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Sunrise Elementary

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Sunrise Elementary ranks 215 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Sunrise Elementary is a PK–4 school in Appleton, Wisconsin, serving 456 students as part of the Kimberly Area School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 215th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — the 79th percentile with 4 stars — a solid standing, though down from its peak years, when it ranked 34th (97th percentile) in 2018–2019 and 48th (95th) in 2020–2021.

Achievement remains above state averages in every tested subject and grade, often by double digits: 71.58% of 3rd graders were proficient in English language arts versus 52.08% statewide, and 72.63% in 3rd-grade math versus 54.75% statewide. The notable warning sign is that Sunrise fell below the Kimberly Area School District average in all six tested areas, which is unusual for this school; 4th-grade ELA is the weakest relative result at 62.24% versus 69.92% in the district. Attendance is a clear strength, with chronic absenteeism of just 2.9% compared with 8.1% districtwide and 17.3% statewide; only Woodland School is slightly lower nearby at 2.7%.

The school is especially effective with students from low-income families, whose relative ranking rose from the 31st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 80th in 2025–2026, and with students in special education, which was in the 94th–95th percentile before easing to 78th. Within the district, Woodland School (96th percentile) and Janssen Elementary (90th) rank ahead of Sunrise, while Westside Elementary (74th) trails. Nearby Appleton Area School District schools such as Berry Elementary, Johnston Elementary, McKinley Elementary, and Horizons Elementary rank between the 29th and 55th percentiles with higher poverty rates and higher spending, while Sunrise spends $12,005 per student with a 15.5 student-teacher ratio.

456

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,005

Per pupil spending ?

14.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

92%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

N9363 Exploration Dr
Appleton, WI 54915-8773

(920) 954-1822

District: Kimberly Area School District

Students who attend Sunrise Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gerritts Middle
	Woodland Intermediate
High:	Kimberly High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.4%

Two or more races:

5.0%

Hispanic:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (70% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

!Near the bottom of Kimberly Area School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg74%

Wisconsin avg55%

215^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Kimberly Area School District

38^th of 432Kimberly 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	77.0	215 of 1039	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	81.7	136 of 1044	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	103 of 1061	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	83 of 1067	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	84 of 1067	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	48 of 1050	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	34 of 1037	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	99 of 1025	90.3%	★★★★★
2017	88.0	64 of 1071	94.0%	★★★★★
2016	85.7	87 of 1075	91.9%	★★★★★
2015	84.3	76 of 1076	92.9%	★★★★★
2014	81.6	107 of 1061	89.9%	★★★★★
2013	68.6	270 of 1053	74.4%	★★★★☆
2012	65.4	375 of 1045	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	79.5	102 of 1046	90.2%	★★★★★
2010	82.7	61 of 1045	94.2%	★★★★★
2009	81.4	73 of 1030	92.9%	★★★★★
2008	77.9	133 of 1021	87.0%	★★★★☆
2006	88.4	13 of 712	98.2%	★★★★★
2005	81.8	57 of 632	91.0%	★★★★★
2004	86.4	25 of 633	96.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	173 of 986	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	81.1	120 of 1001	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	89 of 1011	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	61 of 1010	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	66 of 1017	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	63 of 1004	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	44 of 1002	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	64 of 997	93.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	95.5	7 of 290	97.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	170 of 848	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	56.4	347 of 870	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	598 of 866	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	387 of 871	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.8	57 of 859	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	69.4	180 of 847	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	290 of 874	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.6	135 of 854	84.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	233 of 989	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	79.4	164 of 1000	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	119 of 1012	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	105 of 1011	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	128 of 1017	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	89.6	44 of 1003	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	26 of 1002	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	79.3	138 of 997	86.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	175 of 791	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	87.6	42 of 802	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	44 of 790	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	32 of 770	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	15 of 748	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	4 of 746	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	59.3	238 of 721	67.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	199 of 697	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	143 of 718	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	106 of 727	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	93 of 715	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	66 of 704	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	39 of 718	94.6%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2023)98th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile~ school

Male (2026)76th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies79%+13 vs state

Mathematics71%+17 vs state

English Language Arts67%+14 vs state

Science66%+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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th 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
Sunrise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	N9363 Exploration Dr	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 954-1822	456	29	15.5	14.9%	394 (86.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	77	215^th of 1039 public elementary schools	79.3%		81.7	136^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.0%	79	71.6	62.2		72.6	69.4		78.6	66.3	92%		$12,005	$402	$11,603
Woodland School	Public	PK, KG-4	N9085 N Coop Rd	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 730-0924	478	31	15.1	5.6%	401 (83.9%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)	30 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	89.8	41^st of 1039 public elementary schools	96.1%		89	39^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.3%	2	80.9	81.3		87.6	82.2		86.9	73.8	≥ 95%		$12,097	$384	$11,713
Horizons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Schaefer Cir	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5485	264	27	9.6	55.7%	129 (48.9%)	18 (6.8%)	59 (22.3%)	34 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.1%)	38.4	734^th of 1039 public elementary schools	29.4%		52.5	557^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.6%	177	46.8	48.2	57.1	42.6	29.6	45.7	61.1	40.7	81%		$20,194	$609	$19,586
Hmong American Immersion School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2725 E Forest St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(920) 852-5505	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	25.3	834^th of 1039 public elementary schools	19.7%					(n/a)	33.3	27.3		50.0	54.6		45.5	18.2	91%
Johnston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 E Forest St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5505	286	26	11.0	57.7%	133 (46.5%)	22 (7.7%)	28 (9.8%)	70 (24.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.8%)	39.5	728^th of 1039 public elementary schools	29.9%		43.8	670^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.8%	58	36.4	47.4	43.2	42.4	52.6	36.4	65.8	50.0	83%		$18,681	$609	$18,073
Berry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 S Telulah Ave	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5445	368	30	12.4	22.6%	264 (71.7%)	10 (2.7%)	46 (12.5%)	17 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.9%)	58.4	468^th of 1039 public elementary schools	55.0%		68.4	340^th of 1044 public elementary schools	67.4%	128	56.4	56.4	66.1	60.0	49.1	64.4	61.8	45.5	≥ 95%		$17,105	$609	$16,496
Janssen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	420 Wallace St	Combined Locks	54113	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 788-7915	339	26	13.1	21.8%	289 (85.3%)	5 (1.5%)	14 (4.1%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.3%)	84.3	99^th of 1039 public elementary schools	90.5%		73.6	260^th of 1044 public elementary schools	75.1%	161	87.1	70.2		82.9	71.6		79.1	70.2	85%		$12,713	$421	$12,293
Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	746 W 3rd St	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 739-3578	408	32	12.9	30.6%	321 (78.7%)	9 (2.2%)	38 (9.3%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	73.2	267^th of 1039 public elementary schools	74.3%		71.4	291^st of 1044 public elementary schools	72.1%	24	62.5	64.4		66.7	70.1		78.2	62.1	91%		$12,876	$614	$12,263
Dr H B Tanner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	2500 Fieldcrest Dr	Kaukauna	54130	Outagamie County	Kaukauna Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 766-6150	466	31	15.0	25.1%	376 (80.7%)	5 (1.1%)	39 (8.4%)	12 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)								(n/a)									91%		$13,287	$350	$12,936
McKinley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1125 E Taft Ave	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5510	380	32	11.9	49.5%	189 (49.7%)	17 (4.5%)	80 (21.1%)	70 (18.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.8%)	38.4	733^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	29.5%		32.1	794^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.9%	61	33.3	41.7	46.9	46.8	45.8	42.9	66.7	47.9	89%		$16,692	$609	$16,083

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunrise Elementary

What district is Sunrise Elementary in?

Kimberly Area School District

How many students attend Sunrise Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Sunrise Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sunrise Elementary?

Students at Sunrise Elementary are 86% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sunrise Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunrise Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gerritts Middle
Middle : Woodland Intermediate
High : Kimberly High

Is Sunrise Elementary a good school?

Sunrise Elementary ranks 215^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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