Enrollment
55
Elementary
DISTRICT 44 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOWLER·NCES 200621000103
Fowler Elem
100 E 8th Ave, Fowler, KS 67844 · (620) 646-5234 · Meade County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL55 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
33 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 51%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Fowler Elem→Fowler High
Based on grade levels within Fowler. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
51.9%
KS avg 44.5% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
40.7%
KS avg 38.8% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Source: KAP. 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
55
-35 (-39%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 9.5:1
% White
69%
was 36%
% Hispanic
27%
was 64%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Fowler Elem
Set in Fowler, Kansas, Fowler Elem is a very small elementary campus, one of the schools within Fowler. It hosts 55 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Fowler Elem sits 82% smaller than that benchmark.
Across the 2 schools in Fowler (87 students total), Fowler Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Fowler Elem logs that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Fowler Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, Fowler Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.5%, the actual is 44.9%, a residual of +11.5 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Meade County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,852 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Meade County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 530 students), Fowler Elem is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Fowler High, roughly 0.1 miles away. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fowler Elem ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.8%.
Fowler Elem operates from a countryside location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fowler Elem has contracted 39%, going from 90 students in 2018 to 55 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 64% to 27% across the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Fowler Elem typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Meade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,903
Census ACS
Median income
$71,852
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
530 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Fowler High0.1 mi · 32
- Meade Elem10.3 mi · 243
- Meade High10.5 mi · 87
- Minneola High10.6 mi · 71
- Minneola Elem10.6 mi · 173
- South Gray High19.9 mi · 59
Frequently asked questions
About Fowler ElemHow large is Fowler Elem?
Fowler Elem enrolls approximately 55 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Fowler Elem serve?
Fowler Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Fowler Elem?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at Fowler Elem.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fowler Elem?
At Fowler Elem, the student body is approximately 69% White, 27% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Fowler Elem public or private?
Fowler Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fowler.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.