Lowell Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 49.7% |
| Met Standard | 21.6% |
| Below Standard | 28.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "71% proficient" for Lowell Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
49.7% of students exceeded standard while 21.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 28.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 24.8 points above the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. Compared to the 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 19.0 points higher (vs 30.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 5.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 104 | 58.6% | 16.4% | 75.0% |
| 4th | 96 | 56.3% | 17.7% | 74.0% |
| 5th | 83 | 54.2% | 24.1% | 78.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 104 | 54.8% | 23.1% | 77.9% |
| 4th | 96 | 29.2% | 29.2% | 58.3% |
| 5th | 83 | 44.6% | 19.3% | 63.9% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.3