Enrollment
183
Elementary
DISTRICT 114 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOWLER SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R4J·NCES 080411001981
Fowler Elementary School
601 WEST GRANT, FOWLER, CO 81039 · (719) 263-4364 · Otero County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
107 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (28).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Fowler School District No. R4J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +12.8pp since 2023
Math
27.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +12.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.6% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 15.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fowler Elementary School
Fowler Elementary School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler Elementary School this school | 183 | 58.5% | 38.1% |
| Trailblazer Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 211 | 55.5% | 33.5% |
| Miami/Yoder Elementary School RUSH | 173 | 64.7% | 29.2% |
| Sanford Elementary School SANFORD | 218 | 55.5% | 43.9% |
| Simla Elementary School SIMLA | 165 | 64.8% | 46.9% |
| McKinley Elementary School CANON CITY | 262 | 61.5% | 30.8% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fowler Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Otero County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #460 of 931 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #583 of 940 ▲ 199 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #249 of 946 ▲ 178 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 183 | #914 of 1,056 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #389 of 983 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #461 of 664 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
183
-22 (-11%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 235
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 183 | 18.2 | 10.1:1 | 58% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 18.1 | 10.9:1 | 64% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 17.9 | 10.1:1 | 52% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 17 | 12.1:1 | 60% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 205 | 18.3 | 11.2:1 | 64% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 198 | 22 | 9.0:1 | 66% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 235 | 19 | 12.4:1 | 55% (130) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fowler Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (205 to 183); teachers down 1% (18.3 to 18.2).
About Fowler Elementary School
Fowler Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in FOWLER, Colorado. There are 183 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6. The school is 52% below the average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Fowler School District No. R4J includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 342 students.
At Fowler Elementary School, 73% of students are White. The school is also 23% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Fowler Elementary School is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Fowler Elementary School has 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1. At Fowler Elementary School, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 71% average for public schools in Otero County is 13 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Fowler Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 61% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 31.3% at Fowler Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.1%.
In the surrounding county, Otero County, median household income comes to about $54,037, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The county's public schools total 15, with about 3,027 students.
Among nearby public schools, Fowler Junior High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Fowler Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 29.1% proficiency; Fowler Elementary School posts 38.1%.
For locale, NCES codes Fowler Elementary School as Rural: Remote.
From 205 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 183 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.1:1 to 10.1:1.
The Fowler Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Otero County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,321
Census ACS
Median income
$54,037
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,027 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fowler School District No. R4J
- Fowler High SchoolHigh · 101 students
- Fowler Junior High SchoolMiddle · 58 students
Other schools in FOWLER
- Fowler High SchoolHigh · 101 students
- Fowler Junior High SchoolMiddle · 58 students
Other Fowler Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Fowler Elementary. Fowler Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Fowler Elementary SchoolWICHITA FALLS, TX · 490 students
- Fowler Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 370 students
- Fowler ElemFowler, KS · 55 students
Nearby schools
- Fowler Junior High School0.0 mi · 58
- Fowler High School0.1 mi · 101
- Manzanola Junior-Senior High School9.0 mi · 103
- Manzanola Elementary School9.0 mi · 71
- Crowley County Junior and Senior High School16.3 mi · 156
- Crowley County Virtual Education Academy16.3 mi · 18
Frequently asked questions
About Fowler Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fowler Elementary School?
Fowler Elementary School enrolls approximately 183 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Fowler Elementary School serve?
Fowler Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Fowler Elementary School have?
Fowler Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Fowler Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fowler Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Fowler Elementary School?
Fowler Elementary School is overseen by Fowler School District No. R4J in Otero County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.