Fowler Middle

Summary:

Fowler Middle is a highly-rated public middle school located in Plano, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 1,034. The school is part of the Frisco Independent School District, which is ranked 30th out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Fowler Middle has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Texas, with a statewide ranking of 11th out of 2,361 middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year.

Fowler Middle stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with students consistently outperforming their peers in the Frisco ISD and the state of Texas on STAAR tests. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 90.55% of 6th-grade students, 84.79% of 7th-grade students, and 94.72% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 82.02%, 82.77%, and 84.80% for Plano Independent School District, respectively. Additionally, Fowler Middle has a unique racial makeup, with a significantly higher percentage of Asian students (69.44%) compared to the surrounding schools and the state average, and the school excels in the performance of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Gifted and Talented students.

Fowler Middle's consistent high performance, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and consistent top-20 statewide rankings, is a testament to the school's commitment to academic excellence and inclusive practices. While Fowler Middle outperforms the nearby Plano ISD schools in academic metrics, the Frisco ISD schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Hunt Middle, Wester Middle, Clark Middle, Vandeventer Middle, and Lawler Middle, also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting a high-quality educational environment in the local area.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 3801 McDermott Rd
       Plano, TX  75025


(469) 633-5050

District: Frisco Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
11th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,220 Help


Students who attend Fowler Middle usually attend:

High:    Lebanon Trail High School

Feeder schools for Fowler Middle:

Elementary:    Borchardt Elementary
    Riddle Elementary
    Taylor Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  978

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
71.0%
White:
12.9%
African American:
6.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  8.8% Help


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Compare Details Fowler Middle ranks better than 99.5% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 17 ranked middle schools in the Frisco Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 98.61. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (71%), White (12.9%), African American (6.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 8.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fowler Middle is 14.7. 12 middle schools in the Frisco Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fowler Middle is $9,220, which is the 6th highest among 17 middle schools in the Frisco Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fowler Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Fowler Middle 11th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Fowler Middle in the ranking list.)

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Frisco Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Frisco Independent School District (Isd) 30th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fowler Middle

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Rank History for all students at Fowler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 85.83 22nd 1763 98.8%
2010 83.65 36th 1803 98.0%
2011 84.84 14th 1895 99.3%
2012 92.94 20th 1951 99.0%
2013 93.02 12th 1973 99.4%
2014 93.14 10th 1987 99.5%
2015 92.58 22nd 2043 98.9%
2016 92.77 12th 1987 99.4%
2017 99.29 7th 2027 99.7%
2018 98.69 14th 2080 99.3%
2019 98.52 20th 2193 99.1%
2021 99.23 8th 2252 99.6%
2022 98.83 12th 2254 99.5%
2023 98.57 16th 2330 99.3%
2024 98.61 11th 2361 99.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Fowler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.37 101st 720 86.0%
2019 85.98 43rd 753 94.3%
2021 94.22 13th 743 98.3%
2022 81.20 89th 813 89.1%
2023 75.59 138th 817 83.1%
2024 73.31 158th 812 80.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fowler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.95 35th 1376 97.5%
2019 91.66 50th 1445 96.5%
2021 80.53 117th 1592 92.7%
2022 95.71 33rd 1643 98.0%
2023 96.58 31st 1720 98.2%
2024 99.09 10th 1760 99.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Fowler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.63 35th 1597 97.8%
2019 96.04 22nd 1626 98.6%
2021 85.48 72nd 1712 95.8%
2022 96.13 24th 1757 98.6%
2023 99.52 8th 1815 99.6%
2024 98.98 10th 1881 99.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fowler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.77 54th 2039 97.4%
2019 95.82 39th 2073 98.1%
2021 91.61 67th 2172 96.9%
2022 92.18 64th 2220 97.1%
2023 92.82 65th 2251 97.1%
2024 87.74 94th 2224 95.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Fowler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.38 11th 2008 99.5%
2019 98.40 13th 2047 99.4%
2021 98.96 5th 2151 99.8%
2022 98.22 13th 2221 99.4%
2023 97.97 19th 2241 99.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Fowler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.84 24th 1430 98.3%
2019 82.51 17th 1446 98.8%
2021 85.45 22nd 1501 98.5%
2022 81.91 58th 1488 96.1%
2023 80.58 37th 1481 97.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Fowler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.15 62nd 2008 96.9%
2019 90.04 82nd 2058 96.0%
2021 91.34 58th 2118 97.3%
2022 94.31 51st 2182 97.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Fowler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.34 17th 2030 99.2%
2019 98.08 23rd 2069 98.9%
2021 99.08 9th 2168 99.6%
2022 98.85 9th 2228 99.6%
2023 98.49 15th 2245 99.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Fowler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.28 35th 587 94.0%
2019 82.93 47th 594 92.1%
2021 86.06 36th 589 93.9%
2022 83.74 45th 606 92.6%
2023 85.88 21st 616 96.6%
2024 85.19 24th 612 96.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Fowler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.18 57th 1167 95.1%
2019 91.92 59th 1193 95.1%
2021 88.61 64th 1213 94.7%
2022 88.53 73rd 1251 94.2%
2023 91.55 55th 1273 95.7%
2024 89.51 64th 1271 95.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fowler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.92 31st 1895 98.4%
2019 94.22 57th 1935 97.1%
2021 97.90 21st 2043 99.0%
2022 96.07 39th 2077 98.1%
2023 97.95 20th 2116 99.1%
2024 97.20 21st 2108 99.0%
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Rank History for White students at Fowler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.05 34th 1673 98.0%
2019 93.81 36th 1684 97.9%
2021 89.14 73rd 1700 95.7%
2022 92.69 41st 1723 97.6%
2023 88.88 81st 1749 95.4%
2024 87.45 87th 1724 95.0%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Fowler Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2008 374 86 192 59 2 n/a n/a 0 713
2009 448 99 211 90 3 n/a n/a 0 851
2010 494 115 269 87 5 n/a n/a 0 970
2011 512 119 301 121 2 1 20 0 1076
2012 534 124 362 123 4 1 24 0 1172
2013 362 81 315 84 3 0 14 0 859
2014 343 70 370 71 1 0 16 0 871
2015 358 73 472 76 0 0 22 0 1001
2016 347 65 542 79 0 0 25 0 1058
2017 328 75 574 79 2 1 27 0 1086
2018 281 103 634 88 6 0 29 0 1141
2019 260 90 571 82 7 1 33 0 1044
2020 230 84 614 82 8 0 38 0 1056
2021 207 61 618 74 9 0 33 0 1002
2022 155 73 623 69 11 0 32 0 963
2023 138 75 718 64 10 0 29 0 1034
2024 126 66 694 56 7 0 29 0 978

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Fowler Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2008 713 53.9 13.2 6.9
2009 851 61.4 13.8 8.1
2010 970 69.5 13.9 10.4
2011 1076 74.3 14.4 10.7
2012 1172 74.5 15.7 11.8
2013 859 62.6 13.7 6.4
2014 871 63.4 13.7 7.5
2015 1001 67.0 14.9 7.4
2016 1058 72.0 14.6 6
2017 1086 72.9 14.8 5.2
2018 1141 73.4 15.5 7.1
2019 1044 71.6 14.5 8.9
2020 1056 70.9 14.8 8.8
2021 1002 60.7 16.4 7.9
2022 963 70.5 13.6 10.1
2023 1034 67.8 15.2 8.7
2024 978 66.3 14.7 8.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Fowler Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2008 713 53.9 13.2 6.9
2009 851 61.4 13.8 8.1
2010 970 69.5 13.9 10.4
2011 1076 74.3 14.4 10.7
2012 1172 74.5 15.7 11.8
2013 859 62.6 13.7 6.4
2014 871 63.4 13.7 7.5
2015 1001 67.0 14.9 7.4
2016 1058 72.0 14.6 6
2017 1086 72.9 14.8 5.2
2018 1141 73.4 15.5 7.1
2019 1044 71.6 14.5 8.9
2020 1056 70.9 14.8 8.8
2021 1002 60.7 16.4 7.9
2022 963 70.5 13.6 10.1
2023 1034 67.8 15.2 8.7
2024 978 66.3 14.7 8.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Fowler Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $538 (6.5%) $7,801 (93.5%) $8,340
2020 $487 (5.6%) $8,198 (94.4%) $8,685
2021 $379 (4.1%) $8,841 (95.9%) $9,220

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Fowler Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 20th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 16th of 2330 Middle schools
 0.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Fowler Middle)7487
 13%
   6th Grade Reading (Frisco Independent School District (Isd))6380
 17%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Fowler Middle)8984
 5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Frisco Independent School District (Isd))7668
 8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Fowler Middle)7991
 12%
   7th Grade Reading (Frisco Independent School District (Isd))7583
 8%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Fowler Middle)8992
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Frisco Independent School District (Isd))7875
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Fowler Middle)8895
 7%
   8th Grade Reading (Frisco Independent School District (Isd))8186
 5%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Fowler Middle)9291
 1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Frisco Independent School District (Isd))7963
 16%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Fowler Middle)8893
 5%
   8th Grade Science (Frisco Independent School District (Isd))8077
 3%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Fowler Middle)8380
 3%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Frisco Independent School District (Isd))6361
 2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Fowler Middle)100100
   End of Course Algebra I (Frisco Independent School District (Isd))8671
 15%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students10441034
 1%
African American9075
 16.7%
American Indian710
 42.9%
Asian571718
 25.7%
Hispanic8264
 22%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White260138
 46.9%
Two or More Races3329
 12.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients8.9%8.7%
 0.2%


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Students at Fowler Middle are 71% Asian, 13% White, 7% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Yes! Fowler Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 11th of 2361 Texas middle schools.

Students who attend Fowler Middle usually go on to attend Lebanon Trail High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 978 students attended Fowler Middle.


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