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East High

Public Grades 9-12

337^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 22% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

East High is a public high school located in Appleton, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,327 students. Unfortunately, this school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Wisconsin high schools over the past 10 years and maintains a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lower-performing high schools in the state.

East High's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Wisconsin high schools for female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. Its ranking for disabled students is even worse, placing it in the bottom 10% of schools. The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests like the Forward Exam and ACT are significantly below the Appleton Area School District and state averages, and it has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates.

When comparing East High to other schools in the Appleton Area School District, it is clear that East High is an outlier in terms of performance. Both West High and Appleton Technical Academy, which are also part of the district, have higher rankings and ratings than East High. However, the one bright spot for East High is its special education program, which ranks in the middle of Wisconsin high schools, suggesting the school may be doing a better job supporting its students with disabilities compared to other areas.

1,238

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,078

Per pupil spending ?

40.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2121 Emmers Dr
Appleton, WI 54915-3802

(920) 852-5400

District: Appleton Area School District

Feeder schools for East High:

Elementary:	Berry Elementary
	Horizons Elementary
	Johnston Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
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	Richmond Elementary
	Stephen Foster Elementary Charter
Middle:	Madison Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.9%

Hispanic:

16.3%

Asian:

15.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (38% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg40%

Wisconsin avg46%

337^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8High Schools in the Appleton Area School District

264^th of 426Appleton Area School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	337 of 431	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	354 of 431	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	339 of 415	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	310 of 391	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	318 of 390	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	332 of 400	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	318 of 410	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.7	298 of 410	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.8	295 of 408	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	54.8	270 of 466	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.9	289 of 462	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.7	245 of 457	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.0	274 of 452	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.7	356 of 445	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.4	322 of 450	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.4	294 of 438	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.2	257 of 437	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.6	180 of 281	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.0	131 of 292	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.6	156 of 287	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.2	143 of 275	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	54 of 57	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	48 of 51	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	46 of 50	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	44 of 48	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	41 of 44	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	51 of 51	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	17.4	27 of 29	6.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	307 of 358	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	300 of 353	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	277 of 329	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	275 of 343	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	286 of 332	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	291 of 343	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	287 of 355	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	117 of 126	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	112 of 119	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	67 of 97	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	74 of 86	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	62 of 76	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	290 of 335	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	277 of 326	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	220 of 271	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	219 of 250	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	215 of 226	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	234 of 251	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	209 of 255	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	277 of 380	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	296 of 365	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	298 of 359	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	290 of 347	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	273 of 334	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	308 of 354	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	288 of 373	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	51 of 93	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	47 of 95	50.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	178 of 285	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	187 of 300	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	187 of 271	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	187 of 269	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	203 of 266	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	189 of 266	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	172 of 261	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies39%-8 vs state

English Language Arts39%-9 vs state

Science37%-6 vs state

Mathematics35%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)		Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)		Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East High	Public	9-12	2121 Emmers Dr	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5400	1,238	85	14.6	40.5%	742 (59.9%)	43 (3.5%)	202 (16.3%)	187 (15.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (4.7%)	29.1	337^th of 431 public high schools	21.8%		26	354^th of 431 public high schools	17.9%	17	39.4	34.7	37.2						39.5		$12,078	$915	$11,164
Appleton eSchool	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	2121 Emmers Dr	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 852-5608	35	5	7.2	51.4%	26 (74.3%)	2 (5.7%)	3 (8.6%)	2 (5.7%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)											$12,404	$911	$11,493
Tesla Engineering Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	2121 Emmers Dr	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5400	147	4	40.8	21.8%	124 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.1%)	9 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	94	16^th of 431 public high schools	96.3%		99	3^rd of 431 public high schools	99.3%	13		88.6	80.0						65.9		$10,451	$911	$9,540
Valley New School	Public, Charter	7-12	122 E College Ave	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5605	68	4	16.5	32.4%	54 (79.4%)	1 (1.5%)	6 (8.8%)	3 (4.4%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.4%)	49.2	225^th of 431 public high schools	47.8%					(n/a)	27.3			50.0	14.3	25.0	42.9	42.9	80.0	28.6	$11,309	$911	$10,398
Appleton Cooperative Educational Center	Public	9-12	320 S Walnut St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 832-4396	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$10,312	$911	$9,401
Kimberly High	Public	9-12	1662 E Kennedy Ave	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 687-3024	1,587	106	14.9	13.2%	1,392 (87.7%)	16 (1.0%)	66 (4.2%)	60 (3.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (2.9%)	85.8	38^th of 431 public high schools	91.2%		84.9	35^th of 431 public high schools	91.9%	3	67.3	65.7	59.8						60.8		$11,330	$946	$10,384
Appleton Technical Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	610 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5410	68	3	23.2	38.2%	58 (85.3%)	2 (2.9%)	5 (7.4%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	24.6	356^th of 431 public high schools	17.4%		10	410^th of 431 public high schools	4.9%	54		18.2							41.2		$10,858	$911	$9,947
West High	Public	9-12	610 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5410	1,024	76	13.5	50.1%	565 (55.2%)	106 (10.4%)	145 (14.2%)	152 (14.8%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	47 (4.6%)	8.9	405^th of 431 public high schools	6.0%		18.2	389^th of 431 public high schools	9.7%	16	22.0	19.6	23.9						33.7		$12,178	$916	$11,262
Renaissance School	Public, Charter	9-12	610 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5611	151	4	35.9	25.2%	127 (84.1%)	3 (2.0%)	8 (5.3%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	69.2	104^th of 431 public high schools	75.9%		87.4	29^th of 431 public high schools	93.3%	75	69.2	30.8	53.9						73.2		$10,950	$911	$10,039
Little Chute High	Public	9-12	1402 Freedom Rd	Little Chute	54140	Outagamie County	Little Chute Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7600	387	26	14.6	31.5%	314 (81.1%)	10 (2.6%)	42 (10.9%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	57.7	178^th of 431 public high schools	58.7%		51.4	210^th of 431 public high schools	51.3%	32	47.2	50.6	44.9						56.7		$12,792	$268	$12,525

Frequently Asked Questions about East High

Is East High a good school?

East High ranks in the bottom 21.8% of Wisconsin high schools.

What schools feed into East High?

East High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Berry Elementary
Elementary : Horizons Elementary
Elementary : Johnston Elementary
Elementary : McKinley Elementary
Elementary : Richmond Elementary
Elementary : Stephen Foster Elementary Charter
Middle : Madison Middle

What is the racial makeup of East High?

Students at East High are 60% White, 16% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend East High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,238 students attended East High.

What district is East High in?

Appleton Area School District

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