Fowler Middle School
Public middle school in Plano, Texas · Frisco ISD · Grades 6–8
Fowler Middle School serves 967 students in grades 6–8 in Plano (Collin County). It is one of 75 schools in Frisco ISD. By enrollment it is the 314th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 61.65 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Frisco ISD |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482001011484 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Frisco ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 967 | 65,289 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 14.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 6.4% | 13.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 69% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Fowler Middle School in context
Size
Of the 19 middle schools in Frisco ISD, Fowler Middle School is the 4th largest, with 1.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.5 miles away and have a median of 862 students, so Fowler Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 361 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 290, against an average of 322 per grade. This year grade 8 has 14% more students than grade 6 (361 against 316). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Asian students are the largest group, at 72.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Frisco ISD (43.9%). White students are next, at 13.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
6.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 13.8% across Frisco ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Fowler Middle School has 61.65 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 967 students would have about 67.2 teachers, so Fowler Middle School has 5.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Rice Middle School, 0.7 miles away in Plano ISD. There are 17 middle schools within 5 miles and 50 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Asian | 72.6% |
| White | 13.9% |
| Black | 5.9% |
| Hispanic | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
46.2% of students are girls and 53.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 316 |
| Grade 7 | 290 |
| Grade 8 | 361 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3801 McDermott Rd, Plano, TX 75025
Phone: (469)633-5050
Website: friscoisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fowler Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Middle School | Plano ISD | 0.7 mi | 872 | 16.8 | 10.7% |
| Clark Middle School | Frisco ISD | 1.9 mi | 824 | 13.2 | 23.5% |
| Vandeventer Middle School | Frisco ISD | 2.0 mi | 846 | 14.7 | 10.9% |
| Lawler Middle School | Frisco ISD | 2.3 mi | 903 | 15.6 | 4.1% |
| Hunt Middle School | Frisco ISD | 2.7 mi | 852 | 15.9 | 19.8% |
| Wester Middle School | Frisco ISD | 2.7 mi | 918 | 15.2 | 11.9% |
| Robinson Middle School | Plano ISD | 2.7 mi | 1,084 | 17.6 | 17.1% |
| Schimelpfenig Middle School | Plano ISD | 2.9 mi | 826 | 15.7 | 17.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.