Lowery Middle School
2389a Hwy 1 South
Donaldsonville LA, 70346, Ascension County
Phone: 225-391-7550
Ranking: 
(909 out of 947, bottom 4%)*
(909 out of 947, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Ascension Parish 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: | 33 | 38 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 354 | 385 | 430 | 324 | 299 | 272 | 290 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 120 | 33.9% | 116 | 30.1% | 152 | 35.3% | 162 | 50.0% | 136 | 45.5% | 125 | 46.0% | 161 | 55.5% |
| Grade 7: | 113 | 31.9% | 134 | 34.8% | 145 | 33.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 121 | 34.2% | 135 | 35.1% | 133 | 30.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 205 | 57.9% | 204 | 53.0% | 230 | 53.5% | 161 | 49.7% | 150 | 50.2% | 140 | 51.5% | 138 | 47.6% |
| Female: | 149 | 42.1% | 181 | 47.0% | 200 | 46.5% | 163 | 50.3% | 141 | 47.2% | 124 | 45.6% | 148 | 51.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.5% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 325 | 91.8% | 357 | 92.7% | 397 | 92.3% | 298 | 92.0% | 280 | 93.6% | 255 | 93.8% | 267 | 92.1% |
| White: | 22 | 6.2% | 22 | 5.7% | 23 | 5.3% | 18 | 5.6% | 16 | 5.4% | 15 | 5.5% | 20 | 6.9% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 333 | 94.1% | 351 | 91.2% | 385 | 89.5% | 300 | 92.6% | 264 | 88.3% | 245 | 90.1% | 247 | 85.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.9% | 18 | 4.2% | 11 | 3.4% | 16 | 5.4% | 9 | 3.3% | 17 | 5.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.73 | 10.13 | 10.60 | 10.22 | 9.65 | 9.10 | 10.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 71% | 69% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 73% | 72% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 67% | 67% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 19% | 65% | 65% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 72% | 60% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 19% | 72% | 65% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 70% | 62% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 69% | 66% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 63% | 60% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 68% | 65% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 67% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 70% | 68% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 69% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 67% | 59% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 71% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 73% | 66% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 76% | 70% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 72% | 67% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 63% | 53% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 67% | 58% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 75% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 72% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 71% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 69% | 60% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 73% | 66% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 77% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 78% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 72% | 65% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 68% | 62% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | 67% | 61% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 69% | 68% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 71% | 70% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 71% | 71% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 71% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 76% | 70% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 76% | 62% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 71% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 79% | 70% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 75% | 67% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 76% | 70% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 77% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 78% | 69% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 69% | 55% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 68% | 58% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 71% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 72% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 78% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 76% | 65% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 77% | 65% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 70% | 57% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 66% | 57% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 74% | 63% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | 65% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 79% | 68% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 74% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 75% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 83% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 81% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 78% | 64% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 76% | 62% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 77% | 66% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 82% | 67% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 80% | 67% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 78% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 78% | 64% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 80% | 66% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 76% | 61% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 79% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 80% | 67% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 80% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 51.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 48.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 18.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,577.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,358.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,217.0 |
* Lowery Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.