1
What's one community event at Berry Elementary more people should show up to?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039002427
Berry Elementary
3601 S Telulah Ave, Appleton, WI 54915 · (920) 852-5445 · Calumet County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
83 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
46%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
59.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -10.3pp since 2023
Math
64.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.3% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 69.6% | 69.6% |
% 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
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Berry Elementary
Berry Elementary's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Elementary this school | 368 | 22.6% | 65.7% |
| Canterbury Elementary Greendale | 350 | 20.6% | 75.4% |
| Deerfield Elementary Oak Creek | 368 | 25.8% | 67.4% |
| Eagle Point Elementary DeForest | 389 | 24.9% | 62.5% |
| Cottage Grove Elementary Cottage Grove | 307 | 22.8% | N/A |
| Meadowview Elementary Oak Creek | 320 | 25.6% | 66.3% |
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 Berry Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Calumet County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #281 of 982 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #299 of 992 ▼ 54 | #7 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #351 of 992 ▼ 188 | #6 of 9 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #421 of 1,157 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #335 of 901 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.1% | #366 of 901 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #855 of 1,064 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #306 of 664 | #3 of 6 |
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
368
-42 (-10%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 368 | 29.5 | 12.5:1 | 23% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 30.5 | 14.4:1 | 21% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 28.2 | 14.8:1 | 21% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 18% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 29.6 | 14.8:1 | 14% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 17% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 15% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 18% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berry Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (438 to 368); teachers unchanged (29.6 to 29.5).
About Berry Elementary
Berry Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school found in Appleton, Wisconsin. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 368 students enrolled.
Appleton Area School District counts 14,994 students in its 38 schools, and Berry Elementary is one of them.
Berry Elementary is 72% White by enrollment. Other students are 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. By comparison, Calumet County residents are about 88% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Berry Elementary operates with 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.5:1. That is lower than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. About 23% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 63.8%. Berry Elementary scores 65.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Calumet County, the median household income is $88,810, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Berry Elementary is one of 22 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Horizons Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Berry Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 42 fewer students in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Calumet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,942
Census ACS
Median income
$88,810
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,846 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 Berry Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Berry Elementary. Berry Elementary is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Berry Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 745 students
- Berry Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 727 students
- Berry Elementary SchoolWaldorf, MD · 726 students
- Berry Elementary SchoolBerry, AL · 360 students
Nearby schools
- Horizons Elementary0.8 mi · 264
- McKinley Elementary0.9 mi · 380
- Madison Middle1.2 mi · 929
- East High1.4 mi · 1,238
- Appleton eSchool1.4 mi · 35
- Tesla Engineering Charter School1.4 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About Berry ElementaryHow many students attend Berry Elementary?
Berry Elementary enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Berry Elementary serve?
Berry Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Berry Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Berry Elementary is approximately 12.5:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Berry Elementary?
At Berry Elementary, the student body is approximately 72% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Berry Elementary?
Berry Elementary is overseen by Appleton Area School District in Calumet County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.