Lowell Middle School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Lowell, Indiana
Lowell Middle School in Lowell, Indiana enrolled 498 students in 2024-25 with 22.3 full-time teachers, 22.4 students per teacher against the Indiana middle-school median of 14.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 43% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 33% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 36%
742 students in 2022-23, 726 students in 2023-24, 498 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.0 to 22.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 742 | 35.0 | 21.2 |
| 2023-24 | 726 | 32.5 | 22.3 |
| 2024-25 | 498 | 22.3 | 22.4 |
22.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 Indiana middle schools
Among the 327 Indiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for middle 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 711 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lowell Middle School enrolled 711 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 47 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 711 of the 711 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions47
- Chronically absent21.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.3% of students were White, 12.2% Hispanic, 1.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White84.3%
- Hispanic12.2%
- Two or more races1.4%
- Asian0.8%
- Black0.6%
- 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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Lowell Middle School scored proficient or above: 43% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 43% | 47% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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.
What to look at next about Lowell Middle School
- Hanover Central Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 6.2 miles away: 647 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).6.2 mi
- Robert Taft Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 9.7 miles away: 1,067 students, 18.2 per teacher (2024-25).9.7 mi
- Compare Lowell Middle School with Hanover Central Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Tri-Creek School Corporation spends per student$11,406 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,406
- The largest public schools in IndianaLowell Middle School is the number 177 by size of 328 Indiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#177 of 328
- Indiana schools by students per teacher22.4 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.8 for middle schools.22.4:1
- 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 Middle School
How many students attend Lowell Middle School?
498 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 742 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lowell, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lowell Middle School?
22.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for middle schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lowell Middle School a Title I school?
Lowell Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lowell Middle School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Lowell Middle School scored proficient or above: 43% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Lowell Middle School in?
Tri-Creek School Corporation, NCES district ID 1811460. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 181146001851 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, 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.