Appleton Public Montessori

Set in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, Appleton Public Montessori is a cozy elementary-level community, operated by Appleton Area School District. It educates 149 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 54% leaner than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Within Appleton Area School District, which oversees 38 schools and 14,994 students, Appleton Public Montessori is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Appleton Public Montessori records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Other groups include 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian. Compared to Outagamie County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Appleton Public Montessori records 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Appleton Public Montessori sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.8%; this one delivers 72.7%.

Around the school, Outagamie County reports that median household income runs about $85,069, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Outagamie County runs 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,330 students), of which Appleton Public Montessori is one.

Nearest neighbor: Fox Cities Leadership Academy, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Appleton Public Montessori ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 61.1%.

The school occupies a rural site. Appleton Public Montessori operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Appleton Public Montessori's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 157 (now 149). White enrollment moved from 90% to 82% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

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