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Appleton Bilingual School

Q: Is Appleton Bilingual School a good school?

Appleton Bilingual School ranks 694 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

694^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Appleton Bilingual School is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-5 in Appleton, Wisconsin, with 134 students enrolled. The school is part of the Appleton Area School District, which is ranked 264 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite higher per-student spending, Appleton Bilingual School faces significant academic and operational challenges compared to its peers. The school has consistently lower proficiency rates on the Forward Exam across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 40.91% of 5th graders proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 53.39% for the district and 51.26% for the state. Appleton Bilingual School also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.5% to 19.5% over the past few years, which is well above the state average.

When comparing Appleton Bilingual School to other elementary schools in the district, it generally underperforms. For example, Richmond Elementary, Edison Elementary, and Huntley Elementary all have higher test scores and better student group performance. Additionally, the district's only other charter school, Fox River Academy, significantly outperforms Appleton Bilingual School across all metrics.

139

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,427

Per pupil spending ?

39.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

912 N Oneida St
Appleton, WI 54911

(920) 852-5535

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 — 18th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (47% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Science scores 19 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg54%

694^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	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
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
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
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
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
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

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2019)29th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies53%-11 vs state

Mathematics50%-4 vs state

English Language Arts47%-5 vs state

Science32%-19 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 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
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
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
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
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%)	43	681^st of 1044 public elementary schools	34.8%		46.9	655^th of 1061 public elementary schools	38.3%	26	47.9	45.0	41.5			50.0	46.3	47.6			56.1		51.2		$11,597	$911	$10,686
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%)	35.4	768^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.4%		33	795^th of 1061 public elementary schools	25.1%	27	45.8	37.7	39.6			40.7	47.2	37.5			60.4		41.5		$11,409	$911	$10,498
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%)	15.3	903^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	13.5%		22.4	868^th of 1061 public elementary schools	18.2%	35	31.9	23.0	22.4			33.3	29.5	28.4			39.3		29.5		$11,283	$911	$10,372
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
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%)	69	334^th of 1044 public elementary schools	68.0%		72.3	282^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	73.4%	52	45.2	65.6	60.7			54.8	64.4	68.8			77.8		65.6		$11,103	$911	$10,192
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
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)

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.

Is Appleton Bilingual School a good school?

Appleton Bilingual School ranks 694^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Appleton Bilingual School in?

Appleton Area School District

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