Enrollment
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039000049
Badger Elementary
501 S Bluemound Dr, Appleton, WI 54914 · (920) 852-5440 · Outagamie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
179 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 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
74%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
46.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
45.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.1pp 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 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.5% | 45.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.1% | 48.7% |
% 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Badger Elementary
Badger Elementary's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badger Elementary this school | 258 | 69.4% | 46.4% |
| Evans Elementary Fond du Lac | 279 | 65.6% | 56.5% |
| Beaumont Elementary Green Bay | 220 | 72.7% | 30.9% |
| Jefferson Elementary Appleton | 212 | 65.6% | 44.5% |
| Gegan Elementary Menasha | 258 | 70.5% | 39.1% |
| Longfellow Elementary Eau Claire | 290 | 64.8% | 41.3% |
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 Badger Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #678 of 982 | #26 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #656 of 992 ▼ 15 | #26 of 31 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #625 of 992 ▲ 34 | #25 of 31 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #749 of 1,157 | #25 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #34 of 901 | #3 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.5% | #19 of 901 | #1 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #185 of 1,064 | #1 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.2% | #131 of 664 | #6 of 21 |
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
258
-57 (-18%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 258 | 26.7 | 9.7:1 | 69% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 27.2 | 11.2:1 | 62% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 28 | 11.6:1 | 58% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 26 | 12.1:1 | 58% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 31.5 | 11.0:1 | 48% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 26 | 12.7:1 | 98% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 53% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 19 | 17.1:1 | 18% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 16 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Badger Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (345 to 258); teachers down 15% (31.5 to 26.7).
About Badger Elementary
Appleton, Wisconsin, is home to Badger Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. It enrolls 258 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 20% below the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
The 38 schools of Appleton Area School District, including Badger Elementary, enroll 14,994 students.
At Badger Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 43%. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic, 11% Black, 10% multiracial, and 10% Asian. Among people living in Outagamie County, the White share is about 86%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 74%.
Teacher count: 26.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.7:1. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.7:1. Roughly 69% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Outagamie County is 37 points.
Badger Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.4%, compared with a predicted 35.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Outagamie County show the median household earns about $85,069 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Badger Elementary, Outagamie County has 73 public schools.
The closest school to Badger Elementary is Renaissance School, located about 1.6 miles away. Badger Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Badger Elementary ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 46.4% versus a 45.0% average.
For locale, NCES codes Badger Elementary as Suburb: Mid-size.
In 2020-21, Badger Elementary enrolled 315 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 258. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.1:1 to 9.7:1.
The Badger Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Other Badger Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Badger Elementary. Badger Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Badger Elementary SchoolKinsman, OH · 250 students
- BADGER ELEMENTARYBADGER, MN · 124 students
Nearby schools
- Renaissance School1.6 mi · 151
- West High1.6 mi · 1,024
- Jefferson Elementary1.6 mi · 212
- Appleton Technical Academy1.6 mi · 68
- Fox River Academy1.6 mi · 150
- Wilson Middle1.6 mi · 587
Frequently asked questions
About Badger ElementaryHow large is Badger Elementary?
Badger Elementary enrolls approximately 258 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Badger Elementary serve?
Badger Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Badger Elementary?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at Badger Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Badger Elementary?
Student demographics at Badger Elementary are roughly 43% White, 20% Hispanic, 11% Black, 10% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Badger Elementary public or private?
Badger Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Appleton Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.