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Lowell Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1121 South 3rd Ave

Phoenix AZ, 85003, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-257-3835

Ranking:

(1,161 out of 1,363, bottom 15%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Phoenix Elementary District

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:	32		31		34		31		37		34		34
Total Students:	617		590		696		678		677		689		686
Prekindergarten:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	4	0.6%	4	0.6%	7	1.0%	6	0.9%	3	0.4%
Kindergarten:	83	13.5%	68	11.5%	85	12.2%	87	12.8%	86	12.7%	84	12.2%	98	14.3%
Grade 1:	72	11.7%	68	11.5%	87	12.5%	83	12.2%	78	11.5%	98	14.2%	82	12.0%
Grade 2:	69	11.2%	81	13.7%	79	11.4%	84	12.4%	95	14.0%	77	11.2%	79	11.5%
Grade 3:	81	13.1%	67	11.4%	80	11.5%	87	12.8%	70	10.3%	79	11.5%	73	10.6%
Grade 4:	64	10.4%	62	10.5%	89	12.8%	73	10.8%	71	10.5%	65	9.4%	81	11.8%
Grade 5:	61	9.9%	70	11.9%	72	10.3%	76	11.2%	67	9.9%	82	11.9%	82	12.0%
Grade 6:	67	10.9%	60	10.2%	68	9.8%	63	9.3%	77	11.4%	79	11.5%	71	10.3%
Grade 7:	57	9.2%	60	10.2%	66	9.5%	66	9.7%	68	10.0%	62	9.0%	66	9.6%
Grade 8:	62	10.0%	54	9.2%	66	9.5%	55	8.1%	58	8.6%	57	8.3%	51	7.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	290	47.0%	274	46.4%	321	46.1%	318	46.9%	317	46.8%	319	46.3%	332	48.4%
Female:	327	53.0%	316	53.6%	375	53.9%	360	53.1%	352	52.0%	362	52.5%	350	51.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	8	1.3%	9	1.5%	5	0.7%	7	1.0%	4	0.6%	3	0.4%	2	0.3%
Asian:	4	0.6%	7	1.2%	5	0.7%	4	0.6%	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	2	0.3%
Hispanic:	550	89.1%	526	89.2%	633	90.9%	616	90.9%	613	90.5%	634	92.0%	638	93.0%
Black:	39	6.3%	30	5.1%	28	4.0%	33	4.9%	46	6.8%	40	5.8%	35	5.1%
White:	9	1.5%	12	2.0%	21	3.0%	15	2.2%	12	1.8%	11	1.6%	9	1.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	7	1.1%	5	0.8%	3	0.4%	3	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	483	78.3%	485	82.2%	535	76.9%	3	0.4%	8	1.2%	9	1.3%	2	0.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	30	4.9%	37	6.3%	40	5.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	677	98.3%	681	99.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.59		19.03		20.78		21.87		18.18		20.30		20.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	429	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	340	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	341.93	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	352	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	349	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	434	434	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	437	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	436.59	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	438	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	440	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	461	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	357	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	364.37	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	365	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	363	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	455	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	455	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	462.67	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	456	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	462	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	480	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	482	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	485.44	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	482	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	481	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	486	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	367	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	376.91	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	381	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	374	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	475	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	474	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	484.28	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	481	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	479	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	495	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	493	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	477.58	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	475	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	479	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	502	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	391	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	391.66	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	395	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	396	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	481	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	495	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	495.46	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	490	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	494	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	506	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	518	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	475.26	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	477	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	477	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	535	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410	402	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	412.03	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409	408	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	406	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	498	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	507	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	520.17	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	514	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	513	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	516	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	508	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	483.37	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	479	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	477	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	532	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	420	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	420.32	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	418	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	414	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	502	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	512	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	512.42	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	504	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	501	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	479	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	490	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	497.13	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	490	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	491	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	56.3%	52.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	43.8%	47.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	31.3%	26.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	68.8%	73.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,068.0	$43,609.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,015.0	$34,221.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,729.0	$46,989.0

* 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.