Lowell School
1200 Sherwood
Missoula MT, 59802, Missoula County
Phone: 406-542-4040
Ranking: 
(402 out of 448, bottom 10%)*
(402 out of 448, bottom 10%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Missoula Elementary 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: | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 289 | 293 | 301 | 289 | 257 | 239 | 217 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 5 | 1.7% | 6 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.7% | 8 | 2.8% | 5 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 63 | 21.8% | 57 | 19.5% | 55 | 18.3% | 52 | 18.0% | 55 | 21.4% | 53 | 22.2% | 56 | 25.8% |
| Grade 1: | 60 | 20.8% | 49 | 16.7% | 55 | 18.3% | 58 | 20.1% | 55 | 21.4% | 50 | 20.9% | 34 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 42 | 14.5% | 56 | 19.1% | 54 | 17.9% | 57 | 19.7% | 44 | 17.1% | 40 | 16.7% | 42 | 19.4% |
| Grade 3: | 46 | 15.9% | 40 | 13.7% | 55 | 18.3% | 45 | 15.6% | 32 | 12.5% | 44 | 18.4% | 28 | 12.9% |
| Grade 4: | 34 | 11.8% | 48 | 16.4% | 45 | 15.0% | 30 | 10.4% | 39 | 15.2% | 24 | 10.0% | 23 | 10.6% |
| Grade 5: | 39 | 13.5% | 37 | 12.6% | 32 | 10.6% | 39 | 13.5% | 27 | 10.5% | 28 | 11.7% | 34 | 15.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 152 | 52.6% | 163 | 55.6% | 166 | 55.1% | 163 | 56.4% | 147 | 57.2% | 134 | 56.1% | 113 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 137 | 47.4% | 130 | 44.4% | 135 | 44.9% | 126 | 43.6% | 102 | 39.7% | 97 | 40.6% | 100 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 42 | 14.5% | 47 | 16.0% | 59 | 19.6% | 41 | 14.2% | 38 | 14.8% | 23 | 9.6% | 18 | 8.3% |
| Asian: | 7 | 2.4% | 6 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.3% | 6 | 2.1% | 3 | 1.2% | 7 | 2.9% | 3 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 2.8% | 6 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.3% | 10 | 3.5% | 10 | 3.9% | 8 | 3.3% | 4 | 1.8% |
| Black: | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.9% | 5 | 2.1% | 3 | 1.4% |
| White: | 225 | 77.9% | 223 | 76.1% | 225 | 74.8% | 229 | 79.2% | 201 | 78.2% | 196 | 82.0% | 189 | 87.1% |
| 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: | 4 | 1.4% | 10 | 3.4% | 5 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 198 | 68.5% | 184 | 62.8% | 194 | 64.5% | 208 | 72.0% | 168 | 65.4% | 152 | 63.6% | 142 | 65.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 5.2% | 10 | 3.4% | 14 | 4.7% | 15 | 5.2% | 19 | 7.4% | 21 | 8.8% | 30 | 13.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.41 | 15.13 | 14.98 | 14.57 | 12.55 | 12.40 | 11.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 75.9% | 65.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 76.2% | 67.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 71% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 78% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 87.5% | 80.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 88.1% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 87% | 84% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 89% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 54.9% | 45.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 65.8% | 56.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 68.9% | 63.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 74.6% | 67.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 72% | 67% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 73% | 67% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 75.3% | 65.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 82.3% | 75% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 83.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 85.9% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 81% | 79% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 86% | 81% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 69% | 62% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 73% | 66% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 70.3% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 73% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 72% | 68% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 73% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 86.8% | 79.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 87.2% | 81% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 84% | 82% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | 84% |
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* Lowell 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.