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Fowler Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Fowler.

Fowler’s School Grade B better than 64% of California school districts

Students
2,563
Schools
7
Spent per student
$20,426
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Debt
$47.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fowler Unified School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of California districts
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Debt of $47.3M, about $18,443 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BFowler 7,745

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fowler. Grade by grade →

K–2Marshall ElementaryThis district
3–5Fremont ElementaryThis district
6–8John Sutter MiddleThis district
9–12Fowler HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 33.1% · 1,355 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 46.7% · 1,355 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 86.2% · 221 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,426 per student · 4% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 61%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,582’20
2,557’21
2,571’22
2,523’23
2,563’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 83%Asian 8%White 7%Two or more races <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Marshall Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Fowler
486 students22:1
Malaga Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fresno
B−
192 students19:1
Fowler Academy Independent Study
Other · Grades K–12 · Fowler
4 students4:1
Fremont Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Fowler
B−
473 students25:1
John Sutter Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fowler
B−
579 students20:1
Fowler Academy Continuation
High · Grades 7–12 · Fowler
22 students22:1
Fowler High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fowler
B
807 students20:1

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.