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Tesla Engineering Charter School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 96% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Tesla Engineering Charter School is a high-performing public charter school located in Appleton, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 155. 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.

Tesla Engineering Charter School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Wisconsin, with rankings ranging from 1st to 16th out of over 400 high schools in the state. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, the highest possible rating, for the past several years. Tesla Engineering Charter School significantly outperforms the Appleton Area School District and the state of Wisconsin in various academic assessments, including the Forward Exam and ACT. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 88.57% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 33.92% for the district and 42.73% for the state.

The school also excels in supporting different student subgroups, ranking 1st out of 347 Wisconsin high schools for male students in the 2021-2022 school year. Tesla Engineering Charter School's exceptional performance sets it apart from other high schools in the region, including Appleton Technical Academy, West High, and East High. While the school's chronic absenteeism rates have been increasing in recent years, its overall academic outcomes and student success remain impressive.

147

Students ?

40.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,451

Per pupil spending ?

21.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2121 Emmers Dr
Appleton, WI 54915-3802

(920) 852-5400

District: Appleton Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.4%

Asian:

6.1%

Hispanic:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (77% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Wisconsin high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 41 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg39%

Wisconsin avg45%

16^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8High 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	94.0	16 of 431	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	3 of 431	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	8 of 415	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	11 of 391	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	1 of 390	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	4 of 400	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	2 of 410	99.5%	★★★★★
2017	98.7	4 of 410	99.0%	★★★★★
2016	99.1	4 of 408	99.0%	★★★★★
2015	85.4	18 of 466	96.1%	★★★★★
2014	92.4	4 of 462	99.1%	★★★★★
2013	95.5	1 of 457	99.8%	★★★★★
2012	83.3	13 of 452	97.1%	★★★★★
2011	78.6	38 of 445	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	88.1	7 of 450	98.4%	★★★★★
2009	89.7	3 of 438	99.3%	★★★★★
2008	71.4	102 of 437	76.7%	★★★★☆
2007	79.5	33 of 281	88.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	25 of 335	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	66.3	79 of 326	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	100.0	1 of 250	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	99.9	1 of 347	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	99.1	3 of 271	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	9 of 269	96.7%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2022)100th percentile+3 vs school

White (2023)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics89%+46 vs state

Science80%+37 vs state

Social Studies66%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tesla Engineering Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	2121 Emmers Dr	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5400	147	4	40.8	21.8%	124 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.1%)	9 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	94	16^th of 431 public high schools	96.3%		99	3^rd of 431 public high schools	99.3%	13		88.6	80.0						65.9		$10,451	$911	$9,540
Appleton eSchool	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	2121 Emmers Dr	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 852-5608	35	5	7.2	51.4%	26 (74.3%)	2 (5.7%)	3 (8.6%)	2 (5.7%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)											$12,404	$911	$11,493
East High	Public	9-12	2121 Emmers Dr	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5400	1,238	85	14.6	40.5%	742 (59.9%)	43 (3.5%)	202 (16.3%)	187 (15.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (4.7%)	29.1	337^th of 431 public high schools	21.8%		26	354^th of 431 public high schools	17.9%	17	39.4	34.7	37.2						39.5		$12,078	$915	$11,164
Valley New School	Public, Charter	7-12	122 E College Ave	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5605	68	4	16.5	32.4%	54 (79.4%)	1 (1.5%)	6 (8.8%)	3 (4.4%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.4%)	49.2	225^th of 431 public high schools	47.8%					(n/a)	27.3			50.0	14.3	25.0	42.9	42.9	80.0	28.6	$11,309	$911	$10,398
Appleton Cooperative Educational Center	Public	9-12	320 S Walnut St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 832-4396	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$10,312	$911	$9,401
Kimberly High	Public	9-12	1662 E Kennedy Ave	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 687-3024	1,587	106	14.9	13.2%	1,392 (87.7%)	16 (1.0%)	66 (4.2%)	60 (3.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (2.9%)	85.8	38^th of 431 public high schools	91.2%		84.9	35^th of 431 public high schools	91.9%	3	67.3	65.7	59.8						60.8		$11,330	$946	$10,384
Appleton Technical Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	610 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5410	68	3	23.2	38.2%	58 (85.3%)	2 (2.9%)	5 (7.4%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	24.6	356^th of 431 public high schools	17.4%		10	410^th of 431 public high schools	4.9%	54		18.2							41.2		$10,858	$911	$9,947
West High	Public	9-12	610 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5410	1,024	76	13.5	50.1%	565 (55.2%)	106 (10.4%)	145 (14.2%)	152 (14.8%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	47 (4.6%)	8.9	405^th of 431 public high schools	6.0%		18.2	389^th of 431 public high schools	9.7%	16	22.0	19.6	23.9						33.7		$12,178	$916	$11,262
Renaissance School	Public, Charter	9-12	610 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5611	151	4	35.9	25.2%	127 (84.1%)	3 (2.0%)	8 (5.3%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	69.2	104^th of 431 public high schools	75.9%		87.4	29^th of 431 public high schools	93.3%	75	69.2	30.8	53.9						73.2		$10,950	$911	$10,039
Little Chute High	Public	9-12	1402 Freedom Rd	Little Chute	54140	Outagamie County	Little Chute Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7600	387	26	14.6	31.5%	314 (81.1%)	10 (2.6%)	42 (10.9%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	57.7	178^th of 431 public high schools	58.7%		51.4	210^th of 431 public high schools	51.3%	32	47.2	50.6	44.9						56.7		$12,792	$268	$12,525

Frequently Asked Questions about Tesla Engineering Charter School

Is Tesla Engineering Charter School a good school?

Yes! Tesla Engineering Charter School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 16^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools.

What district is Tesla Engineering Charter School in?

Appleton Area School District

How many students attend Tesla Engineering Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 147 students attended Tesla Engineering Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Tesla Engineering Charter School?

Students at Tesla Engineering Charter School are 84% White, 6% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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