Lowell Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Winfield, Kansas

Lowell Elementary in Winfield, Kansas enrolled 214 students in 2024-25 with 16.3 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Kansas elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

248 students in 2022-23, 210 students in 2023-24, 214 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.0 to 16.3.

Students enrolled at Lowell Elementary by school year2022-23: 248, 2023-24: 210, 2024-25: 21401002003002022-232482023-242102024-25214
Students enrolled at Lowell Elementary by school year2022-23: 248, 2023-24: 210, 2024-25: 21401002003002022-232482023-242102024-25214
Students enrolled at Lowell Elementary by school year2022-23: 248, 2023-24: 210, 2024-25: 21401002003002022-232482023-242102024-25214
Students enrolled at Lowell Elementary by school year2022-23: 248, 2023-24: 210, 2024-25: 21401002003002022-232482023-242102024-25214
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324818.013.8
2023-2421016.113.0
2024-2521416.313.1

13.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 Kansas elementary schools

Among the 703 Kansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Lowell Elementary 13.1; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLowell Elementary 13.1state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Lowell Elementary 13.1; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLowell Elementary 13.1state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Lowell Elementary 13.1; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLowell Elementary 13.1state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Lowell Elementary 13.1; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLowell Elementary 13.1state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lowell Elementary enrolled 254 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent25.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.6% of students were White, 16.4% Hispanic, 12.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White62.6%
  2. Hispanic16.4%
  3. Two or more races12.1%
  4. Black4.7%
  5. Asian2.3%
  6. Pacific Islander1.4%
  7. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lowell Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240‑44%26%32.5%
Math, 2022-2320‑24%20% (2021-22)31.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Winfield

4 public elementary schools in Winfield report 2024-25 enrollment; Lowell Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Whittier Elementary25914.444.0%
Irving Elementary23413.365.8%
Lowell Elementary21413.153.3%
Country View Elementary11412.542.1%

All public schools in Winfield →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lowell Elementary

  1. Irving ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 234 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Whittier ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 259 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Lowell Elementary with Irving ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Winfield Unified School District 465 spends per student$21,663 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,663
  5. The largest public schools in KansasLowell Elementary is the number 519 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#519 of 707
  6. Kansas schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.13.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lowell Elementary

  1. How many students attend Lowell Elementary?
    214 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 248 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Winfield, KS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lowell Elementary?
    13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lowell Elementary a Title I school?
    Lowell Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lowell Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lowell Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Lowell Elementary in?
    Winfield Unified School District 465, NCES district ID 2013050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 201305001211 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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