What Lowman Education Llc does

Lowman Education LLC is a Dallas, Texas-based, privately held curriculum and professional-development company founded in 2018 by Alan Lowman, a former Texas middle-school teacher. The company builds STAAR-focused, TEKS-aligned instructional materials and digital resources for Texas K-12 public school districts and campuses, covering grades 3 through high school in Math, Reading Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies. Its product portfolio centers on the Lowman Library platform and Lowman Digital delivery layer, augmented by the free Focus Package (a planning tool that surfaces historical STAAR test data), STAAR Blitz (spiral-review test prep), and Daily Resources (warm-ups, lessons, assignments, exit passes). Content is created by an in-house team of former Texas educators, including dedicated directors for Math, RLA, Science, and Social Studies, and is structured for ready-to-implement classroom use.

The company's revenue model combines recurring annual per-product, per-campus subscription licenses (renewal pricing starting at $150 per product per campus per year), bundled or standalone professional-development training sold to schools and districts, and a freemium funnel via the Focus Package that drives adoption. Go-to-market is hybrid: a five-rep regional field-sales force mapped to Texas Education Agency regions (South, Gulf Coast, East, West, North), each staffed by a former Texas educator, complemented by a self-serve website quoting flow and a monthly email newsletter. By 2024-2025 the company reports adoption across 700+ Texas school districts, with documented STAAR score improvements at named campuses including Stockdale JH, HEB ISD's Hurst Hills EL, Cameron ISD, Dawson ISD, Rains ISD, Aldine ISD, and Brookeland ISD. The organization remains founder-owned with no disclosed institutional funding or parent company, and operates with approximately 38 team members across leadership, curriculum, sales, product delivery, operations and support, and technology.

Name

Lowman Education Llc

Legal name

Lowman Education, LLC

Website

https://lowmaneducation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lowman Education, founded in 2018 in Dallas, Texas, builds STAAR-focused, TEKS-aligned curriculum and digital resources for Texas K-12 public school districts and campuses, serving 700+ districts via subscription products, professional development, and a regional field-sales force staffed by former Texas educators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Educational Curriculum and Test Preparation (Texas)

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 Digital Curriculum & Interactive Lessons (EDAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

K–12 Standardized Test Prep & Practice Materials (EDAGADAA), Instructional Delivery & Pedagogy (School-Led) (EDAJAFAB), K–12 Instructional Design & Curriculum Development Services (EDAGAKAA)

Keywords

• STAAR test preparation
• K-12 curriculum resources
• Texas education technology
• Teacher instructional materials
• Digital learning platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Curriculum Product Subscriptions: Annual subscription licenses for Lowman Library products sold on a per-product, per-campus basis. First-time purchases are priced per campus, with renewal pricing starting at $150 per product per campus per year. Covers subjects including Math, RLA, Science, and Social Studies across grades 3-high school.
2. Professional Development Training: In-person or online training sessions sold to schools and districts. Offered as half-day or full-day sessions, covering content areas and grade levels aligned with Lowman's product suite. Can be bundled with product sales or sold standalone.
3. Free Focus Package Lead Magnet: Free Focus Package provides planning resources at no cost to attract and convert teachers/administrators into paid customers. Revenue is not generated directly from this tier but drives downstream product adoption.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lowman Education develops, markets, and sells STAAR-focused digital curriculum products and accompanying Professional Development training to Texas K-12 public school districts and campuses. The company delivers a portfolio of subscription-based content products including the Lowman Library platform, STAAR Blitz test preparation, Daily Resources classroom materials, and a free Focus Package planning tool, all built by former Texas educators and aligned to TEKS standards.

Product overview

Lowman Education is a Texas-based educational materials company offering a portfolio of test preparation and daily instructional resources for K-12 educators. The product ecosystem centers on the Lowman Library platform and includes the free Focus Package (a planning tool analyzing historical STAAR data), STAAR Blitz (comprehensive test preparation), and Daily Resources (warm-ups, lessons, assignments, exit passes). These products work together to help Texas educators plan instruction, prepare students for state testing, and manage daily classroom workload. Content is organized by grade level (3rd grade through High School EOC) and subject areas including Math, RLA/English, Science, and Social Studies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Focus Package: Free resource package showing what has been tested in the past and helps plan the school year.
• STAAR Blitz
• Daily Resources
• Lowman Digital
• Lowman Library

Products and services

• Lowman Library The central digital platform and content repository where educators access all Lowman Education materials, organized by grade level and subject area for grades 3 through high school EOC.
• Focus Package A free planning resource for Texas educators that analyzes historical STAAR test data to show what has been tested in the past and helps plan the instructional year. Functions as a freemium lead magnet for paid products.
• STAAR Blitz A comprehensive STAAR test preparation program that spirals essential content through warm-ups, assignments, and reminders to build student confidence and success on STAAR testing day.
• Daily Resources Daily classroom materials including warm-ups, lessons, assignments, and exit passes designed to reduce teacher workload and free educators to focus on student instruction across Math, RLA, Science, and Social Studies.
• Lowman Digital Digital content delivery platform for accessing Lowman Education's online educational materials and resources.
• Professional Development Training In-person or online training sessions for schools and districts, offered as half-day or full-day sessions covering content areas and grade levels aligned with Lowman's product suite. Sold as a product upsell, bundled with product sales, or sold standalone.

Quantifiable outcome

• Stockdale JH 6th Grade Math: Approaches +26pp (67% to 93%), Meets +14pp (25% to 39%), Masters +10pp (3% to 13%)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Lead4ward: Texas-focused K-12 professional development and STAAR-aligned instructional resources company. Directly comparable to Lowman in target market (Texas teachers/administrators), product category (STAAR test prep and TEKS-aligned content), and educator-led GTM motion.
• Mentoring Minds: TEKS-aligned K-12 curriculum and assessment publisher with deep Texas market penetration. Closely comparable in product focus (TEKS-aligned critical thinking and STAAR readiness materials) and customer base (Texas school districts).

Emerging players

• Quizlet: Consumer- and teacher-facing study and review platform with growing K-12 school district partnerships. Comparable as a study/test-prep content platform teachers adopt, but consumer-led rather than district-led and not STAAR-specific.

Regional players

• Education Service Centers (Texas ESCs): Texas's 20 regional Education Service Centers provide curriculum support, PD, and instructional resources to districts in their region. Function as adjacent ecosystem players — sometimes partners, sometimes competitors — for Lowman's regional sales motion.

Broad incumbents

• Imagine Learning: K-12 digital curriculum provider (formerly Imagine Learning, Edgenuity) with strong presence in Texas districts for ELA, math, and intervention. Comparable as a district-level digital curriculum subscription competitor in the Texas market.
• Carnegie Learning: National K-12 math curriculum and adaptive learning publisher serving districts and states including Texas. Comparable as a curriculum content provider selling to districts, but operates at much larger scale across many subjects and states.
• Curriculum Associates (iReady): Publisher of iReady diagnostic and instruction and Ready classroom curriculum, widely adopted in Texas districts. Comparable as a digital curriculum and assessment subscription sold to Texas schools, but with national scale and broader subject coverage.
• Renaissance Learning: Major K-12 assessment and practice provider (Accelerated Reader, Star Assessments, myON). Overlaps with Lowman in district-level subscription sales of instructional and assessment content used to drive STAAR readiness, but at much broader scale.
• Edmentum: K-12 digital curriculum, online learning, and assessment provider serving schools and districts. Comparable in selling digital instructional content subscriptions to Texas districts, but with a much broader catalog spanning many subjects and grade levels.
• IXL Learning: Large-scale K-12 digital learning platform covering math, ELA, science, and social studies with assessment and personalized practice. Comparable as a digital curriculum and assessment subscription product selling to Texas districts, but with substantially broader national footprint and content depth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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