📍 2389-B Hwy 1 South, Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, 70346
Lowery Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish. The school has 306 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ascension Parish school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lowery Elementary School enrolls 306 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Black or African American, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 287 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 2.9% |
| White | 6 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
274 of the school's 306 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 269 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lowery Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 LA-20, state senate district 2, state house district 58.
Lowery Elementary School is one of 31 schools in Ascension Parish, based in Sorrento, Louisiana. The district serves 23,743 students district-wide and employs 1,558 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 306 students, Lowery Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 766 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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