Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Allen ISD: A

Total students

1,784

Avg. teacher experience

12 years

Allen ISD: 12.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Allen ISD: 97.7%

Statewide: 90%

Lowery Freshman Center is a high school in Allen, TX, in the Allen ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,784 students. 30.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Lowery Freshman Center was 1390 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,051, which is $3,164 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.allenisd.org/o/lfc

Address

368 N Greenville Ave
Allen, TX 75002

Office phone number

(972) 396-6975

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Lowery Freshman Center are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,784

African American

270 (15.1%)

Allen ISD: 13%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

8 (0.4%)

Allen ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

418 (23.4%)

Allen ISD: 24.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

227 (12.7%)

Allen ISD: 15.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

7 (0.4%)

Allen ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

770 (43.2%)

Allen ISD: 41%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

84 (4.7%)

Allen ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

15.1%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

23.4%

Hispanic

12.7%

Pacific Islander

0.4%

White

43.2%

Two or more races

4.7%

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

30.9 %

Allen ISD: 31.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

13.9 %

Allen ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

4.5 %

Allen ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

30.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

13.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

4.5%

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

4.5 %

Allen ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

15.2 %

Allen ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.6 %

Allen ISD: 13.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

4.5%

Gifted and talented

15.2%

Special education

10.6%

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)

A

Allen ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Allen ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Allen ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Allen ISD: A

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.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

N/A

Allen ISD: 97.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Allen ISD: 94.9%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Allen ISD: 87.5%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Allen ISD: 99.4%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Allen ISD: 98.4%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Allen ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Allen ISD: 97.9%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Allen ISD: 95.3%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

N/A

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 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

0.4 %

Allen ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0.4 %

Allen ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Allen ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0.5 %

Allen ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.4 %

Allen ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

14.3 %

Allen ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.4 %

Allen ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Allen ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2%

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

7.1 %

Allen ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

14.3 %

Allen ISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

7.7 %

Allen ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

1 %

Allen ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

11.1 %

Allen ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Allen ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

6.3 %

Allen ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

8.5 %

Allen ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

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 2020-2021 school year.

All students

N/A

Allen ISD: 33.7%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Allen ISD: 16.5%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Allen ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Allen ISD: 69%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

N/A

Allen ISD: 17.7%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Allen ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Allen ISD: 29.4%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Allen ISD: 36%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 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: 82.6%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Allen ISD: 62%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Allen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Allen ISD: 84.5%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Allen ISD: 79.1%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Allen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Allen ISD: 83.6%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Allen ISD: 88.9%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, 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

1390

Allen ISD: 1178

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Allen ISD: 26.4

Statewide: 20.0

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 students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

N/A

Allen ISD: 70.6%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

N/A

Allen ISD: 62.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

N/A

Allen ISD: 59.8%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

N/A

Math

N/A

Reading + Math

N/A

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

109.4

African American

6.7 (6.1%)

Allen ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

2.4 (2.2%)

Allen ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3.2 (2.9%)

Allen ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

10.2 (9.3%)

Allen ISD: 7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Allen ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

86.8 (79.3%)

Allen ISD: 82.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0.1 (0.1%)

Allen 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

0 (0%)

Allen ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

75.9 (69.4%)

Allen ISD: 73.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

32.5 (29.7%)

Allen ISD: 26.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (0.9%)

Allen ISD: 0.3%

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

16.3

Allen ISD: 15.9

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

12 years

Allen ISD: 12.1 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

$62,051

Allen ISD: $61,884

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$59,466

Allen ISD: $58,023

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,536

Allen ISD: $57,584

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$61,275

Allen ISD: $60,814

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,396

Allen ISD: $63,253

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,975

Allen ISD: $66,457

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$73,605

Allen ISD: $72,684

Statewide: $71,111

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