The top reported proficiency rate is 28% in English language arts. The lowest is 18% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lowell Brune Elementary School
Lowell Brune Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Kansas City, Kansas. This is not a charter or magnet school; it is a traditional public elementary school within the Kansas City school district. The school sits in a part of Wyandotte County that has a mix of residential neighborhoods, industrial zones, and commercial corridors, with the city sharing cultural and economic ties with the larger Kansas City, Missouri metro area. The school's location in the northern section of KCK places it in a part of the city that has seen some new home construction and offers more suburban-feeling streets than the older core neighborhoods closer to the downtown levees.
The student body is diverse. Hispanic students make up the largest share, closely followed by Black students and Asian students, with a smaller share of white students and students of two or more races. A substantial majority of students come from lower-income households, qualifying for free or reduced-price meals. The school has a sizable enrollment for an elementary, with a full range of grades from kindergarten through fifth grade, each grade carrying a solid number of students.
State testing results from the Kansas Assessment Program show that in both math and English language arts, proficiency rates across third, fourth, and fifth grades are low relative to many schools in the state and also below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Wyandotte County. The school's overall proficiency index fell below the county median. In math, fewer than one in five students scored proficient or above in third and fourth grades, with a slightly higher but still modest result in fifth grade. In English language arts, rates were also low, though the fifth-grade result was noticeably stronger than the third- and fourth-grade results. Science testing, which is administered only at fifth grade, showed about a quarter of students reaching the proficient mark. A parent looking closely at these numbers will want to understand what interventions and supports the school provides, particularly in the primary grades where foundational literacy and numeracy skills are built. The state changed cut scores for these assessments, which makes year-over-year trend comparisons unreliable for the current data.
The Kansas City district passed a bond referendum in late 2022 that officials described as the largest in district history, funding facility improvements, safety upgrades, and technology across the district. That investment affects Lowell Brune Elementary as part of the broader system, though the school's own facility and program details are not separately reported here.
There is no graduation rate to report, because the school serves only elementary grades. There are no data on chronic absenteeism, discipline rates, gifted or special education program enrollment, English learner services, or staffing levels. These are significant gaps for a parent trying to understand the full picture of daily life and support at the school. The school's status as a Title I school is not reported in the available data, though the high share of low-income students would typically qualify a building for that designation. Without information on class sizes, special education services, and the specific literacy and math intervention programs in place, a parent should plan to raise these questions directly with the school principal.
For a family considering this school, the central fact is that Lowell Brune Elementary serves a diverse, lower-income student body in a part of Kansas City that has a working-class heritage and is part of the broader metro economy. The academic results are well below state averages and below the midpoint of the county's districts. The bond investment in district facilities is a positive signal for the long-term quality of the physical plant. Families who value ethnic and economic diversity in their child's peer group will find that here. Families looking for a school with strong state test scores will need to weigh whether the school's academic supports and programmatic offerings match what they are looking for, and those details are best investigated through a school visit and conversation with the staff.
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