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Fox West Academy

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Fox West Academy ranks 66 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

66^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Fox West Academy is a public charter middle school located in Hortonville, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 60 students. The school is part of the Hortonville Area School District, which is ranked 60 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fox West Academy consistently outperforms the Hortonville Area School District and the state of Wisconsin in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 78.26% of 6th graders, 65% of 7th graders, and 73.68% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 67.33%, 67.56%, and 69.57%, respectively, and the state's 53.66%, 53.59%, and 53.97%. In mathematics, Fox West Academy had 69.57% of 6th graders, 60% of 7th graders, and 73.68% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to the district's 68.33%, 76.59%, and 66.4%, and the state's 52.98%, 55.53%, and 53.06%. The school also excelled in social studies and science, with 94.74% of 8th graders proficient or better in social studies and 78.95% in science, compared to the district's 81.35% and 64.23%, and the state's 62.51% and 50.04%.

While Fox West Academy has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.1% to 4.6% in recent years, the school has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 3.3% to 19.5% in recent years, which is an area for improvement. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 4.76% to 16.67% in recent years, indicating a relatively higher socioeconomic status of its student population compared to the surrounding Menasha Joint School District, Weyauwega-Fremont School District, Appleton Area School District, and New London School District.

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,807

Per pupil spending ?

12.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 Warner St
Hortonville, WI 54944

(920) 779-7922

District: Hortonville Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.3%

African American:

3.1%

Hispanic:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (74% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg70%

Wisconsin avg54%

66^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 47 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Hortonville Area School District

60^th of 426Hortonville 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	83.2	66 of 628	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	248 of 641	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	89.2	39 of 640	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	95 of 617	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	58 of 613	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	52.3	307 of 594	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.6	208 of 579	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.0	207 of 612	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.5	145 of 609	76.2%	★★★★☆
2015	50.7	352 of 612	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	74.9	93 of 585	84.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	81 of 573	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	151 of 580	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	91.8	24 of 579	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	80.5	70 of 576	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	40 of 574	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	46.1	340 of 557	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.8	154 of 551	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	70 of 577	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	248 of 585	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.6	61 of 591	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	119 of 577	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	70 of 572	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	226 of 557	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	247 of 551	55.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	61.7	121 of 375	67.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

White (2018)68th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies95%+32 vs state

Science79%+29 vs state

English Language Arts73%+19 vs state

Mathematics68%+14 vs state

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Schools Near Fox West Academy

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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
Hortonville Middle	Public	5-8	220 Warner St	Hortonville	54944	Outagamie County	Hortonville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 779-7922	464	37	12.5	19.0%	425 (91.6%)	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.0%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	80.7	85^th of 628 public middle schools	86.5%		71.9	161^st of 641 public middle schools	74.9%	76			63.2	62.8	73.0	67.7			69.8	68.6	83.0	64.7		82.0		66.2	$11,808	$281	$11,527
Fox West Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	220 Warner St	Hortonville	54944	Outagamie County	Hortonville Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 779-7922	65	3	21.6	12.3%	60 (92.3%)	2 (3.1%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.2	66^th of 628 public middle schools	89.5%		62.1	248^th of 641 public middle schools	61.3%	182				78.3	65.0	73.7				69.6	60.0	73.7		94.7		79.0	$7,807	$237	$7,570
Greenville Middle	Public	5-8	N1450 FawnRidge Dr	Greenville	54942	Outagamie County	Hortonville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 757-7140	754	57	13.2	11.9%	661 (87.7%)	4 (0.5%)	59 (7.8%)	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	78.5	98^th of 628 public middle schools	84.4%		80.4	85^th of 641 public middle schools	86.7%	13			66.1	68.1	64.3	70.4			63.6	68.1	74.3	66.8		79.8		61.8	$10,448	$237	$10,211
New London Middle	Public	5-8	1000 W Washington St	New London	54961	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 982-8532	540	41	13.2	40.6%	446 (82.6%)	6 (1.1%)	61 (11.3%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	64.7	224^th of 628 public middle schools	64.3%		57.2	287^th of 641 public middle schools	55.2%	63			52.1	57.9	45.3	59.9			58.7	57.9	59.1	74.2		69.7		63.6	$11,226	$535	$10,691
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
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
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
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
Fremont STEM Academy Inc.	Public, Charter	5-8	615 Wolf River Dr	Fremont	54940	Waupaca County	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(920) 867-8065	34	3	11.3	38.2%	33 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.9	223^rd of 628 public middle schools	64.5%					(n/a)			72.7	75.0	16.7				63.6	91.7	33.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Fox West Academy

How many students attend Fox West Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 65 students attended Fox West Academy.

What district is Fox West Academy in?

Hortonville Area School District

Is Fox West Academy a good school?

Fox West Academy ranks 66^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fox West Academy?

Students at Fox West Academy are 92% White, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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