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Kaleidoscope Academy

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Kaleidoscope Academy ranks 417 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Kaleidoscope Academy is a public charter middle school located in Appleton, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 460 students. The school is part of the Appleton Area School District, which is ranked 264 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Kaleidoscope Academy's performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 6th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts was 42.19% at Kaleidoscope Academy, compared to 54.21% in the Appleton Area School District and 53.66% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in 8th-grade mathematics, with only 23.12% of students proficient or better, compared to 29.99% in the district and 31.79% statewide. Kaleidoscope Academy's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking particularly low for Asian and African American students.

Kaleidoscope Academy also faces challenges with high dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.4% over the past few years, and high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.2% to 19.5% in recent years, which are higher than the district and state averages. While the school's spending and student-teacher ratio are comparable to other schools in the district, its overall performance lags behind many of its nearby counterparts, including the high-performing Odyssey-Magellan magnet school.

456

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,454

Per pupil spending ?

50.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

318 E Brewster St
Appleton, WI 54911-3799

(920) 852-5430

District: Appleton Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.8%

Hispanic:

19.1%

Two or more races:

9.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg54%

417^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Middle 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	42.6	417 of 628	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	324 of 641	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	383 of 640	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	438 of 617	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	422 of 613	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	335 of 594	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	348 of 579	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.3	458 of 612	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	56.5	272 of 609	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.4	393 of 612	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	82.8	43 of 585	92.6%	★★★★★
2013	79.2	69 of 569	87.9%	★★★★☆
2012	79.4	36 of 559	93.6%	★★★★★
2011	78.2	42 of 549	92.3%	★★★★★
2010	73.0	97 of 539	82.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	103 of 117	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	64 of 118	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	83 of 130	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.5	31 of 125	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	47.7	57 of 134	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	19 of 127	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	13 of 123	89.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	81 of 88	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	85 of 87	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	81 of 90	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	93 of 95	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	76 of 90	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	74 of 91	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	85 of 90	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	139 of 178	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	162 of 173	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	92 of 170	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	68 of 158	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	71 of 138	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	110 of 153	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	121 of 140	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	377 of 573	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	319 of 580	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	348 of 579	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	391 of 576	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	373 of 574	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	326 of 557	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	346 of 551	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	184 of 237	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	137 of 239	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	117 of 229	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	126 of 221	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	139 of 225	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	136 of 209	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	107 of 204	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	343 of 509	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	332 of 520	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	403 of 525	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	418 of 522	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	373 of 499	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	283 of 487	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	398 of 489	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	366 of 577	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	267 of 585	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	329 of 591	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	402 of 577	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	403 of 572	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	301 of 557	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	323 of 551	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	77 of 126	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	61 of 131	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	91 of 132	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	63 of 126	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.3	91 of 129	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	125 of 414	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	106 of 425	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.5	166 of 439	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	281 of 421	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	218 of 437	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	182 of 414	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	187 of 417	55.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	228 of 399	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.6	126 of 407	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	233 of 412	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	304 of 397	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	268 of 393	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	225 of 382	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	240 of 375	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+36 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

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

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies58%-4 vs state

Science54%+4 vs state

English Language Arts48%-5 vs state

Mathematics41%-13 vs state

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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
Kaleidoscope Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	318 E Brewster St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5430	456	38	12.0	50.7%	259 (56.8%)	29 (6.4%)	87 (19.1%)	35 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.9%)	42.6	417^th of 628 public middle schools	33.6%		53.5	324^th of 641 public middle schools	49.5%	93				42.2	54.0	48.8				34.4	44.2	42.8		58.4		53.6	$11,454	$911	$10,543
Einstein Middle	Public	6-8	324 E Florida Ave	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5420	851	59	14.3	28.9%	643 (75.6%)	17 (2.0%)	56 (6.6%)	85 (10.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (5.1%)	64.6	225^th of 628 public middle schools	64.2%		65.9	211^th of 641 public middle schools	67.1%	14				65.6	54.1	56.5				60.1	59.5	62.5		68.1		55.8	$11,449	$911	$10,538
Odyssey-Magellan	Public, Magnet	2-8	2037 N Elinor St	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	Yes	No	No	(920) 832-6250	214	12	18.4	16.4%	162 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.0%)	24 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	98.5	1^st of 628 public middle schools	99.8%		98.2	2^nd of 641 public middle schools	99.7%	1	92.3	89.7	100.0	94.7	100.0	100.0	96.2	96.6	94.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	89.7	100.0	$10,317	$911	$9,406
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	225 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5435	587	43	13.7	57.8%	249 (42.4%)	53 (9.0%)	94 (16.0%)	134 (22.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.5%)	24.9	497^th of 628 public middle schools	20.9%		25.3	521^st of 641 public middle schools	18.7%	24				33.3	42.6	43.6				28.8	37.4	33.5		45.1		31.7	$11,866	$911	$10,955
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	2020 S Carpenter St	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5425	929	68	13.6	43.7%	565 (60.8%)	37 (4.0%)	141 (15.2%)	112 (12.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.2%)	44.7	394^th of 628 public middle schools	37.3%		41.5	417^th of 641 public middle schools	34.9%	23				48.3	52.1	41.3				45.2	53.7	50.7		60.5		41.8	$11,383	$911	$10,472
Maplewood Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Midway Rd	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1600	676	57	11.9	55.9%	396 (58.6%)	43 (6.4%)	154 (22.8%)	36 (5.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.9%)	35.9	449^th of 628 public middle schools	28.5%		36.8	448^th of 641 public middle schools	30.1%	1				41.2	39.9	43.7				46.7	50.7	48.8		50.0		34.4	$12,975	$1,146	$11,829
Gerritts Middle	Public	7-8	545 S John St	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 788-7905	802	52	15.5	17.2%	707 (88.2%)	6 (0.7%)	42 (5.2%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	83.9	61^st of 628 public middle schools	90.3%		82	71^st of 641 public middle schools	88.9%	10					75.4	71.0					85.2	77.4		82.5		57.1	$10,193	$697	$9,496
Mapleview Intermediate	Public	5-6	125 E Kimberly Ave	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 788-7910	413	33	12.5	26.2%	337 (81.6%)	8 (1.9%)	30 (7.3%)	11 (2.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)								(n/a)			70.0	75.7					68.1	72.7							$11,324	$1,165	$10,159
Little Chute Middle	Public	7-8	1402 Freedom Rd	Little Chute	54140	Outagamie County	Little Chute Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7600	214	15	13.8	37.9%	164 (76.6%)	5 (2.3%)	23 (10.7%)	4 (1.9%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	82.6	71^st of 628 public middle schools	88.7%		79.1	93^rd of 641 public middle schools	85.5%	22					81.1	67.6					74.7	77.1		71.4		68.6	$11,198	$361	$10,837
Little Chute Intermediate	Public	5-6	1402 Freedom Rd	Little Chute	54140	Outagamie County	Little Chute Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7600	215	14	15.3	37.7%	176 (81.9%)	6 (2.8%)	18 (8.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)								(n/a)			57.0	52.4					57.0	54.4							$9,812	$256	$9,556

Frequently Asked Questions about Kaleidoscope Academy

Is Kaleidoscope Academy a good school?

Kaleidoscope Academy ranks 417^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Kaleidoscope Academy in?

Appleton Area School District

How many students attend Kaleidoscope Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Kaleidoscope Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Kaleidoscope Academy?

Students at Kaleidoscope Academy are 57% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 6% African American.

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