Enrollment
139
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039002880
Appleton Bilingual School
912 N Oneida St, Appleton, WI 54911 · (920) 852-5535 · Outagamie County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
55 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.1% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 39.0% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Appleton Bilingual School
Appleton Bilingual School's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton Bilingual School this school | 139 | 39.6% | 43.7% |
| Nuestro Mundo Monona | 311 | 40.8% | 49.5% |
| Banta Bilingual Elementary Menasha | 184 | 62.5% | 46.7% |
| Jones Elementary Cudahy | 171 | 50.9% | 43.3% |
| Cleveland Elementary Cleveland | 117 | 58.1% | 41.1% |
| Heyer Elementary Waukesha | 328 | 54.0% | 53.0% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Appleton Bilingual School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #718 of 982 | #29 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #588 of 992 ▲ 164 | #20 of 31 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #613 of 992 ▲ 141 | #23 of 31 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #1,012 of 1,157 | #33 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #582 of 1,064 | #14 of 35 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
139
+11 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 139 | 8.5 | 16.4:1 | 40% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 7.4 | 18.2:1 | 54% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 132 | 7.4 | 17.8:1 | 48% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 128 | 9 | 14.2:1 | 55% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 8.4 | 20.5:1 | 41% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 148 | 6 | 24.7:1 | 100% (148) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Appleton Bilingual School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (172 to 139); teachers up 1% (8.4 to 8.5).
About Appleton Bilingual School
As a low-enrollment elementary school, Appleton Bilingual School serves students in Appleton, Wisconsin. It teaches 139 students in kindergarten through 5. It has 57% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin (about 323).
Appleton Area School District (38 schools, 14,994 students) runs Appleton Bilingual School.
Federal enrollment data show Appleton Bilingual School is 68% Hispanic. Next come 27% White and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 5% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
Classroom staffing at Appleton Bilingual School totals 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Appleton Bilingual School is about 40%. Across public schools in Outagamie County, the average is 32%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Appleton Bilingual School is 9.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 43.7%. Predicted: 53.4%.
In the wider Outagamie County area, the median household earns about $85,069 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Outagamie County, 73 public schools serve about 31,330 students.
Columbus Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Appleton Bilingual School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Appleton Bilingual School at 5th of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Appleton Bilingual School is a public charter school.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 139, compared with 128 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 16.4:1, from 14.2:1.
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Outagamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
192,826
Census ACS
Median income
$85,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
31,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Appleton Area School District
- North HighHigh · 1,635 students
- East HighHigh · 1,238 students
- West HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Einstein MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
Other schools in Appleton
- North HighHigh · 1,635 students
- East HighHigh · 1,238 students
- West HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Einstein MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
Nearby schools
- Columbus Elementary0.0 mi · 88
- Appleview0.3 mi · 29
- Kaleidoscope Academy0.4 mi · 456
- Valley New School0.5 mi · 68
- Edison Elementary0.6 mi · 242
- Franklin Elementary0.9 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About Appleton Bilingual SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Appleton Bilingual School?
Appleton Bilingual School enrolls approximately 139 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Appleton Bilingual School serve?
Appleton Bilingual School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Appleton Bilingual School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Appleton Bilingual School is approximately 16.4:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Appleton Bilingual School?
At Appleton Bilingual School, the student body is approximately 27% White, 68% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Appleton Bilingual School in?
Appleton Bilingual School is part of Appleton Area School District.
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