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North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

703 Park Avenue, Lowden, IA 52255 · (563) 941-5383 · Part of North Cedar Community School District

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Directions
Students
168
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Lowden kids: North Cedar Jr/Sr High School

On the path

Where Lowden kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6North Cedar Lowden Elementary CenterYou are here
7–12North Cedar Jr/Sr High Schoolin Clarence

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

703 Park Avenue, Lowden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten19
Grade 122
Grade 221
Grade 321
Grade 432
Grade 523
Grade 613
Enrollment over time
177’20
176’21
178’22
176’23
168’24

Down 5.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center from Lowden families.

Other schools in North Cedar Community School District

The district →
North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mechanicsville
C−
139 students12:1
North Cedar Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Clarence
C+
243 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Lowden’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.