Lowry Elementary School

My son attended this school for two years now, and I am not very impressed with the "school". The bullying there still goes on even though they supposedly have a "No Bullying" police, nothing ever seems to be done about it. My son had a great teacher this last school year. She was an excellent teacher (Ms. Bryant). She did everything possible to help him succeed. She even looks at each student's learning style, how they learn the best. Last year, however, he had two teachers... and I feel they did not do everything they could to help my son learn. The one teacher just seemed "lazy". She did not keep me informed of his progress or missed homework "during" the semester, only at the "end" of the semester which is too late for correcting or improvement. I am giving this school a "4" for teacher quality only because of Ms. Bryant. Otherwise, I would be giving this school a "2". If you look at the others who has rated this school, there are two teachers from this school that has given this school a very low rating. If that doesn't tell you something I don't know what does.
—Submitted by a parent

My daughter was lucky to spend 3 years at Lowry. The teachers were fantastic - caring, bright & committed. Mrs. White, Mrs, Zaritsky & Mrs. Jahosky are just awesome & will be much missed. Overall, a wonderful experience. A great school !
—Submitted by a parent

This school is a failure, and should be closed. Teachers only care about PAY & PENSIONS, NOT the Student.
—Submitted by a teacher

Lowry is an awesome school. My kids had great teachers. Mrs. White in Kindergarten and Ms. Washington in 2nd grade. Great band program, drum corps, & chorus. Art & PE teachers wonderful. PTA does many positive things for our children and help to raise so much money for the school. We are stationed elsewhere now, but hope to come back, so atleast son can finish elementary here. We miss it!
—Submitted by a parent

This is our child's first year at Lowry. We, too, were a bit timid to try public school. So far we are most impressed with our child's kindergarten teacher, Ms. Apgar. She is very patient with the kids, very dedicated and is on her game. Any problems that pop up in the classroom are addressed immediately and sensitively. Our child is excited to go to school everyday and excited about learning, and we attribute that to the teacher. We're not as impressed with other areas of the school, most notably the PTA and other regular parent-led committees we've joined. While we realize these are volunteer committees, meetings are extremely disorganized and leaders aren't particularly patient with parents who have questions. We've found this very disappointing because we've wanted to be actively involved.
—Submitted by a parent

As a Staff Member at Lowry, this school suffers from many poor teachers, and administration. I am basing this on complaints from Parents, and the Mediocrity that persist. Lowry is not a Kid friendly school. Try Westchase or other schools in this district. I give Lowry a F+ .
—Submitted by a teacher

I have been part of the lowry family for 4years now the teachers are wonderful and caring always willing to go go the extra mile
—Submitted by a parent

I have one child still attending Lowry and another that has moved on to middle school. I absolutely love Lowry! I have never had an issue, the staff and teachers are always friendly and care about the students.
—Submitted by a parent

Lowry is the best! Wonderful teachers and staff! Very caring people! A Lowry grandparent

We love this school. The teachers are wonderful, the campus is very well taken care of and the security is excellent. We love Lowry!
—Submitted by a parent

Excellent school, great teachers and great parent involvement
—Submitted by a parent

My 3 children LOVE Lowry. Always have had great teachers who are caring as well as great educators. PTA is active and have enrichment programs and events. We have used the AGP program, orchestra, and Paws for Peace(character-building club) as well as the standard curriculum which includes an awesome art and music program. I think my kids have been privledged to attend such a positive elementary school. A healthy cultural mix also contributes to the school's charm.
—Submitted by a parent

This is my child's 2nd year and loves it there! the aftercare program is great and we love the staff that mr. Steve's has there. Thank you! I do have to admit the Mrs. Coto is not the best principal, she should work more towards her attitude towards parents when they don't agree with her, and be patient as well. The teachers are great too!
—Submitted by a parent

Lowry is an outstanding school. It has well rounded teachers and staff supported by effective administration. Students with various abilities and disabilities are interactive together in order to achieve a high level of education. At Lowry, students are supported and challenged each and every day. In addition, it is a safe, warm, and welcoming environment. My children have made great gains due to the education they are receiving at Lowry Elementary.
—Submitted by a parent

My daughter is in her final year at Lowry. I must say it was a good experience until the 4th grade. I was very disappointed how an incident was handled and had to go all the way to the superintendent to get the issue resolved. As a parent to have to learn about something through your child instead of the school, principal or teacher was disappointing. The principal was not helpful at all. I called the superintendent. The aftercare program is great. Mr. Steve is wonderful and would make a great principal. He really is involved with the kids and parents. He keeps us well informed. I really appreciate his ethics. He will be the one thing we miss about Lowry.
—Submitted by a parent

I have 2 children, one still attends Lowry (3rd grade), the other graduated from Lowry last year. My overall experience has been very good. The teaching staff is superb although as with most schools you may find an inadequate teacher here and there. The school has a couple of very good extra-curricular music programs and also has a very good After School Care Program.
—Submitted by a parent

Our daughter has attended Lowry since Kindergarten and will be leaving after this year to start Middle school. We have been extremely pleased with the quality education she has received. The principal is professional and fair and we have been very happy with all of the teachers. The music and art departments are very good. The only area we feel that needs improvement is the gifted program. Overall I would highly recommend this school. We will be sad to leave next year.
—Submitted by a parent

My son is in his first year at Davis this was not my school of choice it was his fathers.I do not have any complaints so far other than there overall rating of a C I think this can be brought up quickly with more parent involvement.
—Submitted by a parent

We are very satisfied since switching my son. Lowry was one of the choices we had (not overcrowded), and we couldn't have been happier. The teachers are great, parent involvement is very good (eventhough yes, most of us are affected by what another reviewer calls 'economic conditions in the community'. It's called a job), fundraisers have been successful enough to help build two separate structures in the past couple of years (outside pavillion and expanded classrooms). The student community is ethincally diverse which is a MUST for an enriched school experience. We LOVE Lowry!
—Submitted by a parent

I have three children currently attending Lowry (K,1st and 5th). The quality of teachers is outstanding. This,in my opinion, is the main reason this school has maintained an A grade. The school offers a variety of music for the children depending on age level <chorus, orrf ensemble, drum line>. The school has a morning show that is broadcast to all students in the mornings. Great physical education dept and art dept. An excellent PI and AU program too. As with all organizations, the PTA could use more parent volunteers when considering the number of students enrolled. An excellent after school program too!
—Submitted by Jennifer Coulter, a parent