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Schools in Little Chute · Little Chute Area School District, Kaukauna Area School District

Little Chute’s public schools outscore 79% of Wisconsin districts

Math proficiency in Little Chute’s districts is 49%, above the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Little Chute, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

#85of 362 Wisconsin townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
48%
▲ 10 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
▲ 10 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
▲ 6 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 24% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Kaukauna Area
Students per teacher
14.7
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
6
1,406 students on the public path
In brief

Little Chute’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1300 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Little Chute’s, its schools beat 88%, higher than their 79% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 48% and math 49% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Little Chute Area spends $13,110 per student and Kaukauna Area $12,506, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Little Chute Career Pathways Academy and St. John Nepomucene School (private) are in town. Flex Academy, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Little Chute’s grade

A− Test scoresB− Graduation

A−: better than 79% of Wisconsin school districts, #85 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 79%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1300)Better than 88%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,722 test results and a graduating class of 300 could put Little Chute anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Little Chute’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,720 in math, 2,723 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Little Chute, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Little Chute ElementaryLittle Chute Area School DistrictA−
7–8Little Chute MiddleLittle Chute Area School DistrictA−
9–12Little Chute HighLittle Chute Area School DistrictD

Little Chute runs its own schools through grade 12 (Little Chute Area School District). From grade PK, students attend the Kaukauna Area School District, shared with Buchanan, Combined Locks, Harrison, Kaukauna, Kaukauna, Sherwood, Vandenbroek and Woodville. Parts of Little Chute (17% of its land) are served by Appleton Area instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Little Chute

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Little Chute Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,586 students · 14.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,110WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
Kaukauna Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 4,044 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$12,506WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Little Chute Area School District53%
State average 38.1% · 795 students tested
Math · PK–12, Little Chute Area School District47%
State average 38.7% · 797 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Kaukauna Area School District46%
State average 38.1% · 1928 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kaukauna Area School District50%
State average 38.7% · 1923 students tested

Little Chute vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Little Chute’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Little ChuteA−Little Chute Area PK–12 · Kaukauna Area PK–12
VandenbroekA−Kaukauna Area
KaukaunaA−Kaukauna Area
Grand ChuteCAppleton Area
AppletonCAppleton Area
KimberlyAKimberly Area
Combined LocksAKimberly Area PK–12 · Kaukauna Area PK–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share Kaukauna Area with Little Chute for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Little Chute

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Little Chuteby address
Little Chute Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A−
590 students14:1Rate it →
Little Chute Intermediate
Middle · Grades 5–6
A−
215 students15:1Rate it →
Little Chute Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8
A−
214 students14:1Rate it →
Little Chute High
High · Grades 9–12
D
387 students15:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Little Chute Career Pathways Academy
High · Grades 9–12
A−
Charter
93 students16:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Little Chutenot counted as local schools
Flex Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
B+
CharterOnline
87 students16:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. John Nepomucene School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
200 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Little Chute’s schools

Are Little Chute’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Little Chute children attend outscore 79% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #85 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Little Chute in?

Two districts: Little Chute Area School District runs grades PK–12, and Kaukauna Area School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Buchanan, Combined Locks, Harrison, Kaukauna, Kaukauna, Sherwood, Vandenbroek and Woodville.

Where do Little Chute kids go to high school?

Little Chute High, with 387 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Little Chute’s graduation rate?

96% of the class of 2023 in Kaukauna Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Little Chute spend per student?

$13,110 in Little Chute Area School District and $12,506 in Kaukauna Area School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Little Chute?

Yes: St. John Nepomucene School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 200 students). Little Chute also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.