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Fowler School District R-4J

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Fowler School District R-4J is located in southeast Colorado. Fowler School District R-4J has 645.36 square miles of land area and 1.56 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Fowler School District R-4J population is 1,948. Fowler School District R-4J median household income is $37,667 in 2010-2014. Fowler School District R-4J median house value is $101,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Fowler School District R-4J is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (60 out of 154, top 39%) Elementary/Middle School: (23 out of 156, top 15%)* Rank: #62
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	1,948 (2010-2014), rank #115
Population Growth	-10.19% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	3.01/sq mi, rank #127
Median Household Income:	$37,667 at 2010-2014—0.25% increase since 2005-2009, rank #151
Median House Price:	$101,900 at 2010-2014—9.45% increase since 2005-2009, rank #149
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	645.36 sq mi, rank #58
Water Area:	1.56 sq mi (0.24%), rank #66
State:	Colorado
County:	Pueblo County, Otero County, Crowley County
City:	Fowler, Boone, Manzanola, Olney Springs
Zip:	81039, 81025, 81058, 81062
Area:	Pueblo, CO

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Fowler School District R-4J Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

600 West Eugene

Fowler CO, 81039, Otero County

Phone: 719-263-4224

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	409	409	407	421	402	408	388
English Language Learner Students:	1	2	5	5	4	3	2
Total Teachers:	33.61	34.88	34.84	34.83	34.84	33.70	32.80
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	2.40	2.81	2.86	2.83	2.69	2.70	2.60
Elementary:	16.34	16.69	16.81	16.83	16.98	15.80	14.90
Secondary:	14.87	15.38	15.17	15.17	15.17	15.20	15.30
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	28.26	28.19	28.15	28.67	28.15	30.80	30.50
Instructional Aides:	4.73	4.73	4.73	5.39	4.14	5.50	5.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.37	1.37	1.37	1.37	1.37	1.40	1.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.37	1.37	1.37	1.37	1.37	1.40	1.40
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.41	0.41	0.41	0.41	0.41	0.40	0.40
Library/Media Support:	0.58	1.19	1.04	1.04	1.19	1.20	1.20
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.90	0.90
District Administrative Support:	2.76	2.37	2.53	2.55	2.45	2.50	2.50
School Administrators:	1.23	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	2.38	2.58	2.58	2.59	2.60	2.60	2.60
Student Support Services:	1.39	1.39	1.39	1.39	1.39	1.40	1.40
Other Support Services:	12.41	12.15	12.10	11.93	12.60	12.90	13.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.17	11.73	11.68	12.09	11.54	12.11	11.83

Schools

Fowler High School		Grade 9 to Grade 12	600 West Grant, Fowler CO 81039
Fowler Junior High School		Grade 7 to Grade 8	600 West Eugene Ave, Fowler CO 81039

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	30	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	24	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	23	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	29	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	72	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	76	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	81	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	81	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	75	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	69	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	21	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	38	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	46	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	44	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	57	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	88	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	97	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	92	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	94	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	88	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	91	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	73
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	90	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	87	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	91	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	89	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	91	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	88	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	22	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	38	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	85	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	93	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	90	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	85	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	87	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	87	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	54	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	26	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	74	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	79	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	82	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	25	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	39	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	24	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	29	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	39	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	35	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	30	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	92	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	73	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	62	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	75	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	84	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	84	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	75	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	54	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	62	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	33.3	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	76.6	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	84.6	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	65.3	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	56.7	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	61.5	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	97.3	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	93.5	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	94.6	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	93.6	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70.3	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74.2	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	74.0	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	83.3	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74.1	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69.5	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	85.2	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	61.2	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	71.1	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	78.1	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73.7	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	71.9	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	42.1	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	50.1	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	57.9	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68.7	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	71.5	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	84.6	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	88.5	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	89.8	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	60.0	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	69.2	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	56.7	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	47.1	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	80.0	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	76.4	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	73.3	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	64.7	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	55.2	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	36.6	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70.0	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	58.6	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	55.1	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	43.3	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	46.7	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	45.7	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	73.3	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	74.3	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	66.6	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	62.8	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$4,231,000	$10,396		$4,300,000	$10,214		$4,468,000	$11,114
Federal:	$316,000	$776	7.5%	$509,000	$1,209	11.8%	$327,000	$813	7.3%
State:	$2,771,000	$6,808	65.5%	$2,646,000	$6,285	61.5%	$2,872,000	$7,144	64.3%
Local:	$1,144,000	$2,811	27.0%	$1,145,000	$2,720	26.6%	$1,269,000	$3,157	28.4%
Total Expenditures:	$3,947,000	$9,698		$4,003,000	$9,508		$4,312,000	$10,726
Total Current Expenditures:	$3,659,000	$8,990		$3,577,000	$8,496		$3,629,000	$9,027
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,264,000	$5,563	61.9%	$2,259,000	$5,366	63.2%	$2,248,000	$5,592	61.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$143,000	$351	3.9%	$147,000	$349	4.1%	$145,000	$361	4.0%
Administration:	$492,000	$1,209	13.4%	$473,000	$1,124	13.2%	$475,000	$1,182	13.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$760,000	$1,867	20.8%	$698,000	$1,658	19.5%	$761,000	$1,893	21.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$47,000	$115		$201,000	$477		$473,000	$1,177
Construction:	$6,000	$15		$120,000	$285		$422,000	$1,050
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$90,000	$221		$69,000	$164		$73,000	$182

Total Salary:	$2,170,000	$5,332		$2,145,000	$5,095		$2,190,000	$5,448
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,483,000	$3,644	68.3%	$1,470,000	$3,492	68.5%	$1,465,000	$3,644	66.9%
Other Salary:	$687,000	$1,688	31.7%	$675,000	$1,603	31.5%	$725,000	$1,803	33.1%
Total Benefit:	$670,000	$1,646		$634,000	$1,506		$597,000	$1,485
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$457,000	$1,123	68.2%	$432,000	$1,026	68.1%	$404,000	$1,005	67.7%
Other Benefit:	$213,000	$523	31.8%	$202,000	$480	31.9%	$193,000	$480	32.3%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	88.9%	83.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA	16.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	33.3%	38.9%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	22.2%	NA
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	22.2%	33.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	16.7%	16.7%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	0.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$30,337.0	$31,834.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$26,793.0	$27,894.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$24,927.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$33,029.0	$33,545.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$37,705.0	$38,525.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Fowler School District R-4J was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.