Jack Lowe Sr El, Dallas TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Jack Lowe Sr El

Jack Lowe Sr Elementary is a small school in central Dallas serving pre-K through fifth grade, with an enrollment drawn almost entirely from the immediate neighborhood. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is predominantly Hispanic, with substantial Black and Asian populations and small shares of white students and other groups. The school sits in a zip code where median home values are moderate and rents have remained relatively stable, placing it in a neighborhood where family income tends toward the lower end of the Dallas range.

On state assessments, Jack Lowe Sr shows mixed results across grades and subjects. In math, third and fifth graders demonstrated proficiency at about the same rate, while fourth graders were slightly below. English language arts proficiency is strongest in third and fourth grade and drops noticeably in fifth grade. Science proficiency in fifth grade is a soft spot, with a very low percentage of students meeting or exceeding standards, which a parent may want to discuss directly with the school to understand whether instruction, assessment, or student readiness is the primary factor. When aggregated across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among Dallas County schools, a genuine strength that reflects consistent performance across grades and subjects relative to other schools in the county.

The school is part of Dallas ISD, which has undergone significant recent changes that shape the learning environment. The district adopted a new mathematics curriculum designed to deepen mastery over test preparation, eliminated internal standardized tests so teachers spend less time on test coaching, and shifted advanced course enrollment from opt-in to opt-out, automatically placing high-performing students in honors coursework. These are substantive pedagogy moves that reduce pressure on low-grade assessments and broaden college-prep pathways. Additionally, Dallas ISD passed a record bond in May 2026 that will replace aging buildings, eliminate portable classrooms, and upgrade safety and technology across the district. Whether Jack Lowe Sr is slated for replacement or renovation under that bond would be worth confirming with the school directly.

The school serves the pre-K through fifth-grade span only, so there is no graduation rate or secondary-pathway data. Special education and English learner enrollment counts were not available in the data. Housing data reflects the zip code broadly rather than school-specific catchment, and the school's actual peer group and neighborhood character may vary block to block.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 371%

School 71% · District 19% · ▲ 52 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 21% · ▲ 47 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 46% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 373%

School 73% · District 50% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

Grade 471%

School 71% · District 52% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 58% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Science

Grade 512%

School 12% · District 13% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.