Lowery Elementary School

Summary:

Lowery Elementary School is a public elementary school in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, serving 306 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Ascension Parish School District, which is ranked 11th out of 122 districts in Louisiana and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lowery Elementary faces significant challenges compared to other schools in the area. The school has a much higher percentage of African American students (93.79%) than nearby schools, yet consistently underperforms the Ascension Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Lowery's Mathematics proficiency was 54% compared to the Ascension Parish average of 75% and the Louisiana state average of 59%. The school has also consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Additionally, Lowery Elementary serves a student population with significant economic disadvantages, with over 89% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This high percentage of economically disadvantaged students may be contributing to the school's lower academic performance, highlighting the need for additional resources and support. Nearby schools in the Ascension Parish district, such as Pecan Grove Primary, Dutchtown Primary, and Gonzales Primary, generally outperform Lowery Elementary in academic proficiency and statewide rankings, underscoring the need for Lowery to identify and implement effective strategies to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 2389-B Hwy 1 South
       Donaldsonville, LA  70346


(225) 391-7500

District: Ascension Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
432nd of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,323 Help


Students who attend Lowery Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Lowery Middle School
High:    Donaldsonville High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.3 Help
Number of students:  306

Racial breakdown:

African American:
93.8%
Hispanic:
2.9%
White:
2.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lowery Elementary School ranks worse than 64% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks last among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Ascension Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.63. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Lowery Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Ascension Parish School District. Racial makeup is: African American (93.8%), Hispanic (2.9%), White (2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 89.5% 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 Elementary School is 10.3, which is the lowest among 19 elementary schools in the Ascension Parish School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lowery Elementary School is $18,323, which is the highest among 19 elementary schools in the Ascension Parish School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lowery Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lowery Elementary School 432nd of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Lowery Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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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 Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Lowery Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 19.57 623rd 725 14.1%
2008 12.04 686th 743 7.7%
2009 7.73 712th 738 3.5%
2010 8.41 714th 736 3.0%
2011 18.67 670th 766 12.5%
2012 7.38 741st 764 3.0%
2013 11.92 719th 772 6.9%
2014 19.83 671st 777 13.6%
2015 10.81 740th 792 6.6%
2016 7.06 712th 742 4.0%
2017 10.55 690th 739 6.6%
2018 10.12 676th 728 7.1%
2019 26.55 579th 731 20.8%
2021 18.34 601st 729 17.6%
2022 19.90 599th 727 17.6%
2023 31.64 520th 730 28.8%
2024 39.63 432nd 675 36.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lowery Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 17.21 294th 333 11.7%
2021 9.17 298th 306 2.6%
2022 12.95 293rd 307 4.6%
2023 44.36 159th 296 46.3%
2024 41.19 127th 208 38.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lowery Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.66 588th 682 13.8%
2019 32.17 530th 697 24.0%
2021 20.83 585th 719 18.6%
2022 24.75 581st 724 19.8%
2023 38.02 466th 723 35.5%
2024 48.10 377th 674 44.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Lowery Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 31.30 528th 684 22.8%
2021 21.18 577th 705 18.2%
2022 23.45 563rd 701 19.7%
2023 32.21 509th 705 27.8%
2024 49.59 350th 635 44.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Lowery Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 22.79 568th 696 18.4%
2021 18.57 589th 704 16.3%
2022 20.23 593rd 712 16.7%
2023 31.95 496th 713 30.4%
2024 31.87 486th 651 25.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Lowery Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.17 417th 547 23.8%
2019 39.19 375th 559 32.9%
2021 32.49 395th 564 30.0%
2022 32.84 410th 562 27.0%
2023 46.58 301st 570 47.2%
2024 55.14 215th 509 57.8%
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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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Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

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Enrollment information for Lowery Elementary 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 663 663
1990 69 562 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 633
1991 42 579 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 622
1992 62 579 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 642
1993 56 596 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 653
1994 42 595 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 638
1995 34 565 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 601
1996 34 565 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 601
1997 32 513 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 548
1998 26 486 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 516
1999 26 509 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 542
2000 24 497 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 527
2001 18 490 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 516
2002 20 515 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 542
2003 20 515 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 542
2004 17 501 0 13 0 n/a n/a 0 531
2005 19 289 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 311
2006 22 306 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 331
2007 16 282 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 302
2008 12 300 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 316
2009 11 303 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 321
2010 13 300 0 9 0 n/a n/a 0 322
2011 13 284 0 3 2 0 0 0 302
2012 19 399 0 9 0 0 0 0 427
2013 13 376 0 7 0 0 1 0 397
2014 10 354 0 5 0 0 0 0 369
2015 13 400 0 5 0 0 4 0 422
2016 12 388 0 2 0 0 6 0 408
2017 12 355 0 3 0 0 7 0 377
2018 9 321 0 2 0 0 6 0 338
2019 4 284 0 4 0 0 4 0 296
2020 5 297 0 10 0 0 3 0 315
2021 1 303 0 10 0 0 2 0 316
2022 3 300 0 9 0 0 5 0 317
2023 6 287 0 9 1 0 3 0 306

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 Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 663 40.0 16.5 n/a
1990 633 40.0 15.8 84.5
1991 622 41.0 15.1 83.3
1992 642 42.0 15.2 80.7
1993 653 38.0 17.2 83
1994 638 39.0 16.4 86.5
1995 601 43.0 14.0 84
1996 601 43.0 14.0 84
1997 548 41.0 13.4 86.7
1998 516 37.5 13.8 86.4
1999 542 42.0 12.9 93.4
2000 527 41.0 12.9 87.3
2001 516 44.0 11.7 92.8
2002 542 44.0 12.3 90.6
2003 542 44.0 12.3 90.6
2004 531 46.0 11.5 93.2
2005 311 30.0 10.4 92.9
2006 331 30.0 11.0 94.3
2007 302 32.0 9.4 92.7
2008 316 34.0 9.3 95.9
2009 321 35.0 9.2 95
2010 322 34.0 9.4 94.1
2011 302 32.0 9.4 96.4
2012 427 38.4 11.1 96
2013 397 35.0 11.3 96
2014 369 35.0 10.5 95.9
2015 422 33.0 12.7 96.4
2016 408 37.0 11.0 96.6
2017 377 29.1 12.9 98.7
2018 338 25.2 13.3 73.1
2019 296 25.0 11.8 87.5
2020 315 26.0 12.0 92.7
2021 316 28.0 11.2 86.4
2022 317 24.0 13.2 81.4
2023 306 29.4 10.3 89.5

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 Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 663 40.0 16.5 n/a
1990 633 40.0 15.8 84.5
1991 622 41.0 15.1 83.3
1992 642 42.0 15.2 80.7
1993 653 38.0 17.2 83
1994 638 39.0 16.4 86.5
1995 601 43.0 14.0 84
1996 601 43.0 14.0 84
1997 548 41.0 13.4 86.7
1998 516 37.5 13.8 86.4
1999 542 42.0 12.9 93.4
2000 527 41.0 12.9 87.3
2001 516 44.0 11.7 92.8
2002 542 44.0 12.3 90.6
2003 542 44.0 12.3 90.6
2004 531 46.0 11.5 93.2
2005 311 30.0 10.4 92.9
2006 331 30.0 11.0 94.3
2007 302 32.0 9.4 92.7
2008 316 34.0 9.3 95.9
2009 321 35.0 9.2 95
2010 322 34.0 9.4 94.1
2011 302 32.0 9.4 96.4
2012 427 38.4 11.1 96
2013 397 35.0 11.3 96
2014 369 35.0 10.5 95.9
2015 422 33.0 12.7 96.4
2016 408 37.0 11.0 96.6
2017 377 29.1 12.9 98.7
2018 338 25.2 13.3 73.1
2019 296 25.0 11.8 87.5
2020 315 26.0 12.0 92.7
2021 316 28.0 11.2 86.4
2022 317 24.0 13.2 81.4
2023 306 29.4 10.3 89.5

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lowery Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $15,273
2018 $15,776
2019 $15,906
2020 $15,555
2021 $16,894
2022 $18,323

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Lowery Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 579th of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 520th of 730 Elementary schools
 8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lowery Elementary School)6860
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ascension Parish)7978
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6964
 5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lowery Elementary School)5159
 8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ascension Parish)8079
 1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7062
 8%
3rd Grade Social Studies (Lowery Elementary School)3339
 6%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Ascension Parish)5963
 4%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)4744
 3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lowery Elementary School)3543
 8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ascension Parish)8381
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6965
 4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lowery Elementary School)4148
 7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ascension Parish)8382
 1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7268
 4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lowery Elementary School)5851
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ascension Parish)7978
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6361
 2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lowery Elementary School)5860
 2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ascension Parish)8583
 2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
5th Grade Social Studies (Lowery Elementary School)4628
 18%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Ascension Parish)7466
 8%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5448
 6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students296306
 3.4%
African American284287
 1.1%
American Indian01
Asian00
Hispanic49
 125%
Pacific Islander00
White46
 50%
Two or More Races43
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.5%89.5%
 2%


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Lowery Elementary School ranks 432nd of 675 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 306 students attended Lowery Elementary School.

Students at Lowery Elementary School are 94% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% White.

Students who attend Lowery Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lowery Middle School
High : Donaldsonville High School


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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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