Appleton Bilingual School

Appleton Bilingual School operates as an intimate K-5 school in Appleton, Wisconsin, run under Appleton Area School District. Current enrollment sits at 139 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 57% leaner than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Appleton Area School District runs 38 schools in total, collectively educating 14,994 students. Appleton Bilingual School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Appleton Bilingual School lists that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 27% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 5%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Appleton Bilingual School higher than the state norm the norm. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Outagamie County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Appleton Bilingual School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Outagamie County put the typical household earns roughly $85,069 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Appleton Bilingual School is one of 73 public schools in Outagamie County (combined enrollment of about 31,330 students).

The closest other public school is Columbus Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Appleton Bilingual School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.4%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. Appleton Bilingual School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Appleton Bilingual School's enrollment has ticked down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 172 (now 139). Class-load math has tightened: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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