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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039001619
Classical School
3310 N Durkee St, Appleton, WI 54911 · (920) 852-5525 · Outagamie County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
79 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 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
60%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
70.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
74.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.9% | 74.5% |
| 2023-24 | 71.1% | 75.6% |
% 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
75.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Classical School
Classical School's state test result (75.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classical School this school | 487 | 16.2% | 75.6% |
| Marcy Elementary Menomonee Falls | 488 | 11.1% | 84.3% |
| Leonardo da Vinci School for Gifted Learners Green Bay | 334 | 14.7% | 94.4% |
| Shorewood Hills Elementary Madison | 368 | 24.2% | 84.5% |
| Maple Avenue Elementary Sussex | 457 | 17.9% | 83.4% |
| Olson Elementary Verona | 462 | 23.2% | 62.1% |
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 Classical School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #91 of 982 | #3 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #132 of 992 ▼ 9 | #5 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #128 of 992 ▲ 12 | #6 of 31 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #171 of 1,157 | #10 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #854 of 901 | #28 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #208 of 901 | #7 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.2% | #936 of 1,064 | #31 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #227 of 240 | #9 of 9 |
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
487
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
+94% since 2000-01, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 487 | 26.6 | 18.3:1 | 16% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 26.6 | 18.6:1 | 23% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 24.5 | 19.9:1 | 20% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 24 | 19.5:1 | 21% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 24.7 | 19.6:1 | 14% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 24 | 19.9:1 | 19% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 22 | 21.5:1 | 13% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 10 | 25.1:1 | 18% (46) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Classical School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (484 to 487); teachers up 8% (24.7 to 26.6).
About Classical School
Classical School, a high-enrollment elementary school, is located in Appleton, Wisconsin. The school reports 487 students in kindergarten through 8. The school's enrollment is 51% larger than the 323 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Classical School is among 38 schools run by Appleton Area School District, which serves 14,994 students.
By race and ethnicity, Classical School is 57% White. The school is also 24% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is lower than the 86% White share among all Outagamie County residents. By the diversity index, Classical School comes in at 60%.
The school employs the equivalent of 26.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 18.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Classical School is 16%. For comparison, public schools in Outagamie County average 32%.
A school with Classical School's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 67.7%. Classical School scores 75.6%, 7.9 points above that line.
Outagamie County has these Census figures: median household income is about $85,069, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Classical School is among the 73 public schools in Outagamie County.
Nearest public school: Ferber Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 55.5%; Classical School's is 75.6%, ranking 1st of 6.
NCES describes the area around Classical School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Classical School is one of the charter schools in Wisconsin.
Federal counts put enrollment at 467 in 2020-21 and 487 in 2024-25, a 4% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.3:1.
Community posts for Classical School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Ferber Elementary0.1 mi · 499
- Einstein Middle0.2 mi · 851
- Wisconsin Connections Academy0.4 mi · 743
- Appleton Community 4K0.6 mi · 672
- Franklin Elementary0.8 mi · 277
- The Omolade Academy1.3 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About Classical SchoolHow many students attend Classical School?
Classical School enrolls approximately 487 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Classical School serve?
Classical School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Classical School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Classical School is approximately 18.3:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Classical School?
At Classical School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 24% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Classical School public or private?
Classical School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Appleton Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.