Is Lowell Elementary School a good school?

Lowell Elementary School ranks 212 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lowell Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 266 students attended Lowell Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lowell Elementary School?

Students at Lowell Elementary School are 67% White, 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lowell Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lowell Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Franklin Middle School High : Wheaton North High School

Lowell Elementary School

Summary:

Lowell Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Wheaton, Illinois, serving 257 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a current statewide ranking of 212 out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools for the 2023-2024 school year.

Lowell Elementary School's academic excellence is evident across multiple metrics. The school outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, with 56.9% of students proficient or better in both subjects, compared to the state averages of 41.2% in ELA and 28.4% in Mathematics. The school's Science proficiency rate is also impressive at 78.8%, significantly higher than the state average of 53.2%. Lowell Elementary School's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Washington Elementary School and Emerson Elementary School within the Community Unit School District 200, as well as schools in the neighboring Glen Ellyn School District 41, such as Park View Elementary School and Briar Glen Elementary School, Lowell Elementary School's performance is consistently stronger. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 11:1 and increased spending per student, which has risen from $16,123 in 2019-2020 to $18,936 in 2022-2023, may contribute to its academic success.

Detail:

Public K-5

312 S President St
Wheaton, IL 60187-5738

(630) 682-2085

District: Cusd 200

SchoolDigger Rank:
212^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,830

Students who attend Lowell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin Middle School
High:	Wheaton North High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.5

Number of students: 266

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

Asian:

13.2%

Hispanic:

7.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 29.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lowell Elementary School ranks better than 89.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 8^th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Cusd 200 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.7. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (66.5%), Asian (13.2%), Hispanic (7.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 29.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lowell Elementary School is 10.5, which is the 3^rd best among 13 elementary schools in the Cusd 200 School District. (See more...)

Compare Lowell Elementary School employs 25.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lowell Elementary School is $20,830, which is the 4^th highest among 13 elementary schools in the Cusd 200 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lowell Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lowell Elementary School 212^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Lowell Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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White students:

Cusd 200:

SchoolDigger ranks Cusd 200 79^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lowell Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Lowell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	86.71	128^th	2020	93.7%
2004	85.23	170^th	2030	91.6%
2005	79.79	317^th	2022	84.3%
2006	82.26	207^th	2086	90.1%
2007	83.37	161^st	2095	92.3%
2008	86.31	99^th	2092	95.3%
2009	85.94	111^th	2120	94.8%
2010	81.61	276^th	2139	87.1%
2011	77.83	444^th	2147	79.3%
2012	73.51	606^th	2166	72.0%
2013	80.81	381^st	2167	82.4%
2014	87.09	214^th	2093	89.8%
2015	86.05	264^th	2052	87.1%
2016	81.75	332^nd	2046	83.8%
2017	83.23	298^th	2044	85.4%
2018	80.31	355^th	2037	82.6%
2019	70.39	557^th	2086	73.3%
2021	90.28	153^rd	1948	92.1%
2022	87.44	235^th	2082	88.7%
2023	87.42	224^th	2077	89.2%
2024	88.70	212^th	2067	89.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lowell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.64	273^rd	763	64.2%
2019	42.57	587^th	1194	50.8%
2023	73.38	202^nd	1156	82.5%
2024	85.33	114^th	1195	90.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lowell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.90	758^th	1765	57.1%
2019	53.48	720^th	1816	60.4%
2021	70.31	251^st	1514	83.4%
2022	79.22	175^th	1763	90.1%
2023	74.79	272^nd	1808	85.0%
2024	87.50	100^th	1793	94.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Lowell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.65	396^th	1964	79.8%
2019	60.55	734^th	2019	63.6%
2021	80.46	258^th	1680	84.6%
2022	86.59	222^nd	1970	88.7%
2023	88.58	183^rd	1957	90.6%
2024	92.21	125^th	1942	93.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Lowell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.61	344^th	1972	82.6%
2019	77.09	387^th	2019	80.8%
2021	90.79	119^th	1707	93.0%
2022	84.93	244^th	1977	87.7%
2023	83.78	253^rd	1984	87.2%
2024	83.76	274^th	1959	86.0%

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Rank History for White students at Lowell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	80.14	221^st	1463	84.9%
2019	64.79	466^th	1462	68.1%
2021	94.73	30^th	1308	97.7%
2022	82.83	164^th	1425	88.5%
2023	85.62	147^th	1419	89.6%
2024	82.74	182^nd	1392	86.9%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Lowell Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	316	51	88	30	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	485
1989	337	51	80	41	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	509
1990	341	32	47	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	425
1991	386	42	69	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	502
1992	406	50	67	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	526
1993	434	44	67	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	554
1994	470	52	55	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	588
1995	506	23	50	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	594
1996	506	23	50	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	594
1997	511	21	46	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	598
1998	524	22	40	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	610
1999	510	25	29	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	584
2000	501	28	26	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
2001	509	26	31	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	589
2002	470	37	27	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	560
2003	470	37	27	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	560
2004	452	38	28	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	541
2005	448	29	25	27	0	n/a	n/a	10	539
2006	438	55	28	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	542
2007	436	37	30	22	0	n/a	n/a	14	539
2008	442	38	23	24	0	n/a	n/a	11	538
2009	329	46	22	15	0	n/a	n/a	17	429
2010	311	29	20	18	0	n/a	n/a	15	393
2011	306	35	18	21	0	1	16	0	397
2012	300	40	28	27	2	0	22	0	419
2013	313	40	33	26	3	0	19	0	434
2014	293	25	33	27	2	1	16	0	397
2015	280	30	45	37	1	0	13	0	406
2016	255	21	58	32	1	0	13	0	380
2017	244	24	50	29	0	0	18	0	365
2018	239	25	52	35	1	1	18	0	371
2019	220	30	56	31	0	1	16	0	354
2020	195	28	52	30	0	2	16	0	323
2021	173	27	53	14	0	2	12	0	281
2022	154	23	36	13	2	4	14	0	246
2023	165	28	32	15	2	4	11	0	257
2024	177	15	35	21	2	2	14	0	266

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lowell Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	485	21.8	22.2	n/a
1989	509	23.0	22.1	n/a
1990	425	20.0	21.2	n/a
1991	502	22.8	22.0	n/a
1992	526	23.7	22.1	n/a
1993	554	25.2	22.0	n/a
1994	588	25.0	23.5	n/a
1995	594	24.8	24.0	n/a
1996	594	24.8	24.0	n/a
1997	598	26.5	22.6	n/a
1998	610	32.4	18.8	n/a
1999	584	32.6	17.9	n/a
2000	573	33.0	17.4	n/a
2001	589	32.9	17.9	n/a
2002	560	31.0	18.1	8.2
2003	560	31.0	18.1	8.2
2004	541	31.0	17.5	16.6
2005	539	32.5	16.6	12.7
2006	542	31.0	17.5	15.3
2007	539	31.0	17.4	15
2008	538	29.0	18.6	13.3
2009	429	26.5	16.2	17.2
2010	393	24.9	15.7	22.8
2011	397	22.0	18.0	22.2
2012	419	26.1	16.0	23.9
2013	434	38.5	11.2	24.7
2014	397	28.3	13.9	23.4
2015	406	28.0	14.5	29.1
2016	380	29.0	13.1	25.8
2017	365	28.3	12.8	24.7
2018	371	27.2	13.6	27.8
2019	354	26.9	13.1	30.5
2020	323	26.3	12.2	30
2021	281	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	246	25.1	9.7	29.3
2023	257	23.2	11.0	30.4
2024	266	25.2	10.5	29.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lowell Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	485	21.8	22.2	n/a
1989	509	23.0	22.1	n/a
1990	425	20.0	21.2	n/a
1991	502	22.8	22.0	n/a
1992	526	23.7	22.1	n/a
1993	554	25.2	22.0	n/a
1994	588	25.0	23.5	n/a
1995	594	24.8	24.0	n/a
1996	594	24.8	24.0	n/a
1997	598	26.5	22.6	n/a
1998	610	32.4	18.8	n/a
1999	584	32.6	17.9	n/a
2000	573	33.0	17.4	n/a
2001	589	32.9	17.9	n/a
2002	560	31.0	18.1	8.2
2003	560	31.0	18.1	8.2
2004	541	31.0	17.5	16.6
2005	539	32.5	16.6	12.7
2006	542	31.0	17.5	15.3
2007	539	31.0	17.4	15
2008	538	29.0	18.6	13.3
2009	429	26.5	16.2	17.2
2010	393	24.9	15.7	22.8
2011	397	22.0	18.0	22.2
2012	419	26.1	16.0	23.9
2013	434	38.5	11.2	24.7
2014	397	28.3	13.9	23.4
2015	406	28.0	14.5	29.1
2016	380	29.0	13.1	25.8
2017	365	28.3	12.8	24.7
2018	371	27.2	13.6	27.8
2019	354	26.9	13.1	30.5
2020	323	26.3	12.2	30
2021	281	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	246	25.1	9.7	29.3
2023	257	23.2	11.0	30.4
2024	266	25.2	10.5	29.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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