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Fowler High

Q: Is Fowler High a good school?

Fowler High ranks 783 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

783^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 64% of California high schools

Summary

Fowler High is a public high school located in Fowler, California, serving 801 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Fowler Unified School District, which is ranked 831 out of 1,543 districts in the state.

Academically, Fowler High consistently outperforms the district and state in English Language Arts/Literacy, with 70.15% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 66.67% for the district and 56.96% for the state. However, the school lags behind in mathematics, with only 25.74% of students proficient or better, lower than the state average of 30.5%. Fowler High maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.2% to 97.3%, and a low dropout rate of 1.1% to 8.9%, comparable to or better than nearby schools. The school serves a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 82.02% to 84.6% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Washington High and Sanger West High, Fowler High generally performs better academically, with higher test scores and graduation rates. However, it also has higher rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.6% to 24.9%, which is higher than the state average and nearby schools. The school's performance varies among different student subgroups, with White and Hispanic students generally performing better than Asian and English Language Learner students. Additionally, the school's performance for students with disabilities is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 10% of California high schools for this subgroup.

807

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,271

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 East Main St.
Fowler, CA 93625-2423

(559) 834-6160

District: Fowler Unified

Feeder schools for Fowler High:

Elementary:	Fremont Elementary
	Malaga Elementary
	Marshall Elementary
Middle:	John Sutter Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.5%

Asian:

11.0%

White:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg35%

California avg41%

783^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

831^st of 1,543Fowler Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	783 of 2162	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	686 of 2159	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	795 of 2170	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	1004 of 2123	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	578 of 1290	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	1046 of 2133	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	620 of 2017	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.2	855 of 2021	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.2	915 of 2039	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.6	1007 of 1994	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.7	903 of 2426	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.1	740 of 2354	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.4	791 of 2367	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.1	732 of 2281	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.0	719 of 2238	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.5	727 of 2117	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.3	868 of 2063	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	35.0	982 of 1968	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	32.1	991 of 1901	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	22.8	1167 of 1653	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	409 of 585	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	340 of 573	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	395 of 591	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	454 of 581	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	533 of 582	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	78.9	124 of 581	78.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.0	1054 of 1161	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.2	310 of 555	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.7	649 of 1085	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	477 of 1064	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	511 of 1044	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.9	459 of 941	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	161 of 938	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	723 of 1906	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	695 of 1915	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	855 of 1915	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	904 of 1858	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	508 of 1054	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	1086 of 1833	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.6	693 of 1760	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	616 of 1900	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	556 of 1902	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	690 of 1917	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	842 of 1861	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	882 of 1814	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	648 of 1742	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	645 of 2013	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	524 of 2026	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	579 of 2030	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.7	842 of 1943	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	426 of 1126	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	883 of 1937	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	499 of 1862	73.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	735 of 1942	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	619 of 1948	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	657 of 1963	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	963 of 1916	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	587 of 1122	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	858 of 1880	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	513 of 1834	72.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	127 of 175	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	128 of 183	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	766 of 1252	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	85.7	106 of 1216	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	23.6	1012 of 1197	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	288 of 1155	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	54.1	543 of 1173	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	625 of 1193	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	512 of 1204	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	354 of 1222	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	286 of 1173	75.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)75th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-34 vs school

Military Connected (2025)27th percentile-36 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fowler High	Public	9-12	701 East Main St.	Fowler	93625	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6160	807	40	20.1	79.8%	61 (7.6%)	3 (0.4%)	650 (80.5%)	89 (11.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	61.4	783^rd of 2162 public high schools	63.8%		63.5	686^th of 2159 public high schools	68.2%	97		26.9	26.6			70.2	70.2			25.7	25.7	$27,271	$26,076	$1,195
Fowler Academy Continuation	Public	7-12	975 E. Adams Ave.	Fowler	93625	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6098	22	1	22.9	95.5%	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$41,626	$37,160	$4,466
Fowler Academy Community Day (9-12)	Public	9-12	975 East Adams Ave.	Fowler	93625	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6098	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Selma High	Public	9-12	3125 Wright St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6550	1,721	88	19.4	90.1%	69 (4.0%)	5 (0.3%)	1,580 (91.8%)	59 (3.4%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48.1	1071^st of 2162 public high schools	50.5%		55.5	866^th of 2159 public high schools	59.9%	205		19.0	19.0			55.2	55.2			23.8	23.8	$17,808	$16,962	$846
Selma Independent	Public	7-12	2269 Sylvia St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6670	72	4	17.7	93.1%	7 (9.7%)	1 (1.4%)	62 (86.1%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	10.9	1971^st of 2162 public high schools	8.8%		11.2	1991^st of 2159 public high schools	7.8%	20		4.0	3.3			11.1	8.6			3.7	2.9	$5,057	$4,670	$387
Heartland High (Continuation)	Public	7-12	2269 Sylvia St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6670	105	7	15.2	95.2%	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	99 (94.3%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.4	1757^th of 2162 public high schools	18.7%		9.5	2101^st of 2159 public high schools	2.7%	344		3.8	3.5			30.2	30.2			3.8	3.8	$43,920	$42,624	$1,296
Sanger West High	Public	9-12	1760 South Fowler	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-3100	1,438	56	25.6	65.6%	84 (5.8%)	46 (3.2%)	802 (55.8%)	377 (26.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	124 (8.6%)	60.3	813^th of 2162 public high schools	62.4%		66	633^rd of 2159 public high schools	70.7%	180		37.6	36.9			54.6	54.6			23.9	23.9	$23,514	$22,862	$652
STRIVE Academy	Public	7-12	1420 2Nd St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6720	9	1	8.8	66.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$854	$380	$474
Phoenix Secondary	Public	7-12	5320 E. Church Ave	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6520	53	17	3.1	100.0%	2 (3.8%)	9 (17.0%)	36 (67.9%)	3 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.7%)								(n/a)	0.0		0.0	0.0	3.2		2.1	0.0	0.0		0.0
Washington High	Public	9-12	6041 South Elm Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 485-8805	1,096	55	20.1	87.1%	55 (5.0%)	53 (4.8%)	905 (82.6%)	71 (6.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.8%)	49	1061^st of 2162 public high schools	50.9%		60.6	754^th of 2159 public high schools	65.1%	307		23.2	23.3			55.0	55.0			21.2	21.2	$26,287	$24,586	$1,701

Frequently Asked Questions about Fowler High

Is Fowler High a good school?

Fowler High ranks 783^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Fowler High?

Fowler High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fremont Elementary
Elementary : Malaga Elementary
Elementary : Marshall Elementary
Middle : John Sutter Middle

What district is Fowler High in?

Fowler Unified

What is the racial makeup of Fowler High?

Students at Fowler High are 81% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% White.

How many students attend Fowler High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 807 students attended Fowler High.

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