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.