Lowery Middle School

Summary:

Lowery Middle School is a public middle school in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, serving 295 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Ascension Parish School District, which is ranked 11th out of 122 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating.

Lowery Middle School faces significant challenges compared to its peers in the Ascension Parish district. The school has a student population that is over 92% African American, which is significantly higher than the more diverse racial makeup of surrounding schools like Galvez Middle School, Prairieville Middle School, and Dutchtown Middle School. Academically, Lowery Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Louisiana middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in LEAP Mathematics and English Language Arts are significantly lower than the Ascension Parish and Louisiana state averages. Additionally, Lowery Middle School ranks in the bottom 10% of Louisiana middle schools for its performance with special education students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 86% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

The performance gap between Lowery Middle School and the surrounding Ascension Parish schools appears to be widening over time, as the parish and state averages have remained relatively stable while Lowery's proficiency rates have declined or stagnated. This suggests that the school may be facing unique challenges in supporting its predominantly disadvantaged student population. In contrast, the middle schools in the neighboring Assumption Parish, such as Napoleonville Middle School and Belle Rose Middle School, also struggle with academic performance, indicating that Lowery's challenges may be reflective of broader regional trends.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2389-A Hwy 1 South
       Donaldsonville, LA  70346


(225) 391-7550

District: Ascension Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
352nd of 449 Louisiana Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,442 Help


Students who attend Lowery Middle School usually attend:

High:    Donaldsonville High School

Feeder schools for Lowery Middle School:

Elementary:    Donaldsonville Primary School
    Lowery Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  8.0 Help
Number of students:  295

Racial breakdown:

African American:
92.5%
Hispanic:
4.1%
White:
2.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lowery Middle School ranks worse than 78.4% of middle schools in Louisiana. It also ranks last among 8 ranked middle schools in the Ascension Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.59. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Lowery Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Ascension Parish School District. Racial makeup is: African American (92.5%), Hispanic (4.1%), White (2.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 86.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Ascension Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lowery Middle School is 8, which is the lowest among 8 middle schools in the Ascension Parish School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lowery Middle School is $20,442, which is the highest among 8 middle schools in the Ascension Parish School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lowery Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lowery Middle School 352nd of 449 Louisiana public middle schools. (See Lowery Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Ascension Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Ascension Parish 11th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lowery Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Lowery Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 24.54 324th 396 18.2%
2008 20.27 355th 413 14.0%
2009 29.45 332nd 425 21.9%
2010 43.26 260th 408 36.3%
2011 33.81 316th 412 23.3%
2012 26.71 346th 442 21.7%
2013 23.98 362nd 457 20.8%
2014 23.81 377th 470 19.8%
2015 23.25 392nd 482 18.7%
2016 6.66 410th 435 5.7%
2017 8.53 407th 437 6.9%
2018 9.12 383rd 411 6.8%
2019 20.66 369th 449 17.8%
2021 16.76 388th 459 15.5%
2022 13.94 399th 460 13.3%
2023 18.19 385th 465 17.2%
2024 24.59 352nd 449 21.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lowery Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 18.14 183rd 202 9.4%
2021 18.76 184th 210 12.4%
2022 35.14 138th 206 33.0%
2023 25.41 158th 206 23.3%
2024 8.26 174th 175 0.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lowery Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.10 361st 403 10.4%
2019 27.69 332nd 430 22.8%
2021 21.09 370th 455 18.7%
2022 17.48 389th 458 15.1%
2023 24.93 353rd 459 23.1%
2024 29.82 323rd 444 27.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Lowery Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 27.86 328th 418 21.5%
2021 22.18 344th 441 22.0%
2022 18.52 371st 441 15.9%
2023 26.01 347th 444 21.8%
2024 24.31 339th 415 18.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Lowery Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.87 163rd 170 4.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Lowery Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.23 361st 418 13.6%
2021 15.14 384th 442 13.1%
2022 15.23 382nd 442 13.6%
2023 15.54 376th 443 15.1%
2024 28.89 312th 426 26.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Lowery Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.21 262nd 313 16.3%
2019 38.82 209th 338 38.2%
2021 33.20 235th 352 33.2%
2022 26.05 268th 360 25.6%
2023 32.29 245th 360 31.9%
2024 41.34 193rd 333 42.0%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept 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.

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Enrollment information for Lowery Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 486 486
1990 128 352 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 480
1991 106 458 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 564
1992 96 490 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 589
1993 87 489 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 578
1994 89 443 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 533
1995 79 490 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 571
1996 79 490 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 571
1997 87 533 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 623
1998 71 555 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 629
1999 65 506 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 573
2000 62 474 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 537
2001 50 458 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 510
2002 38 416 1 7 0 n/a n/a 0 462
2003 38 416 1 7 0 n/a n/a 0 462
2004 33 378 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 419
2005 28 278 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 307
2006 23 297 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 328
2007 18 269 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 292
2008 20 267 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 290
2009 15 255 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 272
2010 16 280 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 299
2011 18 298 0 8 0 0 0 0 324
2012 23 397 0 8 1 0 1 0 430
2013 22 357 0 4 1 0 1 0 385
2014 22 325 0 5 1 0 1 0 354
2015 14 328 0 4 0 0 0 0 346
2016 15 343 0 5 0 0 1 0 364
2017 14 334 0 5 0 0 1 0 354
2018 12 317 0 6 0 0 3 0 338
2019 8 331 0 3 0 0 4 0 346
2020 9 319 0 7 1 0 6 0 342
2021 6 293 0 3 1 0 5 0 308
2022 2 261 0 5 1 0 6 0 275
2023 7 273 0 12 0 0 3 0 295

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lowery Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 486 36.0 13.5 n/a
1990 480 34.0 14.1 75.2
1991 564 38.0 14.8 71.6
1992 589 39.0 15.1 73.9
1993 578 36.0 16.1 76.5
1994 533 37.0 14.4 83.7
1995 571 36.0 15.9 76.4
1996 571 36.0 15.9 76.4
1997 623 41.0 15.2 76.6
1998 629 45.0 14.0 73.1
1999 573 46.0 12.5 83.9
2000 537 43.0 12.5 76.2
2001 510 44.0 11.6 85.7
2002 462 40.0 11.6 87.9
2003 462 40.0 11.6 87.9
2004 419 36.0 11.6 87.4
2005 307 23.0 13.3 93.8
2006 328 26.0 12.6 84.8
2007 292 29.0 10.1 89.7
2008 290 29.0 10.0 91
2009 272 30.0 9.1 93.4
2010 299 31.0 9.6 93.6
2011 324 31.7 10.2 96
2012 430 40.5 10.5 93.7
2013 385 38.0 10.1 94
2014 354 33.0 10.7 96.6
2015 346 31.0 11.1 96.2
2016 364 38.0 9.5 97.3
2017 354 31.6 11.1 94.9
2018 338 30.0 11.2 64.5
2019 346 31.0 11.1 76.6
2020 342 30.2 11.3 83.6
2021 308 29.2 10.5 82.8
2022 275 28.0 9.8 82.9
2023 295 36.7 8.0 86.4

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 Lowery Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 486 36.0 13.5 n/a
1990 480 34.0 14.1 75.2
1991 564 38.0 14.8 71.6
1992 589 39.0 15.1 73.9
1993 578 36.0 16.1 76.5
1994 533 37.0 14.4 83.7
1995 571 36.0 15.9 76.4
1996 571 36.0 15.9 76.4
1997 623 41.0 15.2 76.6
1998 629 45.0 14.0 73.1
1999 573 46.0 12.5 83.9
2000 537 43.0 12.5 76.2
2001 510 44.0 11.6 85.7
2002 462 40.0 11.6 87.9
2003 462 40.0 11.6 87.9
2004 419 36.0 11.6 87.4
2005 307 23.0 13.3 93.8
2006 328 26.0 12.6 84.8
2007 292 29.0 10.1 89.7
2008 290 29.0 10.0 91
2009 272 30.0 9.1 93.4
2010 299 31.0 9.6 93.6
2011 324 31.7 10.2 96
2012 430 40.5 10.5 93.7
2013 385 38.0 10.1 94
2014 354 33.0 10.7 96.6
2015 346 31.0 11.1 96.2
2016 364 38.0 9.5 97.3
2017 354 31.6 11.1 94.9
2018 338 30.0 11.2 64.5
2019 346 31.0 11.1 76.6
2020 342 30.2 11.3 83.6
2021 308 29.2 10.5 82.8
2022 275 28.0 9.8 82.9
2023 295 36.7 8.0 86.4

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Lowery Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $15,771
2018 $16,352
2019 $16,822
2020 $16,040
2021 $17,701
2022 $20,442

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lowery Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 369th of 449 Middle schoolsRanks 385th of 465 Middle schools
 0.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Lowery Middle School)4935
 14%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ascension Parish)7271
 1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6157
 4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Lowery Middle School)5441
 13%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ascension Parish)8080
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)6768
 1%
6th Grade Social Studies (Lowery Middle School)4015
 25%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Ascension Parish)6756
 11%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5142
 9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Lowery Middle School)3139
 8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ascension Parish)7775
 2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6158
 3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Lowery Middle School)4752
 5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ascension Parish)8480
 4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7267
 5%
7th Grade Social Studies (Lowery Middle School)3320
 13%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Ascension Parish)7469
 5%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5552
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Lowery Middle School)3939
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ascension Parish)6158
 3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)5347
 6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Lowery Middle School)6058
 2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ascension Parish)8681
 5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
8th Grade Social Studies (Lowery Middle School)4739
 8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Ascension Parish)8370
 13%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)6453
 11%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students346295
 14.7%
African American331273
 17.5%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic312
 300%
Pacific Islander00
White87
 12.5%
Two or More Races43
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76.6%86.4%
 9.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Lowery Middle School

Students at Lowery Middle School are 93% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Students who attend Lowery Middle School usually go on to attend Donaldsonville High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 295 students attended Lowery Middle School.

Lowery Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.6% of Louisiana middle schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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