Summary:
ZIP code 54911 in Appleton, Wisconsin contains one listed high school, Valley New School, part of the Appleton Area School District. It is a very small public school: only 68 students across grades 6–12, with a 32.35% free or reduced lunch rate, per-pupil spending of $13,112, and a student-teacher ratio of 16.5. Because it is labeled a high school but also serves middle grades, its reported results mix middle-school and high-school outcomes.
For 2025–2026, Valley New School ranked 227 of 533 schools statewide — the 57th percentile with 3 stars — compared with the district's 2-star, 41st percentile ranking. Its clearest strength is social studies: 100% proficiency in both 8th and 10th grade, far above the district (65.27% and 40.49%) and the state (64.63% and 48.25%). English language arts is also strong in 7th grade (90%), 8th grade (66.67%), and 10th grade ACT ELA (70%), and 8th grade science reached 83.33%. The school also reported a 100% graduation rate, above the district's 91.4% and the state's 92.0%.
Math is the weakest area. Tenth grade ACT math was 20% versus 37.96% in the district and 42.93% statewide, ACT science was 30%, and 8th grade math was 33.33%, below both benchmarks. Engagement metrics are also a concern: chronic absenteeism was 34.4%, more than double the district (15.7%) and state (17.3%), and the dropout rate was 1.5% versus 0.9% and 1.1%. Scores rose sharply from 2024–2025 in several subjects, including 8th grade social studies (+57.14 points), 8th grade science (+54.76), and 8th grade ELA (+52.38), but with so few students per grade, one child can shift a rate by many points, so these swings should be read cautiously.
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