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Edison Elementary

Q: Is Edison Elementary a good school?

Edison Elementary ranks 708 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

708^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Edison Elementary is a public elementary school in Appleton, Wisconsin, serving 252 students in grades PK-6. It is part of the Appleton Area School District, which is ranked 264 out of 426 school districts in the state.

Edison Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with academic performance below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 53.85% of 3rd graders, 45.65% of 4th graders, and 38.89% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district averages of 49.5%, 49.85%, and 53.39%, respectively. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and students from low-income backgrounds. Additionally, Edison Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.5% in 2020-2021 to 17.7% in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, Edison Elementary generally performs worse than Huntley Elementary and Richmond Elementary, which have higher rankings and better academic outcomes. The nearby charter schools, such as Fox River Academy and Appleton Bilingual School, also outperform Edison Elementary in many areas. While Edison Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, this does not appear to be translating into stronger academic outcomes compared to its peers.

242

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,834

Per pupil spending ?

50.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

412 N Meade St
Appleton, WI 54911-5570

(920) 852-5460

District: Appleton Area School District

Students who attend Edison Elementary usually attend:

High:

North High

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.2%

Hispanic:

12.0%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (47% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg54%

708^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 20Elementary 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	41.4	708 of 1044	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	750 of 1061	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	725 of 1067	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	741 of 1067	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	795 of 1050	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	619 of 1037	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	646 of 1025	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.2	725 of 1071	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.0	690 of 1075	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.5	594 of 1076	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.6	574 of 1061	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.3	692 of 1053	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.6	771 of 1045	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.1	683 of 1046	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.7	418 of 1045	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.4	581 of 1030	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	69.4	290 of 1021	71.6%	★★★★☆
2006	64.9	308 of 712	56.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	246 of 255	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	690 of 1001	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	671 of 1011	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	594 of 1010	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	568 of 1017	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	790 of 1004	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	607 of 1002	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	664 of 997	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	21.7	280 of 331	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	697 of 870	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	639 of 866	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	584 of 871	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	426 of 859	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.1	597 of 847	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	630 of 874	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	628 of 854	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	647 of 1000	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	723 of 1012	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	765 of 1011	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	787 of 1017	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	701 of 1003	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	551 of 1002	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	542 of 997	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	259 of 802	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	306 of 790	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	402 of 770	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	352 of 746	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	230 of 742	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	221 of 721	69.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	447 of 718	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	447 of 727	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	466 of 715	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	454 of 704	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	525 of 699	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	438 of 718	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	413 of 686	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+36 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)15th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies59%-5 vs state

Science54%+4 vs state

English Language Arts45%-6 vs state

Mathematics41%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	412 N Meade St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5460	242	24	10.0	50.4%	165 (68.2%)	13 (5.4%)	29 (12.0%)	12 (5.0%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.0%)	41.4	708^th of 1044 public elementary schools	32.2%		38.2	750^th of 1061 public elementary schools	29.3%	42	53.9	45.7	38.9	57.7	39.1	30.6	58.7	54.4	$11,834	$911	$10,923
Appleton Bilingual School	Public, Charter	K-5	912 N Oneida St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5535	139	8	16.4	39.6%	37 (26.6%)	2 (1.4%)	94 (67.6%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	42.3	694^th of 1044 public elementary schools	33.5%		29.8	814^th of 1061 public elementary schools	23.3%	120	55.6	42.1	40.9	66.7	57.9	22.7	52.6	31.6	$11,427	$911	$10,516
Columbus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	913 N Oneida St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5450	88	8	10.7	70.5%	43 (48.9%)	12 (13.6%)	18 (20.5%)	6 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	7 (8.0%)	24.3	844^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.2%		18.3	899^th of 1061 public elementary schools	15.3%	55	7.7	37.5	0.0	15.4	62.5	0.0	75.0	62.5	$12,460	$911	$11,549
Richmond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 E John St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5520	245	20	12.3	46.9%	147 (60.0%)	10 (4.1%)	44 (18.0%)	14 (5.7%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.6%)	40.6	721^st of 1044 public elementary schools	30.9%		61.1	464^th of 1061 public elementary schools	56.3%	257	40.4	41.0	53.1	52.2	41.0	53.1	59.0	38.5	$11,485	$911	$10,574
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2212 N Jarchow St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5475	277	25	11.1	52.7%	137 (49.5%)	24 (8.7%)	49 (17.7%)	39 (14.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.4%)	43	681^st of 1044 public elementary schools	34.8%		46.9	655^th of 1061 public elementary schools	38.3%	26	47.9	45.0	41.5	50.0	46.3	47.6	56.1	51.2	$11,597	$911	$10,686
Huntley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2224 N Ullman St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5495	570	45	12.7	33.2%	401 (70.4%)	9 (1.6%)	51 (8.9%)	63 (11.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	69	334^th of 1044 public elementary schools	68.0%		72.3	282^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	73.4%	52	45.2	65.6	60.7	54.8	64.4	68.8	77.8	65.6	$11,103	$911	$10,192
The Omolade Academy	Public, Charter	K-3	2224 N Ullman St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(920) 852-5329	23	4	6.5	73.9%	1 (4.3%)	9 (39.1%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (47.8%)								(n/a)
Johnston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 E Forest St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5505	286	26	11.0	57.7%	133 (46.5%)	22 (7.7%)	28 (9.8%)	70 (24.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.8%)	43.8	670^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.8%		35.9	773^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	27.1%	103	51.0	44.4	50.0	57.1	40.0	52.2	53.3	40.0	$11,410	$911	$10,499
Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Mason St	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5455	314	31	10.0	65.6%	131 (41.7%)	33 (10.5%)	46 (14.6%)	58 (18.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.0%)	35.4	768^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.4%		33	795^th of 1061 public elementary schools	25.1%	27	45.8	37.7	39.6	40.7	47.2	37.5	60.4	41.5	$11,409	$911	$10,498
Stephen Foster Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	305 W Foster St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5470	200	21	9.5	64.5%	123 (61.5%)	8 (4.0%)	17 (8.5%)	35 (17.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.0%)	43	682^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	34.7%		47.1	652^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	38.5%	30	50.0	41.0	61.8	41.7	38.5	61.8	46.2	46.2	$11,309	$911	$10,398

Frequently Asked Questions about Edison Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Edison Elementary?

Students at Edison Elementary are 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 5% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What district is Edison Elementary in?

Appleton Area School District

How many students attend Edison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 242 students attended Edison Elementary.

Is Edison Elementary a good school?

Edison Elementary ranks 708^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Edison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Edison Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : North High

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