Lowell School
100 Old Douglas Rd
Bisbee AZ, 85603, Cochise County
Phone: 520-432-5381
Ranking: (820 out of 1,363, bottom 40%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Bisbee Unified District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |||||||
Total Students: | 223 | 231 | 198 | 193 | 178 | 146 | 149 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 50 | 22.4% | 63 | 27.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 6: | 59 | 26.5% | 52 | 22.5% | 58 | 29.3% | 63 | 32.6% | 66 | 37.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 7: | 59 | 26.5% | 56 | 24.2% | 64 | 32.3% | 74 | 38.3% | 53 | 29.8% | 62 | 42.5% | 82 | 55.0% |
Grade 8: | 55 | 24.7% | 60 | 26.0% | 76 | 38.4% | 56 | 29.0% | 59 | 33.1% | 83 | 56.8% | 67 | 45.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 114 | 51.1% | 118 | 51.1% | 106 | 53.5% | 107 | 55.4% | 90 | 50.6% | 69 | 47.3% | 72 | 48.3% |
Female: | 109 | 48.9% | 113 | 48.9% | 92 | 46.5% | 86 | 44.6% | 80 | 44.9% | 69 | 47.3% | 73 | 49.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 5 | 2.2% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.1% | 4 | 2.7% | 2 | 1.3% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.1% | 2 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 142 | 63.7% | 142 | 61.5% | 122 | 61.6% | 114 | 59.1% | 96 | 53.9% | 77 | 52.7% | 84 | 56.4% |
Black: | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 5 | 2.8% | 4 | 2.7% | 2 | 1.3% |
White: | 73 | 32.7% | 78 | 33.8% | 68 | 34.3% | 71 | 36.8% | 73 | 41.0% | 59 | 40.4% | 60 | 40.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.8% | 3 | 1.3% | 2 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 133 | 59.6% | 133 | 57.6% | 114 | 57.6% | 5 | 2.6% | 89 | 50.0% | 66 | 45.2% | 73 | 49.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 9.0% | 26 | 11.3% | 18 | 9.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 9.0% | 25 | 17.1% | 22 | 14.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.83 | 16.80 | 20.31 | 15.76 | 16.18 | 16.00 | 15.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 359 | 393 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 483 | 499 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 475 | 475 | 501 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384 | 384 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393 | 393.34 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406 | 406 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398 | 398 | 410 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 494 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 505.05 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 516 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 516 | 510 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 518 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 488.44 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 496 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 490 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 543 | 543 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413 | 413 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 396.88 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401 | 401 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415 | 415 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 517 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 527 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 514.58 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 520 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 535 | 535 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 537 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 534 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 486.85 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 490 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 488 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 549 | 549 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423 | 423 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 422 | 422.39 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419 | 419 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420 | 420 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 519 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 527 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 525.24 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 515 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 517 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 488 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 496 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 509.59 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 500 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 495 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 71.4% | 57.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA | 42.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.7% | 71.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,219.0 | $35,722.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,997.0 | $37,311.0 |
* Lowell School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.