Lowery Elementary

Summary:

Lowery Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 881 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD), Lowery consistently outperforms district and state averages in academic assessments, with particularly strong results in reading and science.

Lowery's diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic and Asian students compared to nearby schools, contributes to its academic success. Despite having a larger proportion of economically disadvantaged students, Lowery's low-income learners perform well, ranking in the top third of Texas elementary schools. The school's gifted and talented program also stands out, with students ranking in the top 25% statewide. In contrast, nearby schools like Tipps Elementary and Metcalf Elementary have lower academic performance and serve higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students.

Lowery's consistent academic excellence, diverse student population, and effective support for students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds make it a standout school within the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. The school's unique characteristics and strong performance suggest that it has developed successful strategies to foster academic achievement in a diverse educational setting.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 15950 Rdg Park Dr
       Houston, TX  77095-2612


(281) 463-5900

District: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
923rd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,534 Help


Students who attend Lowery Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Aragon Middle
High:    Langham Creek High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.3 Help
Number of students:  671

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
47.8%
White:
25.8%
African American:
14.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  55.1% Help


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Compare Details Lowery Elementary ranks better than 80.3% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 17th among 55 ranked elementary schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.45. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Lowery Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47.8%), White (25.8%), African American (14.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 55.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lowery Elementary is 13.3, which is the 10th best among 55 elementary schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lowery Elementary is $9,534. 35 elementary schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lowery Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lowery Elementary 923rd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Lowery Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) 363rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lowery Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lowery Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 80.66 382nd 3465 89.0%
2005 78.88 521st 3475 85.0%
2006 70.52 996th 3476 71.3%
2007 75.87 702nd 3724 81.1%
2008 71.29 975th 3768 74.1%
2009 69.89 1103rd 3884 71.6%
2010 75.02 783rd 3937 80.1%
2011 65.23 1482nd 4095 63.8%
2012 85.60 407th 4206 90.3%
2013 80.70 622nd 4221 85.3%
2014 83.50 533rd 4260 87.5%
2015 79.32 781st 4320 81.9%
2016 69.70 1287th 4286 70.0%
2017 66.11 1202nd 4329 72.2%
2018 74.03 878th 4359 79.9%
2019 64.04 1307th 4479 70.8%
2021 68.83 1169th 4578 74.5%
2022 63.00 1470th 4581 67.9%
2023 67.60 1264th 4647 72.8%
2024 75.45 923rd 4675 80.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lowery Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.68 559th 961 41.8%
2022 32.64 746th 1004 25.7%
2023 61.58 416th 1099 62.1%
2024 80.66 135th 1114 87.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lowery Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.43 2626th 3226 18.6%
2019 31.78 2571st 3333 22.9%
2021 47.26 1629th 3446 52.7%
2022 35.25 2487th 3487 28.7%
2023 41.69 2144th 3556 39.7%
2024 77.56 521st 3638 85.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lowery Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.74 1266th 3558 64.4%
2019 50.35 1390th 3684 62.3%
2021 49.94 1433rd 3799 62.3%
2022 41.97 2140th 3952 45.9%
2023 48.50 1730th 4086 57.7%
2024 57.53 1402nd 4261 67.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lowery Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.75 1168th 4264 72.6%
2019 52.21 1897th 4309 56.0%
2021 73.08 709th 4451 84.1%
2022 50.91 2092nd 4477 53.3%
2023 60.36 1489th 4521 67.1%
2024 68.06 1024th 4560 77.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Lowery Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.96 1159th 4306 73.1%
2019 62.51 1357th 4348 68.8%
2021 73.43 927th 4499 79.4%
2022 58.89 1620th 4561 64.5%
2023 58.18 1682nd 4588 63.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Lowery Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.72 247th 3106 92.0%
2019 50.92 1991st 3184 37.5%
2021 75.16 664th 3006 77.9%
2022 73.23 539th 2958 81.8%
2023 70.80 755th 2980 74.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Lowery Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.53 1347th 4240 68.2%
2019 51.00 1905th 4295 55.6%
2021 73.63 584th 4331 86.5%
2022 48.74 2180th 4461 51.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Lowery Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.36 774th 4319 82.1%
2019 62.67 1344th 4357 69.2%
2021 60.91 1449th 4498 67.8%
2022 66.52 1262nd 4563 72.3%
2023 74.74 935th 4585 79.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Lowery Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.58 371st 1005 63.1%
2019 40.42 715th 1009 29.1%
2021 41.45 617th 967 36.2%
2022 47.94 601st 957 37.2%
2023 52.82 555th 1015 45.3%
2024 57.94 501st 1035 51.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Lowery Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.87 839th 2483 66.2%
2019 62.45 697th 2515 72.3%
2021 52.15 976th 2444 60.1%
2022 51.84 1017th 2421 58.0%
2023 47.53 1148th 2443 53.0%
2024 58.47 832nd 2421 65.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lowery Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.59 925th 4168 77.8%
2019 54.27 1717th 4188 59.0%
2021 67.80 973rd 4329 77.5%
2022 59.93 1463rd 4376 66.6%
2023 66.88 1097th 4401 75.1%
2024 77.65 622nd 4431 86.0%
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Rank History for White students at Lowery Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.00 609th 3127 80.5%
2019 66.98 891st 3142 71.6%
2021 68.10 807th 3082 73.8%
2022 67.81 870th 3082 71.8%
2023 72.73 684th 3106 78.0%
2024 72.92 641st 3078 79.2%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Lowery Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 921 51 84 62 4 n/a n/a 0 1122
1989 1091 77 92 75 4 n/a n/a 0 1339
1990 699 39 61 44 3 n/a n/a 0 846
1991 903 34 70 51 1 n/a n/a 0 1059
1992 929 31 63 33 3 n/a n/a 0 1059
1993 746 26 49 39 2 n/a n/a 0 862
1994 736 23 50 34 3 n/a n/a 0 846
1995 706 25 56 34 0 n/a n/a 0 821
1996 706 25 56 34 0 n/a n/a 0 821
1997 694 28 62 34 1 n/a n/a 0 819
1998 689 28 56 41 2 n/a n/a 0 816
1999 653 29 50 41 3 n/a n/a 0 776
2000 638 28 40 54 7 n/a n/a 0 767
2001 653 30 35 42 7 n/a n/a 0 767
2002 653 46 29 76 2 n/a n/a 0 806
2003 653 46 29 76 2 n/a n/a 0 806
2004 642 69 38 103 3 n/a n/a 0 855
2005 617 59 38 93 4 n/a n/a 0 811
2006 619 63 34 155 3 n/a n/a 0 874
2007 575 73 35 163 4 n/a n/a 0 850
2008 538 100 32 193 5 n/a n/a 0 868
2009 476 121 45 202 6 n/a n/a 0 850
2010 453 119 47 201 4 n/a n/a 0 824
2011 479 122 41 252 1 0 28 0 923
2012 418 134 47 266 0 0 25 0 890
2013 390 132 38 292 2 1 25 0 880
2014 363 129 36 307 1 0 24 0 860
2015 363 142 41 312 4 0 28 0 890
2016 347 138 44 323 2 0 28 0 882
2017 339 143 37 326 3 0 27 0 875
2018 355 151 47 364 3 1 20 0 941
2019 334 157 45 360 4 1 21 0 922
2020 316 142 45 362 4 0 34 0 903
2021 288 125 41 347 2 1 44 0 848
2022 248 143 34 361 1 1 47 0 835
2023 219 148 40 423 1 0 50 0 881
2024 173 95 36 321 1 0 45 0 671

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

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1122 59.0 19.0 n/a
1989 1339 n/a n/a n/a
1990 846 46.0 18.3 n/a
1991 1059 46.5 22.7 n/a
1992 1059 58.1 18.2 0.2
1993 862 51.0 16.9 1
1994 846 48.6 17.4 1.2
1995 821 44.9 18.3 1.2
1996 821 44.9 18.3 1.2
1997 819 47.0 17.4 2
1998 816 48.8 16.7 1.7
1999 776 49.9 15.6 2.1
2000 767 47.2 16.3 2.6
2001 767 50.5 15.2 3.1
2002 806 49.5 16.3 5.1
2003 806 49.5 16.3 5.1
2004 855 52.4 16.3 11.2
2005 811 54.0 15.0 14.5
2006 874 55.6 15.7 17.8
2007 850 53.3 15.9 18.2
2008 868 51.5 16.9 21.2
2009 850 52.5 16.2 30.8
2010 824 51.2 16.0 30.1
2011 923 53.5 17.2 32.4
2012 890 49.4 18.0 36.7
2013 880 49.5 17.7 40.2
2014 860 47.7 18.0 39.1
2015 890 47.0 18.9 39.2
2016 882 52.0 16.9 42.3
2017 875 50.5 17.3 42.3
2018 941 52.0 18.0 43.9
2019 922 52.4 17.5 48
2020 903 53.6 16.8 48.4
2021 848 55.5 15.2 50.5
2022 835 56.2 14.8 54.5
2023 881 59.8 14.7 59.9
2024 671 50.2 13.3 55.1

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

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1122 59.0 19.0 n/a
1989 1339 n/a n/a n/a
1990 846 46.0 18.3 n/a
1991 1059 46.5 22.7 n/a
1992 1059 58.1 18.2 0.2
1993 862 51.0 16.9 1
1994 846 48.6 17.4 1.2
1995 821 44.9 18.3 1.2
1996 821 44.9 18.3 1.2
1997 819 47.0 17.4 2
1998 816 48.8 16.7 1.7
1999 776 49.9 15.6 2.1
2000 767 47.2 16.3 2.6
2001 767 50.5 15.2 3.1
2002 806 49.5 16.3 5.1
2003 806 49.5 16.3 5.1
2004 855 52.4 16.3 11.2
2005 811 54.0 15.0 14.5
2006 874 55.6 15.7 17.8
2007 850 53.3 15.9 18.2
2008 868 51.5 16.9 21.2
2009 850 52.5 16.2 30.8
2010 824 51.2 16.0 30.1
2011 923 53.5 17.2 32.4
2012 890 49.4 18.0 36.7
2013 880 49.5 17.7 40.2
2014 860 47.7 18.0 39.1
2015 890 47.0 18.9 39.2
2016 882 52.0 16.9 42.3
2017 875 50.5 17.3 42.3
2018 941 52.0 18.0 43.9
2019 922 52.4 17.5 48
2020 903 53.6 16.8 48.4
2021 848 55.5 15.2 50.5
2022 835 56.2 14.8 54.5
2023 881 59.8 14.7 59.9
2024 671 50.2 13.3 55.1

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

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $787 (9.7%) $7,337 (90.3%) $8,124
2020 $725 (8.8%) $7,534 (91.2%) $8,259
2021 $1,166 (12.2%) $8,368 (87.8%) $9,534

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Lowery Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1307th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1264th of 4647 Elementary schools
 2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Lowery Elementary)4654
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))4755
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lowery Elementary)4847
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))4746
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Lowery Elementary)4757
 10%
   4th Grade Reading (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))4748
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lowery Elementary)5552
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))4947
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Lowery Elementary)6070
 10%
   5th Grade Reading (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))6061
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lowery Elementary)5353
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))6050
 10%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Lowery Elementary)6238
 24%
   5th Grade Science (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))6341
 22%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students922881
 4.4%
African American157148
 5.7%
American Indian41
 75%
Asian4540
 11.1%
Hispanic360423
 17.5%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White334219
 34.4%
Two or More Races2150
 138.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients48%59.9%
 11.9%


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Students at Lowery Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 26% White, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Students who attend Lowery Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Aragon Middle
High : Langham Creek High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 671 students attended Lowery Elementary.

Lowery Elementary ranks 923rd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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