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Badger Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

501 S Bluemound Dr, Appleton, WI 54914 · (920) 852-5440 · Part of Appleton Area School District

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

Directions
Students
258
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Badger Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Wisconsin’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 18.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Grand Chute kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Grand Chute kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Badger ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 38.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

501 S Bluemound Dr, Appleton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten48
Grade 143
Grade 244
Grade 337
Grade 443
Grade 543
Enrollment over time
315’20
305’21
325’22
305’23
258’24

Down 18.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 43%Hispanic 20%Black 11%Two or more races 10%Asian 10%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Badger Elementary from Grand Chute families.

Other schools in Appleton Area School District

The district →
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

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Wisconsin’s other public schools; Grand Chute’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.