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Lowell Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1500 Power Drive, Lowell, NC 28098 · (704) 836-9118 · Part of Gaston County Schools

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Directions
Students
367
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Lowell Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 15.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for McAdenville kids: 11 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Lowell ElementaryYou are here
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency46%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1500 Power Drive, Lowell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K29
Kindergarten47
Grade 152
Grade 258
Grade 370
Grade 458
Grade 553
Enrollment over time
433’20
402’21
409’22
373’23
367’24

Down 15.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Hispanic 20%Black 20%Two or more races 6%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lowell Elementary from McAdenville families.

Other schools in Gaston County Schools

The district →
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C+
887 students16:1
W A Bess Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
B+
674 students17:1
Carr Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
C+
665 students17:1
H H Beam Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
D−
591 students15:1
Woodhill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
D−
577 students17:1
Gardner Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C+
560 students14:1

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 North Carolina’s other public schools; McAdenville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.