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Fox River Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

96^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Fox River Academy is a K–8 school serving about 150 students in Appleton, Wisconsin, part of the Appleton Area School District. The district as a whole ranks 253rd of 432 in Wisconsin (41st percentile, 2 stars), but Fox River Academy is a standout: in 2025–2026 it ranks 96th of 1,039 schools statewide (91st percentile, 5 stars), placing it in the top 9% of Wisconsin schools. That is far above every nearby same-district school — Richmond Elementary (39th percentile, 2 stars), Franklin Elementary (37th percentile, 2 stars), Appleton Bilingual School (33rd percentile, 2 stars), and others including McKinley Elementary, Edison Elementary, and Highlands Elementary, which sit in the bottom third of the state with 1–2 stars. The school's improvement has been sustained, not a one-year fluke: it rose from 2 stars in 2015–2016 to 4–5 stars every year since 2017–2018, peaking at 14th of 1,067 schools (99th percentile) in 2022–2023.

Test results back this up. On the 2025–2026 Forward Exam, 3rd grade English language arts proficiency was 95.45% (district 47.26%, state 52.08%), 4th grade ELA was 90%, 6th grade math 90.91%, 4th grade science 80%, and 4th grade social studies 90% — all far above district and state figures and generally above nearby schools in overlapping grades. The one relative soft spot is 7th grade math at 55.56%, essentially level with the state's 55.67% but still above the district's 49.03%. Attendance is strong too: chronic absenteeism was 7.4% in 2024–2025, versus 15.7% for the district and 17.3% statewide, and the dropout rate has been 0.0% for five straight years.

Subgroup results are a major strength: students from low-income families ranked 2nd of 848 statewide (100th percentile, 5 stars) in 2025–2026, up from the 75th percentile a year earlier, and male students ranked in the 90th percentile. The school achieves this while spending less per student ($10,807) and with a higher student-teacher ratio (17.8) than most nearby schools. One caveat: most nearby schools serve PK–5 while Fox River serves K–8, so middle-grade results can only be compared with district and state data.

150

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,807

Per pupil spending ?

23.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

94%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

1000 S Mason St
Appleton, WI 54914-5499

(920) 852-5500

District: Appleton Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.3%

Two or more races:

12.7%

Hispanic:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 99th percentile in 2023 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (76% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Wisconsin elementary schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 99th-percentile peak (2023) to 91st (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg55%

Elementary school

96^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 49 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

87^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	96 of 1039	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	80.8	148 of 1044	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	96 of 1061	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	14 of 1067	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	75 of 1067	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	76.1	204 of 1050	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	226 of 1037	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	161 of 1025	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	46.9	628 of 1071	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.0	622 of 1075	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.6	565 of 1076	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.5	559 of 1061	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	67.7	287 of 1053	72.7%	★★★★☆
2012	75.9	141 of 1045	86.5%	★★★★☆
2011	61.2	445 of 1046	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.6	327 of 1045	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	80.0	92 of 1030	91.1%	★★★★★
2008	72.4	239 of 1021	76.6%	★★★★☆
2007	86.7	24 of 689	96.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	195 of 986	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	138 of 1001	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	82 of 1011	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	62 of 997	93.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	99.5	2 of 848	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	66.6	220 of 870	74.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	97 of 989	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	78.6	171 of 1000	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	59 of 1012	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	57.5	435 of 997	56.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	123 of 697	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	168 of 718	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	104 of 727	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	31 of 715	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	51.5	345 of 699	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.2	110 of 686	84.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	87 of 643	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	82.6	72 of 628	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	86 of 641	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	156 of 617	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.4	18 of 594	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	54 of 579	90.7%	★★★★★
2017	71.3	127 of 612	79.2%	★★★★☆
2016	71.5	120 of 609	80.3%	★★★★☆
2015	43.4	419 of 612	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.4	256 of 585	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.3	271 of 569	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.7	207 of 559	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.0	112 of 549	79.6%	★★★★☆
2010	85.6	12 of 539	97.8%	★★★★★
2007	78.1	40 of 366	89.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	97.4	4 of 557	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	4 of 551	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	93.4	11 of 557	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	55.7	250 of 551	54.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	96.6	3 of 382	99.2%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)100th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

White (2026)82nd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Female (2019)99th percentile~ school

White (2019)99th percentile~ school

Male (2019)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies90%+24 vs state

English Language Arts80%+27 vs state

Science80%+27 vs state

Mathematics68%+15 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

This school is very active in the community and incorporates service learning. It is great to see the students out learning and making a positive impact. Close Quote

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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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th 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 Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	84.5	96^th of 1039 public elementary schools	90.8%		80.8	148^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.8%	52	95.5	90.0	60.0	81.8	66.7	68.2	70.0	60.0	90.9	55.6	90.0	80.0	94%		$10,807	$609	$10,198
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%)	25.1	835^th of 1039 public elementary schools	19.6%		37.5	752^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	28.0%	83	34.3	33.3	56.7			34.3	22.2	56.7			42.2	26.7	76%		$20,549	$609	$19,940
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	91%		$18,249	$609	$17,640
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%)	31.1	792^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	23.8%		35.4	768^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.4%	24	40.7	42.1	47.1			51.9	22.8	39.2			54.4	33.3	74%		$18,702	$609	$18,093
Appleton Bilingual School	Public, Charter	K-5	2224 N Ullman St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5495	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%)	42.1	696^th of 1039 public elementary schools	33.0%		42.3	694^th of 1044 public elementary schools	33.5%	2	50.0	42.9	27.8			70.0	52.4	16.7			66.7	47.6	87%		$14,172	$609	$13,564
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%)	20.2	861^st of 1039 public elementary schools	17.1%		36.5	754^th of 1044 public elementary schools	27.8%	107	38.6	31.3	40.0			36.4	21.9	35.0			37.5	21.9	76%		$16,860	$609	$16,252
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%)	36.9	747^th of 1039 public elementary schools	28.1%		41.4	708^th of 1044 public elementary schools	32.2%	39	53.7	46.9	46.2			39.0	37.5	32.7			62.5	43.8	94%		$18,706	$609	$18,098
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%)	20.3	860^th of 1039 public elementary schools	17.2%		15.3	903^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	13.5%	43	31.0	36.8	24.3			39.7	25.0	32.9			48.5	36.8	82%		$21,507	$609	$20,899
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	77%		$16,605	$609	$15,996
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%)	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	89%		$16,692	$609	$16,083

Frequently Asked Questions about Fox River Academy

Is Fox River Academy a good school?

Yes. Fox River Academy ranks in the top 9.2% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Fox River Academy in?

Appleton Area School District

How many students attend Fox River Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 150 students attended Fox River Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Fox River Academy?

Students at Fox River Academy are 79% White, 13% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

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