📍 3320 W Hirsch St, Chicago, Cook County, 60651
Lowell Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 308 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ana Rodriguez. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lowell Elem School enrolls 308 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 213 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.6% |
| White | 5 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
291 of the school's 308 students (94%) 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 Elem School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-30, state senate district 2, state house district 4.
Lowell Elem School is one of 644 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, based in Chicago, Illinois. The district serves 324,130 students district-wide and employs 22,932 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 308 students, Lowell Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large