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Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

792^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School is a public PK–5 school in Appleton, Wisconsin, serving 314 students at 1000 N Mason St as part of the Appleton Area School District. Its 2025–26 state rank is 792nd of 1,039 schools—24th percentile, 1 star—placing it in the bottom quartile statewide and below the district's overall position.

About 65.6% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, a high rate locally. Class sizes are small (10:1 student-teacher ratio) and reported per-student spending was $18,702, both more favorable than several nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism was 13.9% in 2024–25, better than the district (15.7%) and state (17.3%), and far below the 33.6% recorded in 2021–22. On the 2025–26 Forward Exam, Dunlap's average proficiency across reported elementary results was about 41%, roughly 11 points below the district and 13 points below the state. It trailed Edison Elementary, Houdini Elementary, Appleton Bilingual School, and Franklin Elementary, was similar to Stephen Foster Elementary Charter, and outpaced Badger Elementary, Highlands Elementary, and Jefferson Elementary.

Results are mixed by subject. Fourth-grade math is the biggest red flag: 22.81% proficiency in 2025–26, versus 46.81% in the district and 52.87% statewide—a 24-point drop from the prior year. Third-grade math is a bright spot at 51.85%, slightly above the district, while fourth-grade science (33.33%) and social studies (54.39%) trail district and state. School-effectiveness measures for student groups vary widely: Hispanic students ranked in the 74th percentile with 4 stars, up from the 36th percentile, and English Language Learner effectiveness rose from the 6th percentile with 0 stars to the 38th percentile with 2 stars. Measures for Asian students and students with disabilities were lower or declined.

314

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,702

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

74%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

1000 N Mason St
Appleton, WI 54914-3698

(920) 852-5455

District: Appleton Area School District

Students who attend Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wilson Middle
High:	West High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.7%

Asian:

18.5%

Hispanic:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (41% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg52%

Wisconsin avg55%

792^nd of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 21Elementary 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	31.1	792 of 1039	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	768 of 1044	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	795 of 1061	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	802 of 1067	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	791 of 1067	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	812 of 1050	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	896 of 1037	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	839 of 1025	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.8	811 of 1071	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.7	765 of 1075	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.6	774 of 1076	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.9	798 of 1061	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.2	874 of 1053	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.6	853 of 1045	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.0	887 of 1046	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.9	915 of 1045	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.3	858 of 1030	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.3	805 of 1021	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.9	501 of 689	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.5	561 of 712	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.2	488 of 632	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.0	498 of 633	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	128 of 150	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	72 of 137	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	7.7	119 of 121	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	100 of 116	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	94 of 123	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	81 of 116	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	73 of 110	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.8	85 of 106	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	112 of 122	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	105 of 107	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	153 of 245	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.0	240 of 255	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	219 of 269	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	213 of 249	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	162 of 248	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	134 of 222	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	224 of 275	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	248 of 287	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	744 of 986	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.8	703 of 1001	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	766 of 1011	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	722 of 1010	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	714 of 1017	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	789 of 1004	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	838 of 1002	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	801 of 997	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	89 of 347	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	35.8	205 of 322	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	173 of 331	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	237 of 290	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	240 of 296	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.6	114 of 274	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	52 of 271	80.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	615 of 848	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.6	546 of 870	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	552 of 866	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	555 of 871	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	569 of 859	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	620 of 847	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	786 of 874	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	719 of 854	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	757 of 989	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.5	745 of 1000	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	700 of 1012	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	792 of 1011	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	783 of 1017	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	740 of 1003	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	857 of 1002	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	811 of 997	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	91 of 113	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	74 of 119	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	504 of 791	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	463 of 802	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	348 of 790	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	476 of 770	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	521 of 748	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	594 of 746	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	539 of 742	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	393 of 721	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	534 of 697	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.5	387 of 718	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	493 of 727	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	532 of 715	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	511 of 704	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	579 of 699	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	685 of 718	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	589 of 686	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)74th percentile+51 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)38th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

White (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)2nd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies54%-11 vs state

English Language Arts43%-10 vs state

Mathematics38%-15 vs state

Science33%-20 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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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 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 Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	31.1	792^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	23.8%		35.4	768^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.4%	24	40.7	42.1	47.1			51.9	22.8	39.2			54.4	33.3	74%		$18,702	$609	$18,093
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%)	20.3	860^th of 1039 public elementary schools	17.2%		15.3	903^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	13.5%	43	31.0	36.8	24.3			39.7	25.0	32.9			48.5	36.8	82%		$21,507	$609	$20,899
Appleton Bilingual School	Public, Charter	K-5	2224 N Ullman St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5495	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%)	42.1	696^th of 1039 public elementary schools	33.0%		42.3	694^th of 1044 public elementary schools	33.5%	2	50.0	42.9	27.8			70.0	52.4	16.7			66.7	47.6	87%		$14,172	$609	$13,564
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%)	84.5	96^th of 1039 public elementary schools	90.8%		80.8	148^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.8%	52	95.5	90.0	60.0	81.8	66.7	68.2	70.0	60.0	90.9	55.6	90.0	80.0	94%		$10,807	$609	$10,198
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%)	25.1	835^th of 1039 public elementary schools	19.6%		37.5	752^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	28.0%	83	34.3	33.3	56.7			34.3	22.2	56.7			42.2	26.7	76%		$20,549	$609	$19,940
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%)	45	658^th of 1039 public elementary schools	36.7%		43	681^st of 1044 public elementary schools	34.8%	23	51.0	41.7	56.8			59.2	39.6	63.6			58.3	29.2	90%		$16,034	$609	$15,426
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%)	36.9	747^th of 1039 public elementary schools	28.1%		41.4	708^th of 1044 public elementary schools	32.2%	39	53.7	46.9	46.2			39.0	37.5	32.7			62.5	43.8	94%		$18,706	$609	$18,098
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%)	20.2	861^st of 1039 public elementary schools	17.1%		36.5	754^th of 1044 public elementary schools	27.8%	107	38.6	31.3	40.0			36.4	21.9	35.0			37.5	21.9	76%		$16,860	$609	$16,252
Houdini Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2305 W Capitol Dr	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5490	501	36	13.8	34.1%	323 (64.5%)	14 (2.8%)	58 (11.6%)	58 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	44 (8.8%)	53.4	551^st of 1039 public elementary schools	47.0%		51.6	569^th of 1044 public elementary schools	45.5%	18	48.2	51.4	59.0			45.7	48.7	51.8			79.7	52.7	91%		$14,468	$609	$13,859
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%)	32	786^th of 1039 public elementary schools	24.4%		43	682^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	34.7%	104	26.9	40.9	54.3			50.0	27.3	40.0			54.6	27.3	91%		$18,249	$609	$17,640

Frequently Asked Questions about Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School

How many students attend Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 314 students attended Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School.

What district is Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School in?

Appleton Area School District

Is Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School a good school?

Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.8% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson Middle
High : West High

What is the racial makeup of Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School?

Students at Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School are 42% White, 18% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 11% African American.

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