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Ferber Elementary

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Ferber Elementary ranks 606 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

606^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Ferber Elementary is a public elementary school located in Appleton, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 593 students. 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.

Ferber Elementary has consistently performed better than the Appleton Area School District and the state of Wisconsin in various subject areas and grade levels on the Forward Exam. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Ferber's 5th-grade students outperformed the district and state in Mathematics (86.3% proficient or better vs. 54.19% and 52.58%, respectively). The school's performance on the Forward Exam has been relatively stable over the years, with its ranking among Wisconsin elementary schools ranging from 407 to 606 out of 1,044 to 1,067 schools. Ferber Elementary has shown strong performance for its Hispanic student population, ranking 16th and 13th out of 290 and 296 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2022-2023 and 2021-2022, respectively, in the Forward Exam's English Language Arts assessment. The school's White students have also performed well, ranking 173rd out of 715 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2022-2023 in English Language Arts.

However, Ferber Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.0% in 2020-2021 to 19.5% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Ferber Elementary has increased from 29.86% in 2021-2022 to 35.75% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of students from low-income families. While Ferber Elementary's performance is generally stronger than the nearby Highlands Elementary and Columbus Elementary schools, the nearby Houdini Elementary and Classical School (a public charter school) have shown even stronger academic performance.

499

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,019

Per pupil spending ?

32.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 E Capitol Dr
Appleton, WI 54911-1265

(920) 852-5465

District: Appleton Area School District

Students who attend Ferber Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Einstein Middle
High:	North High

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.5%

Asian:

12.8%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

!Social Studies scores 25 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg54%

606^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	48.6	606 of 1044	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.2	416 of 1061	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	407 of 1067	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	409 of 1067	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	494 of 1050	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	526 of 1037	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	536 of 1025	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.8	611 of 1071	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.2	601 of 1075	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.5	494 of 1076	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.3	395 of 1061	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.9	381 of 1053	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.6	453 of 1045	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.6	465 of 1046	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.4	406 of 1045	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.2	365 of 1030	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.7	268 of 1021	73.8%	★★★★☆
2007	77.6	119 of 689	82.7%	★★★★☆
2006	78.2	120 of 712	83.1%	★★★★☆
2005	84.3	30 of 632	95.3%	★★★★★
2004	72.8	160 of 633	74.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	76 of 116	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	69 of 123	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	71 of 116	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	58 of 110	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	63 of 106	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	68 of 122	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.3	89 of 107	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	141 of 255	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.3	67 of 269	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	29.0	200 of 249	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.1	94 of 248	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	117 of 222	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	160 of 275	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	266 of 287	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	681 of 1001	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.6	426 of 1011	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	407 of 1010	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	312 of 1017	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	367 of 1004	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	521 of 1002	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.3	437 of 997	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	91.6	16 of 290	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	13 of 296	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	36.8	173 of 274	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	167 of 266	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	602 of 870	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	615 of 866	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	670 of 871	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.7	488 of 859	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	586 of 847	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	743 of 874	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	794 of 854	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	441 of 1000	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	360 of 1012	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	358 of 1011	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	449 of 1017	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	582 of 1003	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	471 of 1002	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	560 of 997	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	429 of 802	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.0	180 of 790	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	109 of 770	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	146 of 748	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	50.6	317 of 746	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	114 of 742	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	247 of 721	65.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	411 of 718	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.5	284 of 727	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	173 of 715	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	277 of 704	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	297 of 699	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	369 of 718	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.7	272 of 686	60.3%	★★★☆☆

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)94th percentile+33 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics63%+9 vs state

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Social Studies39%-25 vs state

Science37%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, October 19, 2017

My son has attended Ferber for the last 3 years. We have nothing but good things to say about the school. 2/3 of his teachers have been excellent while the 3rd was good but not great. The facility is very nice with a large library, good computer lab, and adequate gym. The lunches are even decent. Also, the YMCA ran before and after school care programs are outstanding for those working families. This is a gem of a school. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Ferber Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ferber Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ferber Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Einstein Middle
High : North High

What district is Ferber Elementary in?

Appleton Area School District

How many students attend Ferber Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Ferber Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ferber Elementary?

Students at Ferber Elementary are 70% White, 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Ferber Elementary a good school?

Ferber Elementary ranks 606^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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