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Appleton Bilingual School

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Appleton Bilingual School ranks 696 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

696^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Appleton Bilingual School is a small K–5 elementary school in Appleton, Wisconsin, serving 139 students as part of the Appleton Area School District. For 2025–26 it ranks 696th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — the 33rd percentile with 2 stars — below the district's 41st percentile, but a clear step up from 2023–24, when it was in the 23rd percentile with 1 star, and far above its 15th- and 16th-percentile showings in 2015–16 and 2016–17.

Among nearby schools, it sits in the lower-middle: just behind Huntley Elementary (34th percentile) and Franklin Elementary (37th), and ahead of Edison Elementary (28th), Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School (24th), Jefferson Elementary (20th), and Highlands Elementary (17th), but well behind Classical School (93rd) and Fox River Academy (91st). Attendance is a relative strength: 15.1% chronic absenteeism beats the district (15.7%) and state (17.3%) and tops Franklin, Jefferson, and The Omolade Academy (29.2%). Its 39.57% free/reduced lunch rate reflects a lower-poverty population than Edison, Franklin, Dunlap, Highlands, Jefferson, and Omolade, but a higher-poverty one than Classical, Fox River, and Huntley. It spends $14,172 per student — less than most neighbors — with a 16.4 student-teacher ratio higher than nearly all of them.

Test scores are uneven. Third grade math is a standout at 70% proficient, above district and state and ahead of Richmond Elementary (58.97%) and Franklin (59.18%). Fourth grade math (52.38%) and social studies (66.67%) are solid, while 4th grade science (47.62%) is slightly below district and state. The biggest concern is 5th grade, where ELA is 27.78% and math 16.67%, both far below district and state. Subgroup results show the bilingual model working well for Hispanic students (69th percentile, 3 stars) and English Language Learner students (55th percentile, 3 stars), both above the school's overall 33rd percentile, while low-income students (21st percentile) and female students (26th percentile) trail. With only 139 students, single-year grade-level results can swing widely.

139

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,172

Per pupil spending ?

39.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

87%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

2224 N Ullman St
Appleton, WI 54911

(920) 852-5495

District: Appleton Area School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.6%

White:

26.6%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (48% vs 55% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg52%

Wisconsin avg55%

696^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	696 of 1039	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.3	694 of 1044	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	814 of 1061	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	814 of 1067	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	764 of 1067	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	829 of 1050	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	797 of 1037	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	718 of 1025	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.0	903 of 1071	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	915 of 1075	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.1	887 of 1076	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	111 of 245	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.3	127 of 255	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	168 of 269	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	117 of 249	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.3	217 of 248	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	207 of 222	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	181 of 275	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	147 of 287	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	729 of 986	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	755 of 1001	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	757 of 1011	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.2	585 of 1010	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	641 of 1017	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	651 of 1004	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	807 of 1002	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	734 of 997	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	106 of 347	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.7	190 of 266	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	145 of 271	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	671 of 848	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.2	629 of 870	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	695 of 866	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	810 of 871	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	846 of 847	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	778 of 874	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	776 of 854	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	592 of 989	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.4	524 of 1000	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	774 of 1012	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	853 of 1011	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	812 of 1017	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	761 of 1003	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	708 of 1002	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	633 of 997	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	92.6	17 of 686	97.5%	★★★★★

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)

White (2018)98th percentile+68 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)55th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies67%~ state avg

Science48%-6 vs state

Mathematics47%-6 vs state

English Language Arts41%-13 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)	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
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
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
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2212 N Jarchow St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5475	277	25	11.1	52.7%	137 (49.5%)	24 (8.7%)	49 (17.7%)	39 (14.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.4%)	45	658^th of 1039 public elementary schools	36.7%		43	681^st of 1044 public elementary schools	34.8%	23	51.0	41.7	56.8			59.2	39.6	63.6			58.3	29.2	90%		$16,034	$609	$15,426
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
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
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
Huntley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2224 N Ullman St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5495	570	45	12.7	33.2%	401 (70.4%)	9 (1.6%)	51 (8.9%)	63 (11.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	42.6	690^th of 1039 public elementary schools	33.6%		69	334^th of 1044 public elementary schools	68.0%	356	30.6	47.7	55.3			25.0	43.2	53.2			70.5	47.7	78%		$15,656	$609	$15,048
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
The Omolade Academy	Public, Charter	K-3	2224 N Ullman St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(920) 852-5329	23	4	6.5	73.9%	1 (4.3%)	9 (39.1%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (47.8%)								(n/a)	16.7					66.7									$20,603	$609	$19,994
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Appleton Bilingual School

How many students attend Appleton Bilingual School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 139 students attended Appleton Bilingual School.

What is the racial makeup of Appleton Bilingual School?

Students at Appleton Bilingual School are 68% Hispanic, 27% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Appleton Bilingual School in?

Appleton Area School District

Is Appleton Bilingual School a good school?

Appleton Bilingual School ranks 696^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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