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Kaleidoscope Academy

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Kaleidoscope Academy ranks 450 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

450^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 30% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Kaleidoscope Academy is a middle school serving grades 6–8 in Appleton, Wisconsin, with 456 students, part of the Appleton Area School District in the Fox Valley, where it is one of several district middle schools and sits near schools serving the neighboring Little Chute, Menasha, and Kimberly communities.

For 2025–26, Kaleidoscope ranks 450th of 643 Wisconsin schools — the 30th percentile, with 2 stars — below the Appleton Area School District overall (253rd of 432 districts, 41st percentile, 2 stars). Among same-district middle schools it trails Odyssey-Magellan (100th percentile), Einstein Middle (71st) and Madison Middle (42nd), while ranking ahead of Wilson Middle (25th) and roughly even with Maplewood Middle. The school’s profile is split by subject: 6th grade math proficiency (32.06%) is more than 20 points below both district and state, and 7th grade math (35.38%) and ELA in all three grades also lag. Yet 8th grade social studies (65.15%) is at the district level and above the state, and 8th grade science (52.27%) is above both.

Chronic absenteeism is a real challenge at 19.6%, above the district (15.7%) and state (17.3%) and higher than most nearby schools except Wilson Middle (22.1%) — though it has improved a lot from 32.3% in 2021–22. Kaleidoscope is not resource-poor: it has the highest per-student spending in this comparison set ($16,199) and a low student-teacher ratio (12.0), yet performs below Madison Middle and Einstein Middle, which spend less and have larger classes. Effectiveness for students with disabilities is a genuine strength (78th percentile, 4 stars), while low-income students (17th percentile) and male students (27th percentile) show weaker results.

456

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,199

Per pupil spending ?

50.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Declining — 55th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (46% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg55%

Wisconsin avg56%

450^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Middle 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	37.9	450 of 643	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	50.9	54 of 125	56.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	34.2	119 of 169	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	41.0	377 of 572	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	20.6	204 of 236	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.6	425 of 513	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	35.4	422 of 575	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	35.7	96 of 135	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	66.0	98 of 439	77.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	45.0	224 of 391	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)78th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2026)57th percentile+27 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)29th percentile~ school

Male (2026)27th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies65%~ state avg

Science52%~ state avg

English Language Arts46%-9 vs state

Mathematics37%-17 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/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 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%)	37.9	450^th of 643 public middle schools	30.0%		42.6	417^th of 628 public middle schools	33.6%	33				43.9	47.7	45.8				32.1	35.4	43.2		65.2		52.3	$16,199	$609	$15,590
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%)	68.8	186^th of 643 public middle schools	71.1%		64.6	225^th of 628 public middle schools	64.2%	39				74.7	63.8	60.3				70.9	55.3	54.8		73.0		56.0	$14,085	$609	$13,476
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%)	98.3	2^nd of 643 public middle schools	99.7%		98.5	1^st of 628 public middle schools	99.8%	1	95.7	97.0	96.7	97.0	97.2	100.0	100.0	93.9	90.0	97.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.6	97.0	97.6	$4,871	$609	$4,262
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%)	32.1	485^th of 643 public middle schools	24.6%		24.9	497^th of 628 public middle schools	20.9%	12				37.3	42.3	55.2				28.6	34.0	37.8		57.2		41.3	$15,478	$609	$14,870
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%)	47.7	370^th of 643 public middle schools	42.5%		44.7	394^th of 628 public middle schools	37.3%	24				54.2	54.5	54.1				48.6	49.5	48.2		60.4		43.4	$14,307	$609	$13,698
Maplewood Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1600 Midway Rd	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(920) 967-1710	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)			37.3	46.6					39.4	47.7
Maplewood Middle	Public	7-8	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%)	37.9	449^th of 643 public middle schools	30.2%		35.9	449^th of 628 public middle schools	28.5%						42.1	42.2					49.1	51.2		50.5		46.1	$15,474	$743	$14,731
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%)	87.2	42^nd of 643 public middle schools	93.5%		83.9	61^st of 628 public middle schools	90.3%	19					80.3	74.4					84.1	80.3		82.4		65.9	$13,202	$346	$12,857
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)			71.1	76.2					72.1	78.4							$12,595	$445	$12,151
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%)	76.9	119^th of 643 public middle schools	81.5%		82.6	71^st of 628 public middle schools	88.7%	48					61.5	71.3					62.5	69.2		81.9		67.0	$13,460	$463	$12,997

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

Is Kaleidoscope Academy a good school?

Kaleidoscope Academy ranks 450^th of 643 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.

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