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Stephen Foster Elementary Charter

Q: Is Stephen Foster Elementary Charter a good school?

Stephen Foster Elementary Charter ranks 682 nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

682^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Stephen Foster Elementary Charter is a public charter school in Appleton, Wisconsin, serving 253 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Appleton Area School District, which is ranked 264 out of 426 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being a charter school, Stephen Foster Elementary Charter has consistently performed below average, ranking between 652-832 out of over 1,000 elementary schools in Wisconsin over the past several years. The school maintains a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. While special education students perform relatively well, other subgroups like white students, English language learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds struggle, with proficiency rates lower than the district and state averages. The school also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.2% to 19.5% in recent years.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Appleton Area School District, such as Berry Elementary and Fox River Academy, Stephen Foster Elementary Charter generally performs worse, with significantly lower proficiency rates and rankings. The high percentage of students from low-income families at the school, around 70%, likely contributes to its overall lower performance. However, the school's strong performance in special education suggests it may have the capacity to improve outcomes for other student subgroups as well.

200

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,309

Per pupil spending ?

64.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

305 W Foster St
Appleton, WI 54915-1515

(920) 852-5470

District: Appleton Area School District

Students who attend Stephen Foster Elementary Charter usually attend:

Middle:	Madison Middle
High:	East High

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

Asian:

17.5%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (48% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 18 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg54%

682^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	43.0	682 of 1044	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	652 of 1061	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	697 of 1067	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	713 of 1067	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	832 of 1050	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	827 of 1037	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	799 of 1025	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.0	860 of 1071	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.5	879 of 1075	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.7	845 of 1076	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.4	749 of 1061	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.1	750 of 1053	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.2	724 of 1045	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.1	758 of 1046	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.1	740 of 1045	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.7	881 of 1030	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.4	752 of 1021	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.5	473 of 689	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	30.0	86 of 123	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	87 of 116	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	75 of 110	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	77 of 106	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	87 of 122	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	78 of 107	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	35.3	174 of 269	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	96 of 249	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	146 of 248	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	206 of 222	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	230 of 275	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	237 of 287	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	554 of 1001	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	643 of 1011	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	761 of 1010	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	767 of 1017	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	830 of 1004	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	808 of 1002	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	817 of 997	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	583 of 870	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	516 of 866	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	488 of 871	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	477 of 859	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	751 of 847	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	712 of 874	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	612 of 854	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	726 of 1000	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.3	604 of 1012	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	526 of 1011	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	551 of 1017	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	745 of 1003	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	771 of 1002	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	674 of 997	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	170 of 802	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	164 of 790	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	159 of 770	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	44.4	390 of 748	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	444 of 746	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.9	207 of 742	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	71 of 721	90.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	551 of 718	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	531 of 727	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	534 of 715	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	527 of 704	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	562 of 699	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	615 of 718	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	546 of 686	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+44 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Asian (2024)30th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Mathematics47%-6 vs state

Social Studies46%-18 vs state

Science46%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, November 18, 2021

Do not trust these people with your children. Our daughter came home with bruises. We went straight to the superintendent and bypassed them and it finally stopped. A week later the butthurt guidance counselor knowing our daughter was a attention seeker brought our daughter into her office and asked misleading questions offering rewards. Now we are dealing with cps because of their ego. Send your children to private school. It's worth it to not have to deal with vindictive lowlife posing as educators. If you report any issues with the conduct of the students or staff expect retaliation. 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 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 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
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
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%)	80.8	148^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.8%		84.4	96^th of 1061 public elementary schools	91.0%	52	79.2	60.9	85.7	76.9	60.0	91.7	65.2	85.7	61.5	90.0	73.9	80.0	60.9	90.0	$11,105	$911	$10,194
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%)	37.5	752^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	28.0%		37.1	761^st of 1061 public elementary schools	28.3%	9	50.0	53.3	36.7			40.0	40.0	23.3			63.3		46.7		$11,574	$911	$10,663
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
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
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
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
Berry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 S Telulah Ave	Appleton	54915	Calumet 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%)	68.4	340^th of 1044 public elementary schools	67.4%		77.8	193^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	81.8%	147	55.6	56.7	67.7			64.8	60.0	72.3			68.3		56.7		$11,189	$911	$10,278
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Stephen Foster Elementary Charter

What schools do graduates of Stephen Foster Elementary Charter attend?

Students who attend Stephen Foster Elementary Charter usually go on to attend:

Middle : Madison Middle
High : East High

What is the racial makeup of Stephen Foster Elementary Charter?

Students at Stephen Foster Elementary Charter are 62% White, 18% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Stephen Foster Elementary Charter in?

Appleton Area School District

Is Stephen Foster Elementary Charter a good school?

Stephen Foster Elementary Charter ranks 682^nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stephen Foster Elementary Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Stephen Foster Elementary Charter.

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