Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039000051
Edison Elementary
412 N Meade St, Appleton, WI 54911 · (920) 852-5460 · Outagamie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
122 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
51%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
45.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
40.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.4% | 40.7% |
| 2023-24 | 44.4% | 47.4% |
% 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Edison Elementary
Edison Elementary's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Elementary this school | 242 | 50.4% | 46.6% |
| Jefferson Elementary Stevens Point | 276 | 53.6% | 60.2% |
| Richmond Elementary Appleton | 245 | 46.9% | 54.3% |
| Haen Elementary Kaukauna | 323 | 51.4% | 60.7% |
| Roberts Elementary Fond du Lac | 317 | 50.5% | 55.2% |
| WRPS / Pitsch Early Learning Wisconsin Rapids | 208 | 55.8% | N/A |
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 Edison Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #676 of 982 | #25 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #728 of 992 ▼ 67 | #29 of 31 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #655 of 992 ▲ 24 | #27 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #800 of 1,157 | #28 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #51 of 901 | #4 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #304 of 901 | #12 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.4% | #407 of 1,064 | #9 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #380 of 664 | #18 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
242
+12 (+5%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 242 | 24.1 | 10.0:1 | 50% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 23.6 | 10.7:1 | 51% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 24.8 | 9.9:1 | 54% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 25 | 9.2:1 | 54% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 25.3 | 11.0:1 | 51% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 23 | 11.9:1 | 49% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 335 | 29 | 11.6:1 | 48% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 319 | 20 | 15.9:1 | 18% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 439 | 23 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (278 to 242); teachers down 5% (25.3 to 24.1).
About Edison Elementary
Edison Elementary is a small elementary school in Appleton, Wisconsin. It has an enrollment of 242 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll around 323, and this school is 25% below that mark.
Edison Elementary is run by Appleton Area School District, whose 38 schools enroll 14,994 students.
Federal enrollment data show Edison Elementary is 68% White. The next largest groups are 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 5% Asian. The school's White share is 18 points below the 86% share among Outagamie County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
Classroom staffing at Edison Elementary totals 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Edison Elementary is about 50%. On average, public schools in Outagamie County report 32%.
Edison Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (46.6%) and its predicted rate (46.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
In the surrounding county, Outagamie County, the median household earns about $85,069 a year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 73, with about 31,330 students.
Edison Elementary is about 0.5 miles from Appleview, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Edison Elementary's average proficiency of 46.6% compares with 48.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
The school grew from 230 students in 2020-21 to 242 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Edison Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Edison Elementary schools
37 other US public schools in 19 states are named Edison Elementary. Edison Elementary is the 33rd largest of the 38.
- Edison ElementaryOntario, CA · 736 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolGAINESVILLE, TX · 630 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 583 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolWilloughby, OH · 543 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 528 students
Nearby schools
- Appleview0.5 mi · 29
- Valley New School0.6 mi · 68
- Appleton Bilingual School0.6 mi · 139
- Columbus Elementary0.7 mi · 88
- Kaleidoscope Academy0.8 mi · 456
- Richmond Elementary0.9 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Edison ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Edison Elementary?
Edison Elementary enrolls approximately 242 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Edison Elementary serve?
Edison Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edison Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edison Elementary is approximately 10.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edison Elementary?
At Edison Elementary, the student body is approximately 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Edison Elementary public or private?
Edison 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.