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Richmond Elementary

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Richmond Elementary ranks 721 st of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

721^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Richmond Elementary is a public elementary school located in Appleton, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 278. It is part of the Appleton Area School District, which is ranked 264 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richmond Elementary has shown mixed academic performance compared to the Appleton Area School District and the state of Wisconsin. While the school has performed better than the district and state in some grade levels and subjects, it has also underperformed in others. For example, in 2024-2025, Richmond Elementary's 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate was 40.43%, compared to the district's 49.5% and the state's 52.14%. However, their 5th grade ELA proficiency rate was 53.13%, higher than the district and state. The school has also struggled with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.9% to 19.5% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Appleton Area School District, Stephen Foster Elementary Charter and Appleton Bilingual School have generally outperformed Richmond Elementary in several grade levels and subjects on the Forward Exam. However, Richmond Elementary's performance is still better than some other nearby schools, such as Johnston Elementary and McKinley Elementary, which have lower proficiency rates in many areas.

245

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,485

Per pupil spending ?

46.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1441 E John St
Appleton, WI 54915-3498

(920) 852-5520

District: Appleton Area School District

Students who attend Richmond Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Madison Middle
High:	East High

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.0%

Hispanic:

18.0%

Two or more races:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (47% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 12 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg54%

721^st of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	40.6	721 of 1044	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.1	464 of 1061	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	422 of 1067	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	525 of 1067	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	688 of 1050	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	414 of 1037	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	511 of 1025	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.2	551 of 1071	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.5	550 of 1075	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	63.6	396 of 1076	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.5	639 of 1061	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.6	671 of 1053	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.3	433 of 1045	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.0	325 of 1046	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.1	255 of 1045	75.6%	★★★★☆
2009	60.8	461 of 1030	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.2	293 of 1021	71.3%	★★★★☆
2007	64.6	290 of 689	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	545 of 1001	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.9	265 of 1011	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	356 of 1010	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	376 of 1017	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	722 of 1004	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.5	413 of 1002	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	536 of 997	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	44.3	138 of 274	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.9	39 of 266	85.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	481 of 870	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.7	291 of 866	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	418 of 871	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	376 of 859	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.8	526 of 847	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	409 of 874	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	564 of 854	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	763 of 1000	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	611 of 1012	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.0	433 of 1011	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	580 of 1017	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	573 of 1003	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	399 of 1002	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	439 of 997	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	441 of 802	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	310 of 790	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	388 of 770	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	358 of 748	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	461 of 746	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	394 of 742	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.0	640 of 721	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	449 of 718	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.4	276 of 727	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	321 of 715	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	326 of 704	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	466 of 699	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	339 of 718	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	360 of 686	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2021)50th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies59%-5 vs state

Mathematics49%-5 vs state

English Language Arts44%-8 vs state

Science38%-12 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Johnston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 E Forest St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5505	286	26	11.0	57.7%	133 (46.5%)	22 (7.7%)	28 (9.8%)	70 (24.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.8%)	43.8	670^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.8%		35.9	773^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	27.1%	103	51.0	44.4	50.0	57.1	40.0	52.2	53.3	40.0	$11,410	$911	$10,499
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
McKinley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1125 E Taft Ave	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5510	380	32	11.9	49.5%	189 (49.7%)	17 (4.5%)	80 (21.1%)	70 (18.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.8%)	32.1	794^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.9%		38.5	744^th of 1061 public elementary schools	29.9%	50	30.0	49.1	35.6	39.2	55.6	35.6	47.3	41.8	$11,246	$911	$10,335
Horizons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Schaefer Cir	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5485	264	27	9.6	55.7%	129 (48.9%)	18 (6.8%)	59 (22.3%)	34 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.1%)	52.5	557^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.6%		47.5	645^th of 1061 public elementary schools	39.2%	88	50.0	62.2	51.0	50.0	54.1	46.9	64.9	51.4	$11,556	$911	$10,645
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
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Richmond Elementary

What district is Richmond Elementary in?

Appleton Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Richmond Elementary?

Students at Richmond Elementary are 60% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% African American, 2% American Indian.

Is Richmond Elementary a good school?

Richmond Elementary ranks 721^st of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Richmond Elementary attend?

Students who attend Richmond Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Madison Middle
High : East High

How many students attend Richmond Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 245 students attended Richmond Elementary.

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