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Jefferson Elementary

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Jefferson Elementary ranks 752 nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

752^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a public elementary school in Appleton, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 264 students. The school is part of the Appleton Area School District, which is ranked 264 out of 426 school districts in the state.

Academically, Jefferson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with proficiency rates on the Forward Exam below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and mathematics. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 73.86% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, Jefferson Elementary has higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, ranging from 15.2% to 19.5% in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby Badger Elementary, Edison Elementary, and Highlands Elementary schools generally perform better academically than Jefferson Elementary, with higher proficiency rates and lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, Jefferson Elementary's performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, is higher relative to their peers statewide, suggesting the school may be providing targeted support for these populations.

212

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,574

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 S Mason St
Appleton, WI 54914-5499

(920) 852-5500

District: Appleton Area School District

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilson Middle
High:	West High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.2%

Hispanic:

16.5%

Two or more races:

16.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (44% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg54%

752^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	37.5	752 of 1044	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	761 of 1061	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	712 of 1067	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	782 of 1067	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	723 of 1050	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	740 of 1037	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	714 of 1025	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.6	578 of 1071	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.9	709 of 1075	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.3	751 of 1076	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.9	518 of 1061	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.6	417 of 1053	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.2	435 of 1045	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.0	651 of 1046	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.1	675 of 1045	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.9	688 of 1030	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.0	793 of 1021	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	60.6	335 of 689	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.7	210 of 712	70.5%	★★★★☆
2005	43.8	432 of 632	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	62.7	276 of 633	56.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	49.1	64 of 137	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.6	118 of 141	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	89 of 165	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	14.3	269 of 275	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	285 of 287	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	657 of 1001	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	698 of 1011	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	733 of 1010	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	740 of 1017	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	710 of 1004	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	682 of 1002	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	777 of 997	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	62.1	88 of 290	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	112 of 266	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.1	172 of 271	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	752 of 870	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	634 of 866	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	515 of 871	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	654 of 859	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	497 of 847	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	600 of 874	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	687 of 854	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	760 of 1000	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	731 of 1012	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.4	594 of 1011	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	733 of 1017	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.2	652 of 1003	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	713 of 1002	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.7	577 of 997	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	24.0	67 of 85	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	299 of 802	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	456 of 790	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	431 of 770	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	441 of 748	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	356 of 746	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	402 of 742	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	575 of 721	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	367 of 718	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	471 of 727	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	514 of 715	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	512 of 704	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.8	416 of 699	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	490 of 718	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	356 of 686	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)70th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+35 vs school

African American (2024)53rd percentile+25 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)21st percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)2nd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies63%~ state avg

English Language Arts47%-5 vs state

Science47%-4 vs state

Mathematics35%-19 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 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 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
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 S Mason St	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5500	212	23	9.3	65.6%	98 (46.2%)	24 (11.3%)	35 (16.5%)	16 (7.5%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (16.0%)	37.5	752^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	28.0%		37.1	761^st of 1061 public elementary schools	28.3%	9	50.0	53.3	36.7			40.0	40.0	23.3			63.3		46.7		$11,574	$911	$10,663
Fox River Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1000 S Mason St	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5500	150	8	17.8	23.3%	119 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.7%)	80.8	148^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.8%		84.4	96^th of 1061 public elementary schools	91.0%	52	79.2	60.9	85.7	76.9	60.0	91.7	65.2	85.7	61.5	90.0	73.9	80.0	60.9	90.0	$11,105	$911	$10,194
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
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
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
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
Badger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 S Bluemound Dr	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5440	258	27	9.6	69.4%	110 (42.6%)	28 (10.9%)	51 (19.8%)	25 (9.7%)	5 (1.9%)	13 (5.0%)	26 (10.1%)	36.5	754^th of 1044 public elementary schools	27.8%		41.5	714^th of 1061 public elementary schools	32.7%	40	41.2	39.0	59.0			44.1	46.3	47.4			46.3		31.7		$11,127	$911	$10,216
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks 752^nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

Appleton Area School District

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 212 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 46% White, 17% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 11% African American, 8% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson Middle
High : West High

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