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Lowell Elementary School
1628 Washington St
Waterloo IA, 50702, Black Hawk County
Phone: 319-433-1900
Ranking: (684 out of 696, bottom 2%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Waterloo Community School 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: | 31 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 392 | 387 | 386 | 377 | 360 | 330 | 248 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 70 | 17.9% | 71 | 18.3% | 72 | 18.7% | 81 | 21.5% | 78 | 21.7% | 61 | 18.5% | 42 | 16.9% |
Grade 1: | 76 | 19.4% | 76 | 19.6% | 68 | 17.6% | 70 | 18.6% | 65 | 18.1% | 56 | 17.0% | 35 | 14.1% |
Grade 2: | 66 | 16.8% | 55 | 14.2% | 65 | 16.8% | 67 | 17.8% | 54 | 15.0% | 45 | 13.6% | 30 | 12.1% |
Grade 3: | 57 | 14.5% | 65 | 16.8% | 70 | 18.1% | 56 | 14.9% | 53 | 14.7% | 53 | 16.1% | 38 | 15.3% |
Grade 4: | 57 | 14.5% | 67 | 17.3% | 62 | 16.1% | 54 | 14.3% | 45 | 12.5% | 55 | 16.7% | 40 | 16.1% |
Grade 5: | 66 | 16.8% | 53 | 13.7% | 49 | 12.7% | 49 | 13.0% | 51 | 14.2% | 48 | 14.5% | 49 | 19.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 214 | 54.6% | 206 | 53.2% | 210 | 54.4% | 201 | 53.3% | 195 | 54.2% | 181 | 54.8% | 126 | 50.8% |
Female: | 178 | 45.4% | 181 | 46.8% | 176 | 45.6% | 176 | 46.7% | 165 | 45.8% | 141 | 42.7% | 118 | 47.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.6% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 73 | 18.6% | 76 | 19.6% | 75 | 19.4% | 78 | 20.7% | 79 | 21.9% | 62 | 18.8% | 35 | 14.1% |
Black: | 115 | 29.3% | 118 | 30.5% | 105 | 27.2% | 106 | 28.1% | 91 | 25.3% | 77 | 23.3% | 48 | 19.4% |
White: | 162 | 41.3% | 156 | 40.3% | 181 | 46.9% | 165 | 43.8% | 168 | 46.7% | 186 | 56.4% | 158 | 63.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 11 | 2.8% | 8 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.6% | 8 | 2.1% | 3 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 29 | 7.4% | 29 | 7.5% | 19 | 4.9% | 19 | 5.0% | 15 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 316 | 80.6% | 305 | 78.8% | 284 | 73.6% | 296 | 78.5% | 242 | 67.2% | 205 | 62.1% | 129 | 52.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 5.4% | 22 | 5.7% | 47 | 12.2% | 36 | 9.5% | 23 | 6.4% | 31 | 9.4% | 29 | 11.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.81 | 11.97 | 12.04 | 13.46 | 11.39 | 12.90 | 11.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.67% | 58.72% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.11% | 56.06% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.33% | 57.73% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.35% | 56.41% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.83% | 59.64% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.93% | 66.95% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.28% | 53.66% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.18% | 60.55% | 75.51% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.65% | 58.67% | 77.96% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.04% | 62.65% | 79.10% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.43% | 58.82% | 74.27% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.35% | 62.20% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 80.0% | 66.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 20.0% | 33.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 45.0% | 37.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 55.0% | 62.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,756.0 | $39,480.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,979.0 | $29,268.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,301.0 | $45,606.0 |
* 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.