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Sunrise Elementary

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Sunrise Elementary ranks 136 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

136^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Sunrise Elementary is a public elementary school in Appleton, Wisconsin, serving 444 students in grades K-4. It is part of the Kimberly Area School District, which is ranked 47th out of 426 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Sunrise Elementary has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools for several years. In the 2020-2021 school year, it ranked 48th out of 1,050 elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating. The school's academic performance, particularly in Mathematics, is a standout, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state and district averages. Sunrise Elementary has also shown impressive results across different student subgroups, including Hispanic students and students with special education needs.

While Sunrise Elementary outperforms nearby schools like Janssen Elementary and Westside Elementary, the nearby Woodland School has consistently ranked in the top 3% of Wisconsin elementary schools. Additionally, Sunrise Elementary has a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which can impact academic performance. The school may benefit from targeted interventions and support for this student population to ensure continued success.

456

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,082

Per pupil spending ?

14.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (73% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg72%

Wisconsin avg55%

136^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Kimberly Area School District

47^th of 426Kimberly 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies83%+19 vs state

Mathematics75%+21 vs state

Science70%+20 vs state

English Language Arts66%+14 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunrise Elementary	Public	K-4	N9363 Exploration Dr	Appleton	54915	Calumet 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%)	81.7	136^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.0%		84	103^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	90.3%	33	66.7	66.0		75.0	75.5		82.7	70.4	$10,082	$527	$9,555
Woodland School	Public	K-4	N9085 N Coop Rd	Appleton	54915	Calumet 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	39^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.3%		88.7	48^th of 1061 public elementary schools	95.5%	9	86.4	79.8		87.4	83.0		79.8	68.1	$11,329	$539	$10,790
Horizons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Schaefer Cir	Appleton	54915	Calumet 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%)	52.5	557^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.6%		47.5	645^th of 1061 public elementary schools	39.2%	88	50.0	62.2	51.0	50.0	54.1	46.9	64.9	51.4	$11,556	$911	$10,645
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%)	43.8	670^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.8%		35.9	773^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	27.1%	103	51.0	44.4	50.0	57.1	40.0	52.2	53.3	40.0	$11,410	$911	$10,499
Berry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 S Telulah Ave	Appleton	54915	Calumet 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%)	68.4	340^th of 1044 public elementary schools	67.4%		77.8	193^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	81.8%	147	55.6	56.7	67.7	64.8	60.0	72.3	68.3	56.7	$11,189	$911	$10,278
Janssen Elementary	Public	K-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%)	73.6	260^th of 1044 public elementary schools	75.1%		76.7	206^th of 1061 public elementary schools	80.6%	54	73.9	63.0		60.0	71.6		70.4	64.2	$10,197	$608	$9,589
Westside Elementary	Public	K-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%)	71.4	291^st of 1044 public elementary schools	72.1%		64.3	415^th of 1061 public elementary schools	60.9%	124	66.7	66.7		63.1	72.4		72.4	52.9	$11,017	$1,132	$9,884
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)									$10,949	$577	$10,372
McKinley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1125 E Taft Ave	Appleton	54915	Calumet 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%)	32.1	794^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.9%		38.5	744^th of 1061 public elementary schools	29.9%	50	30.0	49.1	35.6	39.2	55.6	35.6	47.3	41.8	$11,246	$911	$10,335
New Directions Learning Community	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2601 Sullivan Ave	Kaukauna	54130	Outagamie County	Kaukauna Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 766-6116	270	17	16.0	17.4%	246 (91.1%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	91.7	21^st of 1044 public elementary schools	98.0%		93.4	11^th of 1061 public elementary schools	99.0%	10	88.9	81.4		77.8	83.7		90.7	79.1	$9,720	$255	$9,465

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

How many students attend Sunrise Elementary?

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

Is Sunrise Elementary a good school?

Sunrise Elementary ranks 136^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

What district is Sunrise Elementary in?

Kimberly Area School District

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