Fowler Junior High School

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Fowler, Colorado

Fowler Junior High School in Fowler, Colorado enrolled 58 students in 2024-25 with 4.9 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the Colorado middle-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

63 students in 2022-23, 59 students in 2023-24, 58 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.5 to 4.9.

Students enrolled at Fowler Junior High School by school year2022-23: 63, 2023-24: 59, 2024-25: 580204060802022-23632023-24592024-2558
Students enrolled at Fowler Junior High School by school year2022-23: 63, 2023-24: 59, 2024-25: 580204060802022-23632023-24592024-2558
Students enrolled at Fowler Junior High School by school year2022-23: 63, 2023-24: 59, 2024-25: 580204060802022-23632023-24592024-2558
Students enrolled at Fowler Junior High School by school year2022-23: 63, 2023-24: 59, 2024-25: 580204060802022-23632023-24592024-2558
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23634.513.9
2023-24595.111.7
2024-25584.911.9

11.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 of every 100 Colorado middle schools

Among the 278 Colorado middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 11.9; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 11.9; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 11.9; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 11.9; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 172 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fowler Junior High School enrolled 50 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 172 of the 50 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent42.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.9% of students were White, 19.0% Hispanic, 3.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White75.9%
  2. Hispanic19.0%
  3. Two or more races3.4%
  4. American Indian1.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Fowler Junior High School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtColorado
Math30‑34%25‑29% (2021-22)33.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Fowler Junior High School

  1. Vineland Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 25 miles away: 362 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).25 mi
  2. Pleasant View Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 29 miles away: 348 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).29 mi
  3. Compare Fowler Junior High School with Vineland Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fowler School District No. R4J spends per student$15,767 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,767
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoFowler Junior High School is the number 266 by size of 279 Colorado middle schools open in 2024-25.#266 of 279
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.8 for middle schools.11.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Fowler Junior High School

  1. How many students attend Fowler Junior High School?
    58 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 63 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Fowler, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fowler Junior High School?
    11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for middle schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Fowler Junior High School a Title I school?
    Fowler Junior High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Fowler Junior High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Fowler Junior High School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Fowler Junior High School in?
    Fowler School District No. R4J, NCES district ID 0804110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080411000567 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22