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Best High Schools in Zip Code 54913

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At a glance

Schools

1,713

Students

5-star school

Top rankedFox Cities Leadership Academy23^rd of 533 Wisconsin high schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 54913 contains two high schools — North High and Fox Cities Leadership Academy — both serving grades 9–12, both part of the Appleton Area School District, and both listed at 5000 N Ballard Rd in Appleton. Together they enroll 1,713 students, but the split is very uneven: North High has 1,635 students (about 95.4% of the total), while Fox Cities Leadership Academy has just 78. The district overall ranks 253 of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 41st percentile with 2 stars, so both schools currently rank above the district's overall star rating.

Fox Cities Leadership Academy is the standout. It ranks 23 of 533 schools statewide, in the 96th percentile with 5 stars, after climbing from the 45th percentile (2 stars) in 2023–2024 to the 72nd percentile (4 stars) in 2024–2025. It posted a 100.0% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate in 2024–2025, with chronic absenteeism at 15.3% — below both the district (15.7%) and the state (17.3%). Its 2025–2026 proficiency was strong across the board: Social Studies 73.33%, English Language Arts 75.00%, Mathematics 66.67%, and Science 66.67%. It achieved this with much lower reported per-student spending ($8,146 vs. North High's $14,346) and a much higher student-teacher ratio (35.4 vs. 17.2). With only 78 students, though, its percentages can swing sharply year to year, and its 2024–2025 Mathematics score is not listed.

North High ranks 211 of 533, in the 60th percentile with 3 stars, and has held a steady 3-star rating for three years. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 91.4%, equal to the district and slightly below the state's 92.0%, while its dropout rate (1.3%) and chronic absenteeism (22.5%) were above both district and state. Test results are a relative strength: North High beat the district in all four subjects in 2025–2026, was above the state in English Language Arts (55.87%) and Science (50.65%), near the state in Mathematics (42.82%), and below the state in Social Studies (43.39%). Free/reduced lunch rates are similar at the two schools — 29.17% at North High and 30.77% at Fox Cities Leadership Academy.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	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
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%)	61.4	211^th of 533 public high schools	60.4%		57.7	180^th of 431 public high schools	58.2%	31	55.9	42.8	50.7	43.4	$14,346	$609	$13,737
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%)	92.6	23^rd of 533 public high schools	95.7%		66.7	122^nd of 431 public high schools	71.7%	99	75.0	66.7	66.7	73.3	$8,146	$609	$7,537

Cities Near Zip Code 54913

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Appleton	0.35 mi	42	285^th
Menasha	2.22 mi	9	405^th
Kimberly	3.43 mi	5	56^th
Grand Chute	4.6 mi	1	92^nd
Little Chute	5.01 mi	6	94^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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