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Kaukauna High

Q: Is Kaukauna High a good school?

Kaukauna High ranks 153 rd of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 65% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Kaukauna High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,260 students. It is part of the Kaukauna Area School District, which is ranked 78 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kaukauna High has shown a mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 122 and 259 out of Wisconsin high schools. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the Forward Exam and ACT, is generally on par with or slightly above the state and district averages, with some notable exceptions. For example, in 2024-2025, Kaukauna High outperformed the state and district in ACT Mathematics, and in 2023-2024, it outperformed the state and district in ACT English Language Arts. The school has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.4% to 96.0% over the past few years, and its dropout rates have also been low, ranging from 0.2% to 1.3% during the same period. However, Kaukauna High has experienced fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.8% to 19.5% over the past few years.

Kaukauna High's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the nearby North High and East High, which are part of the Appleton Area School District. However, the high-performing Tesla Engineering Charter School and Little Chute Career Pathways Academy, both within a reasonable distance from Kaukauna High, have consistently outperformed Kaukauna High in academic measures.

1,210

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,170

Per pupil spending ?

21.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 County Road CE
Kaukauna, WI 54130-3916

(920) 766-6113

District: Kaukauna Area School District

Feeder schools for Kaukauna High:

Elementary:	Dr H B Tanner Elementary
	Haen Elementary
	New Directions Learning Community
	Park Community Charter School
	More...
	Quinney Elementary
Middle:	River View School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.5%

Hispanic:

7.0%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (51% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Wisconsin avg46%

153^rd of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^th of 426Kaukauna 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	61.2	153 of 431	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	139 of 431	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	122 of 415	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	40.5	233 of 391	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	259 of 390	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	211 of 400	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	176 of 410	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.7	231 of 410	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.2	155 of 408	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.3	186 of 466	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.0	212 of 462	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.8	183 of 457	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.5	245 of 452	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.5	351 of 445	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	57.8	252 of 450	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.8	319 of 438	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	58.2	229 of 437	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.8	133 of 281	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.9	62 of 292	78.8%	★★★★☆
2005	69.6	86 of 287	70.0%	★★★★☆
2004	65.6	105 of 275	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	27.0	38 of 51	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	70.4	76 of 329	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	39.2	210 of 343	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	246 of 332	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	224 of 343	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.9	150 of 355	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	100 of 126	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.0	47 of 119	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	48 of 97	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.3	50 of 68	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	163 of 335	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	212 of 326	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.6	87 of 271	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.5	213 of 251	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	171 of 255	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	159 of 380	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	123 of 365	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	135 of 359	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	229 of 347	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	229 of 334	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	155 of 354	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	196 of 373	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	48 of 81	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.0	14 of 71	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	29.7	44 of 56	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	20 of 37	45.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.9	31 of 35	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	36.4	56 of 95	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	130 of 285	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	128 of 300	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	100 of 271	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.8	180 of 269	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	193 of 266	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	160 of 266	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	126 of 261	51.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2023)77th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2024)41st percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)41st percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2018)25th percentile-32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics56%+13 vs state

English Language Arts52%+4 vs state

Science48%+4 vs state

Social Studies48%~ state avg

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Schools Near Kaukauna High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kaukauna High	Public	9-12	1701 County Road CE	Kaukauna	54130	Outagamie County	Kaukauna Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 766-6113	1,210	75	16.1	21.7%	1,010 (83.5%)	23 (1.9%)	85 (7.0%)	30 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.1%)	61.2	153^rd of 431 public high schools	64.5%		63.9	139^th of 431 public high schools	67.7%	14	52.5	55.7	47.5	47.5	$12,170	$328	$11,842
Kimberly High	Public	9-12	1662 E Kennedy Ave	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 687-3024	1,587	106	14.9	13.2%	1,392 (87.7%)	16 (1.0%)	66 (4.2%)	60 (3.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (2.9%)	85.8	38^th of 431 public high schools	91.2%		84.9	35^th of 431 public high schools	91.9%	3	67.3	65.7	59.8	60.8	$11,330	$946	$10,384
Little Chute High	Public	9-12	1402 Freedom Rd	Little Chute	54140	Outagamie County	Little Chute Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7600	387	26	14.6	31.5%	314 (81.1%)	10 (2.6%)	42 (10.9%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	57.7	178^th of 431 public high schools	58.7%		51.4	210^th of 431 public high schools	51.3%	32	47.2	50.6	44.9	56.7	$12,792	$268	$12,525
Little Chute Career Pathways Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1402 Freedom Rd	Little Chute	54140	Outagamie County	Little Chute Area School District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7600	93	6	15.5	20.4%	85 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	90.1	28^th of 431 public high schools	93.5%		95.1	10^th of 431 public high schools	97.7%	18	65.5	58.6	69.0	95.0	$9,530	$281	$9,249
Tesla Engineering Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	2121 Emmers Dr	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5400	147	4	40.8	21.8%	124 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.1%)	9 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	94	16^th of 431 public high schools	96.3%		99	3^rd of 431 public high schools	99.3%	13		88.6	80.0	65.9	$10,451	$911	$9,540
Appleton eSchool	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	2121 Emmers Dr	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 852-5608	35	5	7.2	51.4%	26 (74.3%)	2 (5.7%)	3 (8.6%)	2 (5.7%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)					$12,404	$911	$11,493
East High	Public	9-12	2121 Emmers Dr	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5400	1,238	85	14.6	40.5%	742 (59.9%)	43 (3.5%)	202 (16.3%)	187 (15.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (4.7%)	29.1	337^th of 431 public high schools	21.8%		26	354^th of 431 public high schools	17.9%	17	39.4	34.7	37.2	39.5	$12,078	$915	$11,164
Wrightstown High	Public	9-12	600 High St	Wrightstown	54180	Brown County	Wrightstown Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 532-0525	414	31	13.5	20.5%	346 (83.6%)	5 (1.2%)	38 (9.2%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	85.6	39^th of 431 public high schools	91.0%		83.3	42^nd of 431 public high schools	90.3%	3	70.5	64.2	61.1	58.4	$12,140	$491	$11,649
North High	Public	9-12	5000 N Ballard Rd	Appleton	54913	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5405	1,635	95	17.2	29.2%	1,080 (66.1%)	76 (4.6%)	204 (12.5%)	179 (10.9%)	14 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (5.0%)	57.7	180^th of 431 public high schools	58.2%		64.9	132^nd of 431 public high schools	69.4%	48	56.0	43.3	47.4	50.9	$11,914	$932	$10,982
Fox Cities Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5000 N Ballard Rd	Appleton	54913	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5405	78	2	35.4	30.8%	59 (75.6%)	7 (9.0%)	8 (10.3%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	66.7	122^nd of 431 public high schools	71.7%		47.7	235^th of 431 public high schools	45.5%	113	50.0		40.0	85.7	$10,490	$911	$9,579

Frequently Asked Questions about Kaukauna High

What schools feed into Kaukauna High?

Kaukauna High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dr H B Tanner Elementary
Elementary : Haen Elementary
Elementary : New Directions Learning Community
Elementary : Park Community Charter School
Elementary : Quinney Elementary
Middle : River View School

Is Kaukauna High a good school?

Kaukauna High ranks 153^rd of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Kaukauna High in?

Kaukauna Area School District

How many students attend Kaukauna High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,210 students attended Kaukauna High.

What is the racial makeup of Kaukauna High?

Students at Kaukauna High are 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

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