Lowell James R School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lowell James R School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania enrolled 503 students in 2024-25 with 33.2 full-time teachers, 15.1 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
530 students in 2022-23, 522 students in 2023-24, 503 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.0 to 33.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 530 | 37.0 | 14.3 |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 30.4 | 17.2 |
| 2024-25 | 503 | 33.2 | 15.1 |
15.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools
Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
One counselor per 524 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lowell James R School enrolled 524 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 524 of the 524 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent33.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
61.4% of students were Black, 22.7% Hispanic, 8.7% Asian in 2024-25.
- Black61.4%
- Hispanic22.7%
- Asian8.7%
- Two or more races5.4%
- White1.2%
- American Indian0.6%
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 James R School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 10‑14% | 34% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10‑14% | 16% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
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 Philadelphia
194 public elementary schools in Philadelphia report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Community Propel Academy | 1,783 | 17.4 | 98.8% |
| Mayfair School | 1,763 | 17.0 | 95.7% |
| Frank Anne School | 1,622 | 17.4 | 91.5% |
| Solis-Cohen Solomon School | 1,350 | 15.1 | 94.7% |
| Spruance Gilbert School | 1,270 | 16.1 | 98.8% |
| Loesche William H School | 1,263 | 14.7 | 92.3% |
| Moore J Hampton School | 1,192 | 15.2 | 95.5% |
| Farrell Louis H School | 1,187 | 16.2 | 96.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lowell James R School
- Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CSThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 631 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Finletter Thomas K SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 607 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Compare Lowell James R School with Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much The School District of Philadelphia spends per student$18,329 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,329
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaLowell James R School is the number 518 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#518 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.15.1:1
- 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 James R School
How many students attend Lowell James R School?
503 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 530 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lowell James R School?
15.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lowell James R School a Title I school?
Lowell James R School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lowell James R School do on state tests?
The students tested at Lowell James R School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania'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.What district is Lowell James R School in?
The School District of Philadelphia, NCES district ID 4218990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421899003746 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.