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Franklin Elementary

Q: Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks 681 st of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

681^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a public elementary school in Appleton, Wisconsin, serving 297 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.

Franklin 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, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 5-10 percentage points lower than the district and state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.8% to 19.5% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Franklin Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 50-57% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools in the Appleton Area School District, such as Richmond Elementary, Classical School, and Ferber Elementary, Franklin Elementary's performance is generally lower, with the exception of the nearby Classical School, a public charter school that significantly outperforms Franklin Elementary and the district on academic measures.

277

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,597

Per pupil spending ?

52.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2212 N Jarchow St
Appleton, WI 54911-2898

(920) 852-5475

District: Appleton Area School District

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

High:

North High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.5%

Hispanic:

17.7%

Asian:

14.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2019 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2019)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (48% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg54%

681^st of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	43.0	681 of 1044	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	655 of 1061	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	800 of 1067	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	877 of 1067	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	744 of 1050	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	882 of 1037	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	855 of 1025	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.2	846 of 1071	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.1	717 of 1075	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.8	556 of 1076	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.0	694 of 1061	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.4	478 of 1053	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.1	660 of 1045	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.5	589 of 1046	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.2	455 of 1045	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.0	685 of 1030	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.2	658 of 1021	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.9	313 of 689	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.0	545 of 712	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	84.0	34 of 632	94.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	104 of 116	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	105 of 123	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	113 of 116	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	120 of 122	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	92 of 107	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	137 of 255	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	204 of 269	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	230 of 249	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	222 of 248	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	145 of 222	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	173 of 275	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	227 of 287	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	666 of 1001	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	556 of 1011	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	823 of 1010	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	841 of 1017	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	735 of 1004	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	844 of 1002	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	781 of 997	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	112 of 322	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.8	228 of 271	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	601 of 870	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	521 of 866	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	758 of 871	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	794 of 859	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	577 of 847	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	774 of 874	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	770 of 854	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	636 of 1000	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	631 of 1012	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	624 of 1011	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	815 of 1017	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	662 of 1003	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	822 of 1002	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	849 of 997	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	345 of 802	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	313 of 790	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	297 of 770	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	328 of 748	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	252 of 746	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.8	491 of 742	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	535 of 721	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	399 of 718	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	296 of 727	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	523 of 715	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	599 of 704	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	539 of 699	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	636 of 718	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	623 of 686	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies56%-8 vs state

Science51%~ state avg

Mathematics48%-6 vs state

English Language Arts45%-7 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 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
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
Classical School	Public, Charter	K-8	3310 N Durkee St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5525	487	27	18.3	16.2%	279 (57.3%)	20 (4.1%)	34 (7.0%)	119 (24.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	83.5	113^th of 1044 public elementary schools	89.2%		78.9	174^th of 1061 public elementary schools	83.6%	61	70.6	81.5	64.3	69.5	63.3	78.0	76.5	81.5	67.9	69.5	70.0	84.0	88.9	92.0	68.5	86.0	$11,399	$911	$10,488
Ferber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 E Capitol Dr	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5465	499	37	13.5	32.3%	347 (69.5%)	12 (2.4%)	39 (7.8%)	64 (12.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	48.6	606^th of 1044 public elementary schools	42.0%		64.2	416^th of 1061 public elementary schools	60.8%	190	53.3	35.4	67.1				65.2	40.2	86.3				39.0		36.6		$11,019	$911	$10,108
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
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)
Highlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2037 N Elinor St	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5480	417	42	10.0	60.4%	171 (41.0%)	21 (5.0%)	67 (16.1%)	120 (28.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (8.2%)	15.3	903^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	13.5%		22.4	868^th of 1061 public elementary schools	18.2%	35	31.9	23.0	22.4				33.3	29.5	28.4				39.3		29.5		$11,283	$911	$10,372
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 49% White, 18% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 9% African American.

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks 681^st of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : North High

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Appleton Area School District

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended Franklin Elementary.

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