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Fowler High School

Public Grades 9-12
154th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 328 Colorado High Schools
Better than 53% of Colorado high schools
Summary

Fowler High School is a public high school located in Fowler, Colorado, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 98 students. The school is part of the Fowler School District No. R4J, which is ranked 42 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fowler High School has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state and district averages. While the school performs better than the state in some areas, such as PSAT9 Reading and Writing for 9th grade, it lags behind in other areas like SAT Math and CMAS Science for 11th grade. The school has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 70% to 84.2% over the past few years, but its dropout rate has also been higher than the state average, ranging from 0.9% to 2.1%. Additionally, Fowler High School has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to the state average, with rates ranging from 27.7% to 37.3% in recent years.

When compared to the nearby schools, such as Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School, Crowley County Junior and Senior High School, and Manzanola Junior-Senior High School, Fowler High School generally performs better than the first two schools but lags behind Manzanola in some academic areas. The school also has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 43.27% to 48.98%, compared to the nearby schools, which may be a contributing factor to its academic and attendance challenges.

101
Students ?
8.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
46.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 600 West Grant
       Fowler, CO  81039-1502

(719) 263-4279

District: Fowler School District No. R4J


Feeder schools for Fowler High School:

Elementary:    Fowler Elementary School
Middle:    Fowler Junior High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
63.4%
Hispanic:
33.7%
Two or more races:
2.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 36th percentile in 2021 → 53rd in 2025
Strengths
96% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)
Ranking is rebounding — up to 53rd (2025) from a 36th-percentile low (2021)
Above the Colorado median (53rd percentile)
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 28% Colorado)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school49%
District avg49%
Colorado avg49%
154th of 328
Colorado public high schools ?
Top 47%▲ up 15 pts since 2015
From bottom 38% (2015) to top 47% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Colorado High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
42nd of 115Fowler School District No. R4J among Colorado 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202549.4154 of 32853.0%★★★☆☆
202442.9190 of 34945.6%★★☆☆☆
202341.9193 of 34944.7%★★☆☆☆
202134.5134 of 21036.2%★★☆☆☆
201953.9172 of 41158.2%★★★☆☆
201864.8115 of 38870.4%★★★★☆
201744.6113 of 25655.9%★★★☆☆
201644.4105 of 25558.8%★★★☆☆
201533.4181 of 29238.0%★★☆☆☆
201459.8144 of 36961.0%★★★☆☆
201376.869 of 34980.2%★★★★☆
201269.9100 of 33470.1%★★★★☆
201158.1154 of 33754.3%★★★☆☆
201063.1133 of 32759.3%★★★☆☆
200974.575 of 31075.8%★★★★☆
200868.1100 of 30166.8%★★★☆☆
200746.5179 of 29839.9%★★☆☆☆
200651.2151 of 28647.2%★★☆☆☆
200558.3123 of 28056.1%★★★☆☆
200465.798 of 27964.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202453.0101 of 22955.9%★★★☆☆
20235.5224 of 2344.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202136.2142 of 22536.9%★★☆☆☆
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 (2024)56th percentile+10 vs school
By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?
Reading and Writing74%+9 vs state
Mathematics36%~ state avg

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Students at Fowler High School are 63% White, 34% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Fowler High School ranks 154th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 101 students attended Fowler High School.

Fowler High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fowler Elementary School
Middle : Fowler Junior High School


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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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