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Lowell Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1628 Washington St
Waterloo, IA 50702
Phone
(319) 433-1900
District
Waterloo Comm School District
County
BLACK HAWK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
513
Classroom Teachers
42

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

1

(10 is best)

Better than 9.5% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
60%
71%
54%
66%
66%
75%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
45%
73%
47%
73%
43%
73%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
53%
69%
52%
68%
54%
71%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 154 30.0%
Kindergarten 72 14.0%
Grade 1 55 10.7%
Grade 2 53 10.3%
Grade 3 62 12.1%
Grade 4 57 11.1%
Grade 5 60 11.7%
Total 513 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 35.1% 46.5% 75.9%
Black 32.0% 30.6% 7.3%
Hispanic 22.7% 15.1% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.6% 3.8% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 4.5% 4.0% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 73.7% 72.4% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 62.6% 60.0% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.1% 12.5% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 76,022 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 551.1 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.0% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.3% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.5% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 17.6% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 32,875 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 11.7% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.3% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.8% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.2% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.8% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.3% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.8% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.5% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.4% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 11.0% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,318 $88,544,000 53.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $528 $5,616,000 3.4%
Staff $570 $6,069,000 3.7%
General Administration $284 $3,028,000 1.8%
School Administration $749 $7,975,000 4.9%
Operation $1,124 $11,969,000 7.3%
Transportation $408 $4,347,000 2.6%
Other $433 $4,610,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,097 $43,614,000 26.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,016 $32,106,000 19.5%
Total Expenditures $15,431 $164,264,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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