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Einstein Middle

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Einstein Middle ranks 186 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 71% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Einstein Middle is a large comprehensive middle school serving 851 students in grades 6–8 in Appleton, Wisconsin, part of the Appleton Area School District. In the most recent year it ranked 186th of 643 ranked Wisconsin middle schools — 71st percentile, 4 stars — well ahead of the district as a whole, which sits at the 41st percentile with 2 stars. Its decade-long arc is clearly upward, from the 49th percentile in 2015-16 to a sustained 64th–72nd percentile band over the last six reported years, with this year's rank the best in that ten-year record.

Among Appleton's four comprehensive middle schools, Einstein is the clear leader, beating Madison Middle, Kaleidoscope Academy and Wilson Middle on every grade-level reading and math measure — 6th grade English language arts, for instance, runs 20.5 points above Madison and 37.4 points above Wilson. Chronic absenteeism is 11.6%, the lowest in the district and well below both the district (15.7%) and state (17.3%) rates, and roughly half Wilson's, after a nearly 20-point improvement from its pandemic-era peak. Results do not appear to come from extra resources: Einstein spends $14,085 per student and has a higher student-teacher ratio (14.3) than the three same-district schools it outperforms. Two nearby schools do outrank it — Gerritts Middle (93rd percentile, 5 stars) and Little Chute Middle (81st percentile, 4 stars) — and Einstein spends more per student than both.

Einstein's edge is concentrated in English language arts and social studies — 6th grade ELA is 19.8 points above the state and 8th grade social studies 8.4 points above — while math and science margins are thinner. Eighth grade math sits just 1.1 points above the state after narrowing sharply from roughly 9.5 points the year before, and 7th grade math (55.32%, against a state figure of 55.67%) is the only measure at the school marginally below the state level. Subgroup results are strong but uneven: English learner students rank in the 86th percentile and special education students in the 80th percentile, while low-income students sit at the 47th percentile with 2 stars — about 24 percentile points below the school overall.

851

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,085

Per pupil spending ?

28.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

324 E Florida Ave
Appleton, WI 54911-1368

(920) 852-5420

District: Appleton Area School District

Students who attend Einstein Middle usually attend:

High:

West High

Feeder schools for Einstein Middle:

Elementary:	Ferber Elementary
	Houdini Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

Asian:

10.0%

Hispanic:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (64% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Wisconsin median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg55%

Wisconsin avg56%

186^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Appleton Area School District

253^rd of 432Appleton 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
2026	68.8	186 of 643	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	225 of 628	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	211 of 641	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	181 of 640	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	175 of 617	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	197 of 613	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	210 of 594	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	273 of 579	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.1	238 of 612	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.2	308 of 609	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	84.7	33 of 612	94.6%	★★★★★
2014	72.2	113 of 585	80.7%	★★★★☆
2013	73.4	105 of 569	81.5%	★★★★☆
2012	72.1	109 of 559	80.5%	★★★★☆
2011	77.4	51 of 549	90.7%	★★★★★
2010	80.2	40 of 539	92.6%	★★★★★
2009	81.3	25 of 521	95.2%	★★★★★
2008	82.0	19 of 519	96.3%	★★★★★
2007	81.8	20 of 366	94.5%	★★★★★
2006	77.4	47 of 382	87.7%	★★★★☆
2005	77.1	41 of 332	87.7%	★★★★☆
2004	80.2	32 of 324	90.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	56 of 97	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.9	50 of 88	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	37 of 90	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	47 of 95	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	33 of 90	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.2	85 of 91	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	70 of 90	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	23 of 169	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.6	24 of 178	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	48 of 173	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	23 of 170	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	39.5	90 of 158	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.8	26 of 138	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	39.7	95 of 153	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	127 of 140	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	154 of 572	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	65.2	201 of 573	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	177 of 580	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	171 of 579	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	151 of 576	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	149 of 574	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	114 of 557	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	54.0	270 of 551	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	48 of 236	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	27 of 237	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.2	95 of 239	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	96 of 229	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	150 of 221	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	82 of 225	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	41 of 204	79.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	274 of 513	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.4	276 of 509	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	218 of 520	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	276 of 525	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	258 of 522	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	226 of 499	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	376 of 487	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	387 of 489	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	187 of 575	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.0	218 of 577	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	215 of 585	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	160 of 591	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	159 of 577	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	203 of 572	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	286 of 557	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	241 of 551	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	58 of 135	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.4	90 of 126	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	77 of 131	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	55 of 132	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	43 of 126	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	87 of 439	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	52.4	176 of 414	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	140 of 425	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	51 of 439	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	135 of 421	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	259 of 437	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	162 of 414	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	231 of 417	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	135 of 391	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.3	179 of 399	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	174 of 407	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	169 of 412	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	134 of 397	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	142 of 393	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	154 of 382	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	216 of 375	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)86th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)80th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)67th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)57th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2026)42nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies73%+8 vs state

English Language Arts66%+11 vs state

Mathematics60%+6 vs state

Science56%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Einstein Middle	Public	6-8	324 E Florida Ave	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5420	851	59	14.3	28.9%	643 (75.6%)	17 (2.0%)	56 (6.6%)	85 (10.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (5.1%)	68.8	186^th of 643 public middle schools	71.1%		64.6	225^th of 628 public middle schools	64.2%	39				74.7	63.8	60.3				70.9	55.3	54.8		73.0		56.0	$14,085	$609	$13,476
Kaleidoscope Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	318 E Brewster St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5430	456	38	12.0	50.7%	259 (56.8%)	29 (6.4%)	87 (19.1%)	35 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.9%)	37.9	450^th of 643 public middle schools	30.0%		42.6	417^th of 628 public middle schools	33.6%	33				43.9	47.7	45.8				32.1	35.4	43.2		65.2		52.3	$16,199	$609	$15,590
Odyssey-Magellan	Public, Magnet	2-8	2037 N Elinor St	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	Yes	No	No	(920) 832-6250	214	12	18.4	16.4%	162 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.0%)	24 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	98.3	2^nd of 643 public middle schools	99.7%		98.5	1^st of 628 public middle schools	99.8%	1	95.7	97.0	96.7	97.0	97.2	100.0	100.0	93.9	90.0	97.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.6	97.0	97.6	$4,871	$609	$4,262
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	225 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5435	587	43	13.7	57.8%	249 (42.4%)	53 (9.0%)	94 (16.0%)	134 (22.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.5%)	32.1	485^th of 643 public middle schools	24.6%		24.9	497^th of 628 public middle schools	20.9%	12				37.3	42.3	55.2				28.6	34.0	37.8		57.2		41.3	$15,478	$609	$14,870
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	2020 S Carpenter St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5425	929	68	13.6	43.7%	565 (60.8%)	37 (4.0%)	141 (15.2%)	112 (12.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.2%)	47.7	370^th of 643 public middle schools	42.5%		44.7	394^th of 628 public middle schools	37.3%	24				54.2	54.5	54.1				48.6	49.5	48.2		60.4		43.4	$14,307	$609	$13,698
Mapleview Intermediate	Public	5-6	125 E Kimberly Ave	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 788-7910	413	33	12.5	26.2%	337 (81.6%)	8 (1.9%)	30 (7.3%)	11 (2.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)								(n/a)			71.1	76.2					72.1	78.4							$12,595	$445	$12,151
Gerritts Middle	Public	7-8	545 S John St	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 788-7905	802	52	15.5	17.2%	707 (88.2%)	6 (0.7%)	42 (5.2%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	87.2	42^nd of 643 public middle schools	93.5%		83.9	61^st of 628 public middle schools	90.3%	19					80.3	74.4					84.1	80.3		82.4		65.9	$13,202	$346	$12,857
Maplewood Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1600 Midway Rd	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(920) 967-1710	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)			37.3	46.6					39.4	47.7
Maplewood Middle	Public	7-8	1600 Midway Rd	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1600	676	57	11.9	55.9%	396 (58.6%)	43 (6.4%)	154 (22.8%)	36 (5.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.9%)	37.9	449^th of 643 public middle schools	30.2%		35.9	449^th of 628 public middle schools	28.5%						42.1	42.2					49.1	51.2		50.5		46.1	$15,474	$743	$14,731
Little Chute Middle	Public	7-8	1402 Freedom Rd	Little Chute	54140	Outagamie County	Little Chute Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7600	214	15	13.8	37.9%	164 (76.6%)	5 (2.3%)	23 (10.7%)	4 (1.9%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	76.9	119^th of 643 public middle schools	81.5%		82.6	71^st of 628 public middle schools	88.7%	48					61.5	71.3					62.5	69.2		81.9		67.0	$13,460	$463	$12,997

Frequently Asked Questions about Einstein Middle

What district is Einstein Middle in?

Appleton Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Einstein Middle?

Students at Einstein Middle are 76% White, 10% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Einstein Middle attend?

Students who attend Einstein Middle usually go on to attend West High

How many students attend Einstein Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 851 students attended Einstein Middle.

Is Einstein Middle a good school?

Einstein Middle ranks 186^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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