Lowery Elementary School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: A

Total students

830

Avg. teacher experience

10.4 years

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 10.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 92.6%

Statewide: 90%

Lowery Elementary School is an elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 830 students. 53% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 14% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,311, which is $5,424 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.cfisd.net

Address

15950 Rdg Park Dr
Houston, TX 77095-2612

Office phone number

(281) 463-5900

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Lowery Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

830

African American

143 (17.2%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

33 (4%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

361 (43.5%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 44.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

244 (29.4%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 21.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

47 (5.7%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

17.2%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

4.0%

Hispanic

43.5%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

29.4%

Two or more races

5.7%

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

53 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 54.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

54.8 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 57.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

15.1 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

53.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

54.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

15.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

14 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 15.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.5 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.6 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

14.0%

Gifted and talented

3.5%

Special education

11.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Cypress-Fairbanks 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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

8.5 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 14%

Statewide: 15%

African American

16 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

14.7 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

5.4 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 16.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

7 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

8.3 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

56.3

African American

4 (7.1%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (1.8%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

5 (8.9%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

43.5 (77.3%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 60.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2.8 (5%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1 (1.7%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

45.8 (81.4%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 69.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

8.5 (15.1%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 27.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (1.8%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.7

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 15.2

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

10.4 years

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 10.7 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

$64,311

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $64,910

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$52,265

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $51,656

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,303

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $60,701

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$63,832

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $63,986

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,776

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $67,549

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$73,551

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $74,143

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$84,872

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $82,106

Statewide: $71,111

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