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Berry Elementary

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Berry Elementary ranks 468 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

468^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Berry Elementary is a PK–5 school in Appleton, WI, serving 368 students in the Appleton Area School District. In 2025–26, it ranked 468th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools (55th percentile, 3 stars), placing it above the district average and above every same-district nearby elementary. But the school has slid significantly from its 2020–21 rank of 87th percentile and 4 stars, a 32-point decline over five years. Attendance is a clear strength: chronic absenteeism was 7.1% in 2024–25, far below the district's 15.7% and the state's 17.3%.

Compared with nearby Appleton Area School District schools, Berry Elementary is the top-ranked in this group. Its 55th percentile is 16 points above the next same-district peer, Richmond Elementary (39th percentile, 2 stars), and 26–31 points above McKinley Elementary, Horizons Elementary, Johnston Elementary, Edison Elementary, and Stephen Foster Elementary Charter (all 24th–30th percentile, 1–2 stars). Berry Elementary also serves a less economically disadvantaged population: its free/reduced lunch rate is 22.55%, compared with 46.94%–64.50% at same-district peers. Spending per student is $17,105, mid-to-high among Appleton peers. However, neighboring Kimberly Area School District schools like Woodland School (96th percentile, 5 stars) and Sunrise Elementary (79th percentile, 4 stars) far outperform Berry Elementary, though they have much lower poverty rates.

Berry Elementary's ELA and math proficiency is generally above district and state in most grades, with Grade 5 particularly strong (66.10% ELA, 64.41% math). Science and social studies became relative weaknesses in 2025–26, both below district and state. The school's relative effectiveness for several student groups, including low-income students, has weakened: one subgroup fell from the 89th percentile in 2023–24 to the 13th in 2025–26, and low-SES students dropped from 72nd to 35th. Because attendance is strong and demographics are more favorable than same-district peers, the decline points more toward instructional or programmatic factors. The priority is reversing the multi-year slide, especially in subgroup support and science/social studies, while preserving attendance and core ELA/math strengths.

368

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,105

Per pupil spending ?

22.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3601 S Telulah Ave
Appleton, WI 54915-9372

(920) 852-5445

District: Appleton Area School District

Students who attend Berry Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Madison Middle
High:	East High

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.7%

Hispanic:

12.5%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Appleton Area School District

✓Above the Wisconsin median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg52%

Wisconsin avg55%

468^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	58.4	468 of 1039	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.4	340 of 1044	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.8	193 of 1061	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	183 of 1067	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	156 of 1067	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	141 of 1050	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	265 of 1037	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	296 of 1025	71.1%	★★★★☆
2017	77.6	179 of 1071	83.3%	★★★★☆
2016	70.5	285 of 1075	73.5%	★★★★☆
2015	78.0	151 of 1076	86.0%	★★★★☆
2014	70.9	245 of 1061	76.9%	★★★★☆
2013	79.7	121 of 1053	88.5%	★★★★☆
2012	65.1	383 of 1045	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.4	263 of 1046	74.9%	★★★★☆
2010	69.8	282 of 1045	73.0%	★★★★☆
2009	65.5	381 of 1030	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.4	136 of 1021	86.7%	★★★★☆
2004	87.6	15 of 633	97.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	364 of 986	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.1	342 of 1001	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.0	213 of 1011	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	155 of 1010	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	198 of 1017	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	182 of 1004	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	292 of 1002	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	412 of 997	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	303 of 347	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	65.7	85 of 322	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	36 of 331	89.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	554 of 848	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.0	292 of 870	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	240 of 866	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	191 of 871	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	78 of 859	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	81.3	68 of 847	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	68.6	192 of 874	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	254 of 854	70.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	545 of 989	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	68.9	313 of 1000	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.5	170 of 1012	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	205 of 1011	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	148 of 1017	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	113 of 1003	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	235 of 1002	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	208 of 997	79.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	371 of 791	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.3	238 of 802	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	147 of 790	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	103 of 770	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	94.0	17 of 748	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	28 of 746	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	68 of 742	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	80.2	67 of 721	90.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	398 of 697	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.2	307 of 718	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	193 of 727	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	236 of 715	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	221 of 718	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	207 of 686	69.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)63rd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)45th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies62%-4 vs state

English Language Arts60%+7 vs state

Mathematics58%+5 vs state

Science45%-8 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)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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
Berry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 S Telulah Ave	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5445	368	30	12.4	22.6%	264 (71.7%)	10 (2.7%)	46 (12.5%)	17 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.9%)	58.4	468^th of 1039 public elementary schools	55.0%		68.4	340^th of 1044 public elementary schools	67.4%	128	56.4	56.4	66.1	60.0	49.1	64.4	61.8	45.5	$17,105	$609	$16,496
Horizons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Schaefer Cir	Appleton	54915	Outagamie 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%)	38.4	734^th of 1039 public elementary schools	29.4%		52.5	557^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.6%	177	46.8	48.2	57.1	42.6	29.6	45.7	61.1	40.7	$20,194	$609	$19,586
McKinley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1125 E Taft Ave	Appleton	54915	Outagamie 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%)	38.4	733^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	29.5%		32.1	794^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.9%	61	33.3	41.7	46.9	46.8	45.8	42.9	66.7	47.9	$16,692	$609	$16,083
Woodland School	Public	PK, KG-4	N9085 N Coop Rd	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 730-0924	478	31	15.1	5.6%	401 (83.9%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)	30 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	89.8	41^st of 1039 public elementary schools	96.1%		89	39^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.3%	2	80.9	81.3		87.6	82.2		86.9	73.8	$12,097	$384	$11,713
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	$18,249	$609	$17,640
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%)	46.8	635^th of 1039 public elementary schools	38.9%		40.6	721^st of 1044 public elementary schools	30.9%	86	71.8	41.7	51.3	59.0	45.8	46.2	60.4	39.6	$16,605	$609	$15,996
Hmong American Immersion School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2725 E Forest St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(920) 852-5505	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	25.3	834^th of 1039 public elementary schools	19.7%					(n/a)	33.3	27.3		50.0	54.6		45.5	18.2
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%)	39.5	728^th of 1039 public elementary schools	29.9%		43.8	670^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.8%	58	36.4	47.4	43.2	42.4	52.6	36.4	65.8	50.0	$18,681	$609	$18,073
Clovis Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	974 9th St	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1950	448	38	11.9	56.5%	235 (52.5%)	48 (10.7%)	57 (12.7%)	57 (12.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.9%)	51.3	572^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	44.9%		38.3	744^th of 1044 public elementary schools	28.7%	172	52.5	53.6		52.5	53.6		63.8	50.7	$15,936	$758	$15,178
Sunrise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	N9363 Exploration Dr	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 954-1822	456	29	15.5	14.9%	394 (86.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	77	215^th of 1039 public elementary schools	79.3%		81.7	136^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.0%	79	71.6	62.2		72.6	69.4		78.6	66.3	$12,005	$402	$11,603

Frequently Asked Questions about Berry Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Berry Elementary?

Students at Berry Elementary are 72% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

What district is Berry Elementary in?

Appleton Area School District

How many students attend Berry Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Berry Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Berry Elementary attend?

Students who attend Berry Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Madison Middle
High : East High

Is Berry Elementary a good school?

Berry Elementary ranks 468^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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