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Schools in Zip Code 54915

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At a glance

Schools

5,935

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedTesla Engineering Charter School9^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools

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Biggest riser

Richmond Elementary up 86 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Stephen Foster Elementary Charter 9.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Hmong American Immersion School

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 54915 is home to 14 schools serving about 5,491 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, split between the Appleton Area School District (11 schools, 4,241 students) and the Kimberly Area School District (3 schools, 1,250 students), with nine elementary schools, two middle schools, and three high schools. The two districts perform very differently: Kimberly is rated 5 stars (91st percentile), while Appleton is rated 2 stars (41st percentile).

Kimberly's schools are the clear standouts. Woodland School is 5 stars and in the 96th percentile, with ELA at 80.9% and math at 87.6%, plus the lowest chronic absenteeism in the ZIP at 2.7%. Woodland Intermediate posts even higher ELA (79.6%) and math (86.2%). In Appleton, Tesla Engineering Charter School is the standout: 5 stars, 98th percentile, a 100% graduation rate, and 0% dropout rate. Appleton Public Montessori (4 stars) and Sunrise Elementary (4 stars) also rank well, though Sunrise has slipped from the 90th to the 79th percentile.

Several Appleton schools need attention. East High is 2 stars with 25.0% chronic absenteeism, the highest in the ZIP, and proficiency of 30.4% in social studies and 33.4% in math. Stephen Foster Elementary Charter (1 star, 64.5% free/reduced lunch) and Horizons Elementary (1 star) have the lowest results, while McKinley Elementary and Johnston Elementary also fall below state averages. Madison Middle is near state in ELA but below in math and science. Notably, Kimberly spends about $12,185 per student versus Appleton's ~$16,245, showing that higher spending does not guarantee better outcomes here.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)			Forward Exam Science (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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%)	39.5	351^st of 533 public high schools	34.1%		29.1	337^th of 431 public high schools	21.8%	14	47.5	33.4	34.4															30.4			$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%)	39.5	728^th of 1039 public elementary schools	29.9%		43.8	670^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.8%	58				36.4	47.4	43.2				42.4	52.6	36.4				65.8			50.0		$18,681	$609	$18,073
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	2020 S Carpenter St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie 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%)	47.7	370^th of 643 public middle schools	42.5%		44.7	394^th of 628 public middle schools	37.3%	24							54.2	54.5	54.1				48.6	49.5	48.2		60.4			43.4	$14,307	$609	$13,698
McKinley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1125 E Taft Ave	Appleton	54915	Outagamie 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%)	38.4	733^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	29.5%		32.1	794^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.9%	61				33.3	41.7	46.9				46.8	45.8	42.9				66.7			47.9		$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%)	46.8	635^th of 1039 public elementary schools	38.9%		40.6	721^st of 1044 public elementary schools	30.9%	86				71.8	41.7	51.3				59.0	45.8	46.2				60.4			39.6		$16,605	$609	$15,996
Horizons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Schaefer Cir	Appleton	54915	Outagamie 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%)	38.4	734^th of 1039 public elementary schools	29.4%		52.5	557^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.6%	177				46.8	48.2	57.1				42.6	29.6	45.7				61.1			40.7		$20,194	$609	$19,586
Berry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 S Telulah Ave	Appleton	54915	Outagamie 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%)	58.4	468^th of 1039 public elementary schools	55.0%		68.4	340^th of 1044 public elementary schools	67.4%	128				56.4	56.4	66.1				60.0	49.1	64.4				61.8			45.5		$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%)	95.7	9^th of 533 public high schools	98.3%		94	16^th of 431 public high schools	96.3%	7	72.5	87.5	75.0															75.0			$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%)	74.7	245^th of 1039 public elementary schools	76.4%		75.4	229^th of 1044 public elementary schools	78.1%	16				79.0	56.3	94.4	93.3			63.2	37.5	77.8	73.3			68.8			62.5		$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%)	32	786^th of 1039 public elementary schools	24.4%		43	682^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	34.7%	104				26.9	40.9	54.3				50.0	27.3	40.0				54.6			27.3		$18,249	$609	$17,640
Hmong American Immersion School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2725 E Forest St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(920) 852-5505	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	25.3	834^th of 1039 public elementary schools	19.7%					(n/a)				33.3	27.3					50.0	54.6					45.5			18.2
Sunrise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	N9363 Exploration Dr	Appleton	54915	Outagamie 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%)	77	215^th of 1039 public elementary schools	79.3%		81.7	136^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.0%	79				71.6	62.2					72.6	69.4					78.6			66.3		$12,005	$402	$11,603
Woodland School	Public	PK, KG-4	N9085 N Coop Rd	Appleton	54915	Outagamie 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%)	89.8	41^st of 1039 public elementary schools	96.1%		89	39^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.3%	2				80.9	81.3					87.6	82.2					86.9			73.8		$12,097	$384	$11,713
Woodland Intermediate	Public	5-6	N9085 N Coop Rd	Appleton	54915	Outagamie 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)						79.6	90.0					86.2	88.8								$12,576	$292	$12,284
Holy Spirit School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	W2796 County Road Kk	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(920) 733-2651	288	16	12.2	—	178 (61.8%)	5 (1.7%)	14 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)
Riverview Lutheran School	Private, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	PK, KG-8	136 W Seymour St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(920) 733-3728	156	10	13.0	—	113 (72.4%)	4 (2.6%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 54915

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Appleton	0.4 mi	42	285^th
Grand Chute	3.38 mi	1	92^nd
Kimberly	3.51 mi	5	56^th
Menasha	3.52 mi	9	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.