Lowery Freshman Center
- High school in Allen ISD
- Allen, TX
- 9th grade - 9th grade
Accountability rating
A
Allen ISD: A
Total students
1,728
Avg. teacher experience
12.1 years
Allen ISD: 12 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Allen ISD: 97.2%
Statewide: 90%
Lowery Freshman Center is a high school in Allen, TX, in the Allen ISD school district. As of the 2018-2019 school year, it had 1,728 students. The school received an accountability rating of A. 17% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
An average teacher's salary was $59,184, which is $5,062 more than the state average. The average SAT score at Lowery Freshman Center was 1474. The dropout rate was 0.2%.
Contact information
Website
www.allenisd.org/lowery/index.htm
Address
368 N Greenville AveAllen, TX 75002
Office phone number
Principal
- Jill Stafford
- jill.stafford@allenisd.org
- (972) 396-6975
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Lowery Freshman Center are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.1 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Total students
1,728
African American
224 (13%)
Allen ISD: 13.1%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
5 (0.3%)
Allen ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.4%
Asian
300 (17.4%)
Allen ISD: 20.9%
Statewide: 4.5%
Hispanic
279 (16.1%)
Allen ISD: 13.8%
Statewide: 52.6%
Pacific Islander
5 (0.3%)
Allen ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
826 (47.8%)
Allen ISD: 46.5%
Statewide: 27.4%
Two or more races
89 (5.2%)
Allen ISD: 4.9%
Statewide: 2.4%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
17 %
Allen ISD: 22.7%
Statewide: 50.1%
Economically disadvantaged
18.2 %
Allen ISD: 19.3%
Statewide: 60.6%
Limited English proficiency
4.9 %
Allen ISD: 7.6%
Statewide: 19.5%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2018-2019 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
4.8 %
Allen ISD: 7.5%
Statewide: 19.7%
Career and Technical
62.6 %
Allen ISD: 28.8%
Statewide: 26.3%
Gifted and Talented
17.2 %
Allen ISD: 13.8%
Statewide: 8.1%
Special Education
9.1 %
Allen ISD: 10.9%
Statewide: 9.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall
A
Allen ISD: A
Student achievement
A
Allen ISD: A
School progress
B
Allen ISD: A
Closing the gaps
B
Allen ISD: B
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2019 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2014-2015 who received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2018. (Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.)
All students
N/A
Allen ISD: 97.2%
Statewide: 90%
African American
N/A
Allen ISD: 95.2%
Statewide: 86.5%
American Indian
N/A
Allen ISD: 91.7%
Statewide: 85.1%
Asian
N/A
Allen ISD: 98.3%
Statewide: 96.4%
Hispanic
N/A
Allen ISD: 96%
Statewide: 88.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Allen ISD: 100%
Statewide: 86.4%
White
N/A
Allen ISD: 97.6%
Statewide: 93.6%
Two or more races
N/A
Allen ISD: 98.4%
Statewide: 91.4%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 for the 2017-2018 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
0.2 %
Allen ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 1.9%
American Indian
0 %
Allen ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 2.9%
African American
0.4 %
Allen ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 2.8%
Asian
0 %
Allen ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0 %
Allen ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 2.3%
Pacific Islander
0 %
Allen ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.7%
White
0.2 %
Allen ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
0 %
Allen ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.6%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2017-2018 school year.
All students
N/A
Allen ISD: 36.8%
Statewide: 25.8%
African American
N/A
Allen ISD: 20.4%
Statewide: 17%
American Indian
N/A
Allen ISD: 27.8%
Statewide: 21.9%
Asian
N/A
Allen ISD: 71%
Statewide: 60.9%
Hispanic
N/A
Allen ISD: 27.6%
Statewide: 23.5%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Allen ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 20.2%
White
N/A
Allen ISD: 32.9%
Statewide: 27.8%
Two or more races
N/A
Allen ISD: 43.1%
Statewide: 28.9%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2017-2018 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
N/A
Allen ISD: 84.1%
Statewide: 50.7%
African American
N/A
Allen ISD: 74.1%
Statewide: 29.2%
American Indian
N/A
Allen ISD: 80%
Statewide: 51%
Asian
N/A
Allen ISD: 88%
Statewide: 74.6%
Hispanic
N/A
Allen ISD: 76.6%
Statewide: 38.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Allen ISD: Masked
Statewide: 52.5%
White
N/A
Allen ISD: 86.5%
Statewide: 64.8%
Two or more races
N/A
Allen ISD: 69.5%
Statewide: 62.8%
SAT
The average SAT score for the Class of 2018, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
1474
Allen ISD: 1202
Statewide: 1036
ACT
The average ACT composite score for the Class of 2018. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
N/A
Allen ISD: 25.1
Statewide: 20.6
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for the Class of 2018.
Reading
N/A
Allen ISD: 78.5%
Statewide: 58.2%
Math
N/A
Allen ISD: 68.7%
Statewide: 46%
Reading + Math
N/A
Allen ISD: 66.8%
Statewide: 42.1%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE).
Total teacher FTEs
107.1
African American
7.2 (6.8%)
Allen ISD: 5.1%
Statewide: 10.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Allen ISD: 1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
3.3 (3%)
Allen ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 1.7%
Hispanic
7.9 (7.4%)
Allen ISD: 5.9%
Statewide: 27.7%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Allen ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
88.1 (82.3%)
Allen ISD: 83.4%
Statewide: 58.4%
Two or more races
0.5 (0.5%)
Allen ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 1.1%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0.1 (0.1%)
Allen ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
69.7 (65.1%)
Allen ISD: 73.3%
Statewide: 73.6%
Master's
36.2 (33.8%)
Allen ISD: 25.7%
Statewide: 24.3%
Doctorate
1 (0.9%)
Allen ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2018-2019.
Students per teacher
16.1
Allen ISD: 15.9
Statewide: 15.1
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2018-2019 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
12.1 years
Allen ISD: 12 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$59,184
Allen ISD: $58,845
Statewide: $54,122
Beginner
$53,567
Allen ISD: $52,244
Statewide: $47,218
1 to 5 years
$55,879
Allen ISD: $55,548
Statewide: $50,408
6 to 10 years
$57,533
Allen ISD: $57,536
Statewide: $52,786
11 to 20 years
$60,132
Allen ISD: $59,685
Statewide: $56,041
20+ years
$66,534
Allen ISD: $65,018
Statewide: $62,039