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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 54915

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Schools

5,491

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedTesla Engineering Charter School16^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools

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Biggest riser

Johnston Elementary up 103 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Stephen Foster Elementary Charter 9.5 students per teacher

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The zip code 54915 in Wisconsin is home to 13 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 3 high schools, all part of the Appleton Area School District, except for Sunrise Elementary and Woodland Intermediate, which belong to the Kimberly Area School District.

The standout schools in this area are Sunrise Elementary and Woodland Intermediate, which consistently perform above the state and district averages on standardized tests, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in core subjects. Tesla Engineering Charter School is also a top-performing high school, ranked among the best in Wisconsin with exceptional test scores and a high graduation rate.

In contrast, some Appleton Area School District schools, such as Stephen Foster Elementary Charter, have lower performance, with higher free and reduced lunch rates. The data also reveals a concerning trend of high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools in the area, which may require further investigation and intervention.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)			Forward Exam Science (2025)		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	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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East High	Public	9-12	2121 Emmers Dr	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5400	1,238	85	14.6	40.5%	742 (59.9%)	43 (3.5%)	202 (16.3%)	187 (15.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (4.7%)	29.1	337^th of 431 public high schools	21.8%		26	354^th of 431 public high schools	17.9%	17	39.4	34.7	37.2															39.5			$16,413	$609	$15,805
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		$18,681	$609	$18,073
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	2020 S Carpenter St	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5425	929	68	13.6	43.7%	565 (60.8%)	37 (4.0%)	141 (15.2%)	112 (12.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.2%)	44.7	394^th of 628 public middle schools	37.3%		41.5	417^th of 641 public middle schools	34.9%	23							48.3	52.1	41.3				45.2	53.7	50.7		60.5			41.8	$14,307	$609	$13,698
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		$16,692	$609	$16,083
Richmond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 E John St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5520	245	20	12.3	46.9%	147 (60.0%)	10 (4.1%)	44 (18.0%)	14 (5.7%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.6%)	40.6	721^st of 1044 public elementary schools	30.9%		61.1	464^th of 1061 public elementary schools	56.3%	257				40.4	41.0	53.1				52.2	41.0	53.1				59.0			38.5		$16,605	$609	$15,996
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		$20,194	$609	$19,586
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		$17,105	$609	$16,496
Tesla Engineering Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	2121 Emmers Dr	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5400	147	4	40.8	21.8%	124 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.1%)	9 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	94	16^th of 431 public high schools	96.3%		99	3^rd of 431 public high schools	99.3%	13		88.6	80.0															65.9			$8,556	$609	$7,947
Appleton eSchool	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	2121 Emmers Dr	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 852-5608	35	5	7.2	51.4%	26 (74.3%)	2 (5.7%)	3 (8.6%)	2 (5.7%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)																					$29,425	$609	$28,816
Appleton Public Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1545 E Broadway Dr	Grand Chute	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5515	149	8	19.1	24.2%	122 (81.9%)	1 (0.7%)	10 (6.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.7%)	75.4	229^th of 1044 public elementary schools	78.1%		77.9	188^th of 1061 public elementary schools	82.3%	41				61.1	79.0	83.3	92.3			38.9	89.5	50.0	38.5			94.7			84.2		$13,204	$609	$12,595
Stephen Foster Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	305 W Foster St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5470	200	21	9.5	64.5%	123 (61.5%)	8 (4.0%)	17 (8.5%)	35 (17.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.0%)	43	682^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	34.7%		47.1	652^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	38.5%	30				50.0	41.0	61.8				41.7	38.5	61.8				46.2			46.2		$18,249	$609	$17,640
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		$12,005	$402	$11,603
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		$12,097	$384	$11,713
Woodland Intermediate	Public	5-6	N9085 N Coop Rd	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 730-0924	316	19	16.2	5.1%	283 (89.6%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.5%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)								(n/a)						81.1	88.5					86.9	93.2								$12,576	$292	$12,284

Cities Near Zip Code 54915

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Appleton	0.4 mi	41	285^th
Grand Chute	3.38 mi	1	92^nd
Kimberly	3.51 mi	6	56^th
Menasha	3.59 mi	7	405^th
Little Chute	4.78 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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.