Summary:
ZIP code 54911 is home to 7 elementary schools serving about 2,237 students across grades K–3, PK–5, K–5, and K–8, all within the Appleton Area School District, which ranks 253rd of 432 districts in Wisconsin (41st percentile, 2 stars). School sizes vary enormously, from 23 students at The Omolade Academy to 570 at Huntley Elementary.
Classical School is the clear standout: 69th of 1,039 schools statewide (93rd percentile, 5 stars), with every reported 2025–26 test above state averages, the lowest chronic absenteeism (5.1%), the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (16.22%), and the lowest spending per student ($12,191). Note that it serves K–8, so it isn't perfectly comparable to the elementary-only schools. Among the rest, Ferber Elementary is the strongest non-Classical performer (46th percentile, 2 stars), while Huntley Elementary shows the biggest decline, falling from 73rd percentile and 4 stars in 2023–24 to 34th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–26.
Franklin Elementary (37th percentile), Edison Elementary (28th percentile, the only 1-star school), Appleton Bilingual School (33rd percentile), and The Omolade Academy generally trail state averages in math, and Franklin, Edison, and Omolade have free/reduced lunch rates above 50%. Spending doesn't track with results: Edison spends $18,706 per student yet has weak math scores, and Omolade spends $20,603 with the highest absenteeism (29.2%). Five of seven schools beat the district absenteeism rate of 15.7%. Because Omolade and Appleton Bilingual are small, their grade-level percentages can swing widely and should be read with caution.
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