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Appleton Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Appleton, Grand Chute, Menasha and Harrison, and parts of Harrison and Little Chute.

Appleton’s School Grade C better than 34% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
14,994
Schools
38
Spent per student
$14,628
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Debt
$79.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Appleton Area School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 34% of Wisconsin districts
  • Spends 11% less per student than the WI average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $79.8M, about $5,320 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 34% of the 441 Wisconsin 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 close to the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Appleton. Grade by grade →

PK–513 elementary schoolsThis district
6–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 38.7% · 7,428 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 38.1% · 7,411 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 90.5% · 1,237 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
$14,628 per student · 11% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 38%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 57%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
15,745’20
15,217’21
15,270’22
15,230’23
14,994’24

Down 4.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 61%Hispanic 14%Asian 12%Two or more races 7%Black 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Wisconsin Connections Academy
Other · Grades PK–12 · Appleton
B+
743 students33:1
Appleton Community 4K
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Appleton
672 students19:1
Huntley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Appleton
A−
570 students13:1
Houdini Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Appleton
B+
501 students14:1
Ferber Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Appleton
B
499 students14:1
Highlands Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Appleton
C−
417 students10:1
McKinley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Appleton
C
380 students12:1
Berry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Appleton
A
368 students12:1
Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Appleton
C
314 students10:1
Johnston Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Appleton
D
286 students11:1
Franklin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Appleton
C+
277 students11:1
Horizons Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Appleton
C+
264 students10:1
Badger Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Appleton
C−
258 students10:1
Richmond Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Appleton
B−
245 students12:1
Edison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Appleton
C
242 students10:1
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Appleton
C−
212 students9:1
Stephen Foster Elementary Charter
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Appleton
C−
200 students10:1
Appleton Public Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Grand Chute
B
149 students19:1
Columbus Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Appleton
C−
88 students11:1
Appleview
Other · Grades PK–12 · Appleton
29 students
Classical School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Appleton
A+
487 students18:1
Fox River Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Appleton
A
150 students18:1
Appleton Bilingual School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Appleton
C−
139 students16:1
The Omolade Academy
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Appleton
23 students7:1
Odyssey-Magellan
Middle · Grades 2–8 · Appleton
A+
214 students18:1
Madison Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Appleton
C
929 students14:1
Einstein Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Appleton
B
851 students14:1
Wilson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Appleton
D
587 students14:1
Kaleidoscope Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Appleton
C
456 students12:1
Valley New School
High · Grades 7–12 · Appleton
C+
68 students17:1
Appleton eSchool
High · Grades 7–12 · Appleton
A−
35 students7:1
North High
High · Grades 9–12 · Appleton
B−
1,635 students17:1
East High
High · Grades 9–12 · Appleton
C−
1,238 students15:1
West High
High · Grades 9–12 · Appleton
C−
1,024 students14:1
Renaissance School
High · Grades 9–12 · Appleton
A
151 students
Tesla Engineering Charter School
High · Grades 9–12 · Appleton
A
147 students
Fox Cities Leadership Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Appleton
C−
78 students
Appleton Technical Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Appleton
C−
68 students23:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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 Wisconsin.