📍 625 S. Seventh St., San Jose, Santa Clara County, 95112
Lowell Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Jose, Santa Clara County. The school has 285 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Katherine Powell. It is part of the San Jose Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.2:1.
Lowell Elementary enrolls 285 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% White and 3.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 256 | 90% |
| White | 11 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 10 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
214 of the school's 285 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lowell Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Lowell Elementary is one of 42 schools in San Jose Unified, based in San Jose, California. The district serves 24,453 students district-wide and employs 1,135 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 285 students, Lowell Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 582 students per school.