Summary:
ZIP code 93625 has two Fowler High District high schools, serving grades 9–12 and 7–12, with 829 students combined. The 807-student Fowler Academy Continuation enrolls 22. The clearest difference for families is attendance: chronic absenteeism at the Academy is 31 points higher than at Fowler High—48% versus 18% in 2025–2026.
Fowler High stands out for ELA and graduation, but not across every academic subject. Its 2025–2026 ELA proficiency was 67%, 17 points above the state’s 49%; math was 23%, 15 points below the state’s 38%, and science was 30%, 6 points below the state’s 36%. Its graduation rate was 98%, 11 points above the state, while its dropout rate was 0%, 8 points lower than the state. The Academy stands out for higher absenteeism and a lower SchoolDigger ranking: its latest supplied ranking, from 2022–2023, was at the 7th percentile with 0 stars. Fowler High’s 2025–2026 SchoolDigger listing was at the 59th percentile with 3 stars; the ranking years differ. The Academy’s ELA and math scores are suppressed, so the data cannot establish which school performs better in proficiency.
Recent results show different patterns by subject at Fowler High: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, its advantage over the state in ELA narrowed by 4 points, its math deficit widened by 4 points, and its science gap stayed at 6 points below the state. Its SchoolDigger percentile also fell from 68 to 59 over three years. The schools differ in size and other reported measures: in 2024–2025, student-teacher ratios were 20.1 at Fowler High and 22.9 at the Academy; free/reduced lunch eligible rates were 80% and 96%, respectively; and per-student spending was $27,271 versus $41,626. These are useful context when considering the schools, but do not explain their outcomes.
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