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Lowell Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
810 Mr. Dahl Dr
Tacoma, WA 98403
Phone
(253) 571-7200
District
TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
PIERCE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
339
Classroom Teachers
21

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.2% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Lowell Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
48%
82%
47%
73%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
73%
47%
75%
49%
71%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
45%
89%
52%
81%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
16
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 49 14.5%
Grade 1 62 18.3%
Grade 2 59 17.4%
Grade 3 58 17.1%
Grade 4 51 15.0%
Grade 5 60 17.7%
Total 339 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 77.9% 42.2% 55.0%
Black 4.4% 15.6% 5.3%
Hispanic 14.6% 26.6% 27.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.7% 10.3% 9.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 5.3% 2.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 14.5% 34.9% 42.5%
Free lunch eligible 13.6% 30.6% 35.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.9% 4.3% 7.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 228,981 7,785,786
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,410.7 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.5% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.4% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.5% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 14.3% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 92,424 2,979,272
Single Parent Households With Children 8.8% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.8% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.9% 38.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.3% 26.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.7% 19.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.9% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.8% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.9% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 8.7% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,554 $259,442,820 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,511 $45,828,630 7.8%
Staff $1,302 $39,489,660 6.7%
General Administration $87 $2,638,710 0.4%
School Administration $1,042 $31,603,860 5.3%
Operation $1,272 $38,579,760 6.5%
Transportation $512 $15,528,960 2.6%
Other $681 $20,654,730 3.5%
Total Support $6,406 $194,293,980 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,513 $136,879,290 23.2%
Total Expenditures $19,473 $590,616,090 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,986 $9,744,631,794 46.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,217 $1,319,633,091 6.3%
Staff $1,134 $1,230,185,842 5.8%
General Administration $148 $160,712,680 0.8%
School Administration $902 $978,095,459 4.6%
Operation $1,153 $1,250,589,826 5.9%
Transportation $569 $616,642,523 2.9%
Other $696 $755,170,389 3.6%
Total Support $5,820 $6,311,213,282 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,630 $5,021,166,137 23.8%
Total Expenditures $19,436 $21,077,045,714 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%