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Enrollment
550
Middle
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOWLERVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261473001140
Fowlerville Junior High School
7677 W SHARPE RD, FOWLERVILLE, MI 48836 · (517) 223-6003 · Livingston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Michigan public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 Michigan public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
184 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 184 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 180 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 34% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 56% · 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
Fowlerville Junior High School→Fowlerville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fowlerville Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
32.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Fowlerville Junior High School
Fowlerville Junior High School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowlerville Junior High School this school | 550 | 33.5% | 40.1% |
| Dundee Middle School DUNDEE | 533 | 34.0% | 42.9% |
| Fort Gratiot Middle School FORT GRATIOT | 533 | 34.9% | 44.0% |
| Plainwell Middle School PLAINWELL | 569 | 32.3% | 38.1% |
| Vicksburg Middle School VICKSBURG | 601 | 32.1% | 46.9% |
| St Clair Middle School SAINT CLAIR | 614 | 30.8% | 39.7% |
Matched among Michigan middle 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 Fowlerville Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Livingston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #224 of 397 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #219 of 380 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #191 of 377 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #213 of 491 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #328 of 436 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.5% | #414 of 437 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #327 of 477 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #73 of 339 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
550
-93 (-14%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 741
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 550 | 29.4 | 18.7:1 | 33% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 34.6 | 16.3:1 | 42% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 34.6 | 16.7:1 | 42% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 34 | 18.9:1 | 37% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 698 | 36.4 | 19.2:1 | 38% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 34 | 20.0:1 | 28% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 678 | 35 | 19.4:1 | 35% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 741 | 48 | 15.4:1 | 16% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fowlerville Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (698 to 550); teachers down 19% (36.4 to 29.4).
About Fowlerville Junior High School
Fowlerville Junior High School is the name of a medium-sized middle school in FOWLERVILLE, Michigan. School enrollment was 550 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
Fowlerville Community Schools counts 2,410 students in its 5 schools, and Fowlerville Junior High School is one of them.
Fowlerville Junior High School enrolls a student body that is 94% White. The rest of enrollment is 3% Hispanic. The White share in Livingston County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. Fowlerville Junior High School has a diversity index of 11%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Fowlerville Junior High School was 18.7:1. The 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 33%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Livingston County is 20%.
The allk12 Grade for Fowlerville Junior High School is C. Compared with Michigan public middle schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Fowlerville Junior High School's results are 11.4 points below predicted: 40.1% against 51.5%.
Federal survey data for Livingston County show that median household income is about $103,039, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Fowlerville Junior High School is among the 48 public schools in Livingston County.
The next-closest public school is Fowlerville High School, about 0.1 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Fowlerville Junior High School.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Fowlerville Junior High School saw enrollment fall 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Livingston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,833
Census ACS
Median income
$103,039
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
24,695 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fowlerville Community Schools
- Fowlerville High SchoolHigh · 774 students
- Natalie Kreeger Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- HT Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- Fowlerville Online Learning AcademyHigh · 53 students
Other schools in FOWLERVILLE
- Fowlerville High SchoolHigh · 774 students
- Natalie Kreeger Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- HT Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- Fowlerville Online Learning AcademyHigh · 53 students
Nearby schools
- Fowlerville High School0.1 mi · 774
- Fowlerville Online Learning Academy0.1 mi · 53
- HT Smith Elementary School0.3 mi · 494
- Natalie Kreeger Elementary School0.3 mi · 539
- Webberville Middle School5.2 mi · 107
- Webberville High School5.2 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About Fowlerville Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fowlerville Junior High School?
Fowlerville Junior High School enrolls approximately 550 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Fowlerville Junior High School serve?
Fowlerville Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fowlerville Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fowlerville Junior High School is approximately 18.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fowlerville Junior High School?
At Fowlerville Junior High School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Fowlerville Junior High School?
Fowlerville Junior High School is overseen by Fowlerville Community Schools in Livingston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.