Lowell Elementary School
3320 West Hirsch St Chicago IL, 60651, Cook County Phone: 773-534-4300 Ranking:  (2,705 out of 3,028, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8 School District: Chicago Public School District 299 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: | 42 | 41 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 641 | 562 | 589 | 599 | 682 | 774 | 746 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 108 | 16.8% | 109 | 19.4% | 118 | 20.0% | 118 | 19.7% | 116 | 17.0% | 117 | 15.1% | 107 | 14.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 66 | 10.3% | 51 | 9.1% | 50 | 8.5% | 53 | 8.8% | 52 | 7.6% | 77 | 9.9% | 74 | 9.9% |
| Grade 1: | 66 | 10.3% | 44 | 7.8% | 58 | 9.8% | 48 | 8.0% | 75 | 11.0% | 74 | 9.6% | 63 | 8.4% |
| Grade 2: | 54 | 8.4% | 55 | 9.8% | 53 | 9.0% | 59 | 9.8% | 62 | 9.1% | 56 | 7.2% | 74 | 9.9% |
| Grade 3: | 59 | 9.2% | 48 | 8.5% | 64 | 10.9% | 54 | 9.0% | 61 | 8.9% | 79 | 10.2% | 61 | 8.2% |
| Grade 4: | 60 | 9.4% | 59 | 10.5% | 45 | 7.6% | 51 | 8.5% | 65 | 9.5% | 60 | 7.8% | 63 | 8.4% |
| Grade 5: | 66 | 10.3% | 44 | 7.8% | 46 | 7.8% | 57 | 9.5% | 55 | 8.1% | 69 | 8.9% | 68 | 9.1% |
| Grade 6: | 50 | 7.8% | 50 | 8.9% | 57 | 9.7% | 52 | 8.7% | 71 | 10.4% | 78 | 10.1% | 84 | 11.3% |
| Grade 7: | 55 | 8.6% | 53 | 9.4% | 51 | 8.7% | 54 | 9.0% | 62 | 9.1% | 74 | 9.6% | 81 | 10.9% |
| Grade 8: | 57 | 8.9% | 49 | 8.7% | 47 | 8.0% | 53 | 8.8% | 63 | 9.2% | 90 | 11.6% | 71 | 9.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 345 | 53.8% | 289 | 51.4% | 296 | 50.3% | 298 | 49.7% | 367 | 53.8% | 360 | 46.5% | 369 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 296 | 46.2% | 273 | 48.6% | 293 | 49.7% | 301 | 50.3% | 307 | 45.0% | 406 | 52.5% | 343 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 456 | 71.1% | 397 | 70.6% | 428 | 72.7% | 446 | 74.5% | 507 | 74.3% | 560 | 72.4% | 516 | 69.2% |
| Black: | 166 | 25.9% | 151 | 26.9% | 154 | 26.1% | 147 | 24.5% | 166 | 24.3% | 201 | 26.0% | 190 | 25.5% |
| White: | 12 | 1.9% | 13 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 622 | 97.0% | 537 | 95.6% | 338 | 57.4% | 563 | 94.0% | 646 | 94.7% | 718 | 92.8% | 717 | 96.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 2.0% | 243 | 41.3% | 27 | 4.5% | 33 | 4.8% | 38 | 4.9% | 11 | 1.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.26 | 13.76 | 19.63 | 18.72 | 17.95 | 20.90 | 20.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.3% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.0% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19.0% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.8% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.0% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.3% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.0% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 62.8% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 56.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 56.0% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.0% | 33.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 32.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 64.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 50.5% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 54.6% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.0% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Lowell Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.