Lowery Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Cypress-Fairbanks ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Lowery Elementary School serves 660 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 91 schools in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. By enrollment it is the 1186th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 44.92 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481611005686 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 660 | 117,927 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 59.4% | 58.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Lowery Elementary School in context
Size
Lowery Elementary School is the 56th largest of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD's 59 elementary schools; its 660 students are 0.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 856; Lowery Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 120 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 47, against an average of 94 per grade. This year grade 5 has 35% more students than kindergarten (119 against 88). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 47 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 47.9% here and 45.8% across Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. White students are next, at 24.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
59.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.8% across Cypress-Fairbanks ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 44.92 full-time-equivalent teachers for 660 students, Lowery Elementary School has 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 660 students would have about 44.6 teachers, so Lowery Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Lowery Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Fiest Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 105 other elementary schools, 33 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 47.9% |
| White | 24.5% |
| Black | 14.4% |
| Two or more races | 7% |
| Asian | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
46.2% of students are girls and 53.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 47 |
| Kindergarten | 88 |
| Grade 1 | 88 |
| Grade 2 | 91 |
| Grade 3 | 120 |
| Grade 4 | 107 |
| Grade 5 | 119 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
15950 Rdg Park Dr., Houston, TX 77095
Phone: (281)463-5900
Website: cfisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lowery Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiest Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 0.8 mi | 856 | 15.1 | 70.8% |
| Birkes Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.5 mi | 1,040 | 16.1 | 52.9% |
| Holmsley Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.6 mi | 785 | 13.9 | 80% |
| Owens Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.7 mi | 779 | 14 | 73.4% |
| Horne Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.9 mi | 908 | 15.5 | 83.5% |
| Copeland Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 2.0 mi | 951 | 16.1 | 51.4% |
| Metcalf Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 2.2 mi | 855 | 15.3 | 83.6% |
| Hairgrove Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 2.6 mi | 795 | 13.9 | 89.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.