High Schools in Fowler School District No. R4J

Summary:

Fowler School District No. R4J in Colorado is home to a single high school, Fowler High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school has some positive metrics, such as a relatively low student-teacher ratio and dropout rate, it also faces challenges in areas like chronic absenteeism and academic performance.

Fowler High School has a four-year graduation rate of 84.2%, which is slightly below the state average. However, the school's dropout rate of 1.9% is relatively low. One area of concern is the high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7%, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's academic performance is mixed, with some areas of strength, such as PSAT9 Reading and Writing, and others of weakness, like SAT Mathematics and CMAS Science.

Additionally, Fowler School District No. R4J has a high percentage of students (48.98%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 154th out of 328 Colorado high schools in 2024-2025 to 193rd out of 349 in 2022-2023, with an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

District Detail

601 W. Grant
Fowler, CO 81039

(719) 263-4224

SchoolDigger Rank:
42^nd of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 342

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	Total
Fowler High School	Public	9-12	600 West Grant	Fowler	81039	Otero County	Fowler School District No. R4J	No	No	No	No	(719) 263-4279	101	12	8.5	46.5%	64 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	49.4	154^th of 328 public high schools	53.0%		42.9	190^th of 349 public high schools	45.6%	36	62.0	27.0	74.0	36.0	50.0	38.0	$00

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Manzanola Joint District No. 3J	9.04 mi	2
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J	16.27 mi	3	110^th
Rocky Ford School District No. R2	17.14 mi	2	87^th
Pueblo County School District 70	18.86 mi	27	56^th
Swink School District No. 33	23.41 mi	2	26^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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