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Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School

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Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School ranks 768 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

768^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Appleton, Wisconsin, with 375 students. The school is part of the Appleton Area School District, which is ranked 264 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Ronald C Dunlap Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Wisconsin elementary schools, typically between 700-900 out of over 1,000 schools. The school underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with only 45.76% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to 49.5% for the district and 52.14% for the state. Additionally, the school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.6% to 19.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, Houdini Elementary had slightly better 3rd grade ELA proficiency in 2024-2025 at 44.59%, while the nearby Fox River Academy charter school significantly outperformed Ronald C Dunlap, with 79.17% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, suggesting the need for additional support and strategies to improve academic achievement and address chronic absenteeism.

314

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,409

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 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 12 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg54%

768^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	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
2024	43.8	72 of 137	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

African American (2024)47th percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

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

Asian (2025)14th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies60%-3 vs state

Mathematics42%-12 vs state

Science42%-9 vs state

English Language Arts41%-11 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	51.6	569^th of 1044 public elementary schools	45.5%		59.1	500^th of 1061 public elementary schools	52.9%	69	44.6	47.5	58.7			48.7	59.5	61.3			60.0		45.6		$11,085	$911	$10,174

Frequently Asked Questions about Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School

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.

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

How many students attend Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School?

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

Is Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School a good school?

Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School ranks 768^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School in?

Appleton Area School District

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