45 | 13.7% |
| Grade 1: | 80 | 21.2% | 55 | 17.7% | 45 | 16.3% | 49 | 17.5% | 34 | 12.5% | 40 | 13.0% | 46 | 14.0% |
| Grade 2: | 61 | 16.2% | 50 | 16.1% | 38 | 13.8% | 35 | 12.5% | 40 | 14.8% | 45 | 14.7% | 51 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 50 | 13.3% | 36 | 11.6% | 37 | 13.4% | 41 | 14.6% | 34 | 12.5% | 45 | 14.7% | 51 | 15.5% |
| Grade 4: | 37 | 9.8% | 34 | 10.9% | 40 | 14.5% | 32 | 11.4% | 38 | 14.0% | 46 | 15.0% | 51 | 15.5% |
| Grade 5: | 39 | 10.3% | 44 | 14.1% | 32 | 11.6% | 35 | 12.5% | 43 | 15.9% | 44 | 14.3% | 39 | 11.9% |
| Grade 6: | 45 | 11.9% | 30 | 9.6% | 32 | 11.6% | 46 | 16.4% | 43 | 15.9% | 41 | 13.4% | 45 | 13.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 183 | 48.5% | 158 | 50.8% | 132 | 47.8% | 141 | 50.4% | 130 | 48.0% | 154 | 50.2% | 172 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 194 | 51.5% | 153 | 49.2% | 144 | 52.2% | 139 | 49.6% | 133 | 49.1% | 145 | 47.2% | 152 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 7 | 2.5% | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 15 | 4.0% | 13 | 4.2% | 11 | 4.0% | 9 | 3.2% | 10 | 3.7% | 29 | 9.4% | 10 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 6.6% | 21 | 6.8% | 20 | 7.2% | 14 | 5.0% | 18 | 6.6% | 20 | 6.5% | 13 | 4.0% |
| Black: | 17 | 4.5% | 19 | 6.1% | 18 | 6.5% | 19 | 6.8% | 22 | 8.1% | 22 | 7.2% | 52 | 15.9% |
| White: | 307 | 81.4% | 252 | 81.0% | 223 | 80.8% | 230 | 82.1% | 218 | 80.4% | 236 | 76.9% | 251 | 76.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 159 | 42.2% | 154 | 49.5% | 136 | 49.3% | 131 | 46.8% | 136 | 50.2% | 151 | 49.2% | 149 | 45.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 5.8% | 9 | 2.9% | 12 | 4.3% | 10 | 3.6% | 7 | 2.6% | 15 | 4.9% | 30 | 9.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.98 | 15.87 | 16.00 | 14.18 | 13.78 | 15.70 | 16.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 75.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 78% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 77.1% | 73.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 76.6% | 73.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 78.7% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 77.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 89% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 87.1% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 89% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 90.3% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 91.2% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 86% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 87.4% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 89.7% | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 90.8% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 91.7% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 91.5% | 89.4% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 82% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 82.4% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 84.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 82.2% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 86.8% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86% | 83.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 85.2% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 86% | 85.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 86.2% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84.5% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 87.1% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 87.9% | 86.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 86.3% | 82.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 88.7% | 86.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 87.7% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 88.1% | 86.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 90.5% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 92% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 77.1% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 78.6% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 79.6% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 80.2% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 80.9% | 79.4% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 82.3% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 78.4% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 77.3% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 80.2% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 79.8% | 80.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 78.1% | 78.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 80.6% | 79.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 86.3% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 87.2% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88.7% | 88% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 89.6% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 60.6% | 60.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 67.2% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 66.8% | 64.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 67.4% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 70.7% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 73.6% | 72.2% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 77.6% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 78.7% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 80.7% | 75.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 81.8% | 75.4% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 81.4% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 79.3% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 81.5% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 81.4% | 78.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 83.3% | 79.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 82.1% | 77.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 81.7% | 79% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 82.3% | 77.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 87% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 88.4% | 85.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 88.4% | 85.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 91.6% | 88.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.7% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 89.1% | 86.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 92.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $50,261.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,575.0 |
* Lowell Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.