Lowell Elementary School

1507 North 28th Street

School District

Boise Independent District
Grade

PK, K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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GreatSchools Rating

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Reviews

Submitted by other on September 23, 2020

Awesome great really good excellent the best
Submitted by parent on April 26, 2019

My experience with this school has been very positive. My interactions with teachers, principal and staff members has been wonderful. The one downside is the school nurse. I do not have confidence in her abilities to positively identify medical emergencies or properly care for children. Her communication skills are awful and for children with medical needs this is a bit concerning. More training and developed skills for the nurse and this school would overall be great!
Submitted by parent on November 16, 2018

Mr. James is an awesome teacher. My daughter came into his class in the middle of the year and he made her feel accepted imediatly. She was motivated and got up and to school everyday on her own. She truly enjoys school again. Thank you
Submitted by parent on September 07, 2018

Overall my kiddo seems to be doing very well. I'm so relieved he's rising to the occasion and functioning well without the direct support and supervision that I have had in the past with an IEP.
Submitted by other on August 24, 2016

We've gone to several different schools. This is the very best school in our oppinion. We had to move out of the area for a while. We loved the school so much that we traveled over an hour every day just for our son to attend here.Staff and teachers are great! Parents are very involved.Great school!
Submitted by parent on December 03, 2014

My son got overflowed to Lowell last year because his neighborhood school was full. He loved it there, and we were honestly sad to return to the higher ranked neighborhood school this year. Programs at most Boise Independent School District schools are similar, so little things like a big library, Title One benefits and a huge multipurpose field make a difference. It was also nice to expose my son to a greater diversity in people than he normally sees now. There are lots of refugee children at Lowell from all over, which increaes ESL and drops average test scores, but my son made so many cool and interesting friends, and everyone in his class learned a lot.
Submitted by parent on May 11, 2014

My child goes to the full day Kindergarten, Mrs. Kyzer's class, and it's been wonderful. Nothing but positive in all aspects. She is so loving, and patient, and has great techniques to keep the kids well behaved without being abrasive . The principal is new this is new this year, and he seems great. The school is very organized and we are proud to say that our child goes to Lowell Elementary.
Submitted by parent on October 26, 2012

I would LOVE to give this school a '5' rating but cannot do so because of the leadership. The teachers are wonderful and the paraprofessionals outstanding! However, the administration is lacking in anything close to ethical behavior or practices. Unbelievable. The saving grace is that the children have such terrific teachers, it's not worth thinking about all the negatives. My son loves his teachers and is doing very well academically and socially.
Submitted by parent on January 03, 2012

We came to Lowell from a school in Los Angeles and the difference is night and day. In LA the school was just worried about getting their money from the government. My daughter has intermittent behavior issues and the principal, school pshyc., counselor and esp. her teacher are all committed to seeing her succeed. I cannot express our family's gratitude for having stumbled upon this school. It's near my work not near we live and we are so thankful that they allow her to attend. Ms. Salerno the 2nd grade teacher is amazing. She is calm and cool with the kids and you can tell she genuinely loves her job. LOVE THE SCHOOL and ALL THE PEOPLE.
Submitted by parent on September 22, 2011

LOVE LOVE LOVE this school!!! It's so impressive from the start. And seeing how my children both really enjoy going there is rewarding. They love their school too, which means the teachers are doing something right. My daughter has really started to excel in math, and my son's reading has gone well beyond the kindergarten level which is where he is supposed to be. The score that this website has for Lowell does not accurately display their current test scores, but maybe that's okay... so those of us parents who have children there have a little known secret of the best elementary school in Boise!!!! teehee!
Submitted by parent on August 06, 2011

We had a wonderful experience at Lowell. When I would walk down the hall with my son or daughter, every staff member we passed said hello to them by name. The school is able to offer a lot of differentiated instruction to help kids who are high, on-grade-level, or struggling. The multi-cultural aspect of Lowell is rare in Boise and is the best thing about it.
Submitted by parent on May 19, 2011

Having a struggling reader enter first grade from a private kindergarten I was quite nervous about how things would go. I have never seen such caring dedicated professionals. The two firstgrade teachers, who both worked with my child, the reading specialists and even the principal were committed to helping MY child. My first grader ended first grade a reader and on grade level. She had the same experience in second and third grade. I know these teachers went above and beyond and I would recommend this school to anyone.
Submitted by teacher on May 18, 2011

I am very concerned that the test data is from 2008 when Lowell had a large influx of children who were new to the country and who spoke no English or had limited English. Without disaggregation of the data to show the growth of the majority of students, it is impossible to form an opinion of the school during that time period. I am not sure how you can be a reputable site without updating the data. If it was updated, the community would see that Lowell is competitive with other schools in the Boise School District. I would like to be contacted by the site creators to discuss this problem.
Submitted by parent on November 11, 2010

HORRIBLE school!! Our childs teacher didn't let their class out for 15 minutes after school. Worried parents and unethical standards. Fowl mouth children everywhere. Little proper supervision on playground...Intimidating and BULLY type children there. Worst mistake to bring our kids to this school, that's why their rated only a '1' out of 10.
Submitted by parent on June 30, 2010

Lowell is an amazing school! It offers a real picture of the world we live in and brings more to my kids than I ever thought an elementary school could. It's a neighborhood school and many kids walk to school. It's so great to have neighbor kids in the same school! Principal Paula Bell is superb and was recently name administrator of the year! Go Lowell!