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Enrollment
851
Middle
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039000052
Einstein Middle
324 E Florida Ave, Appleton, WI 54911 · (920) 852-5420 · Outagamie County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL851 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
246 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 283 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 266 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 302 | 35% |
Student demographics
41%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
57.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
59.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.5% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 61.9% |
% 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Einstein Middle
Einstein Middle's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Einstein Middle this school | 851 | 28.9% | 58.6% |
| Benjamin Franklin Junior High Stevens Point | 757 | 32.4% | 55.7% |
| South Middle Eau Claire | 797 | 33.4% | 60.3% |
| Holmen Middle Holmen | 868 | 23.2% | 69.7% |
| Patrick Marsh Middle Sun Prairie | 581 | 29.1% | 54.9% |
| P J Jacobs Junior High Stevens Point | 709 | 34.8% | 58.0% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 Einstein Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #157 of 323 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #156 of 327 ▼ 18 | #9 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #150 of 327 ▼ 44 | #9 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 851 | #22 of 389 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #211 of 265 | #9 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #112 of 265 | #4 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.9% | #204 of 323 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +64.3% | #4 of 79 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
851
+338 (+66%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 851 | 59.1 | 14.4:1 | 29% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 40.7 | 13.7:1 | 33% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 36.8 | 15.0:1 | 27% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 34 | 15.1:1 | 28% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 37.3 | 13.9:1 | 21% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 26% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 22 | 19.3:1 | 22% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 34 | 14.5:1 | 18% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 699 | 41 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Einstein Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 64% (518 to 851); teachers up 59% (37.3 to 59.1).
About Einstein Middle
Einstein Middle is a high-enrollment middle school in Wisconsin, located in Appleton. A total of 851 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 381-student average for middle schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 123% higher.
Appleton Area School District is the local district for Einstein Middle. It runs 38 schools with 14,994 students.
At Einstein Middle, White students make up 76% of the student body. The remaining shares are 10% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. Outagamie County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is lower. Einstein Middle's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 59.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.4 students per teacher. That is 1.6 students per teacher above the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 29% of students. That tracks the 32% average for public schools in Outagamie County.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 59.9%. Einstein Middle scores 58.6%.
Across Outagamie County, the median household income is $85,069, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. In all, Outagamie County has 73 public schools and roughly 31,330 students.
The nearest other public school, Classical School, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 58.9%; Einstein Middle's is 58.6%, ranking 3rd of 6.
The NCES locale for Einstein Middle is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts for Einstein Middle: 513 students in 2020-21, 851 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
- Appleton Community 4KElementary · 672 students
Other schools in Appleton
- North HighHigh · 1,635 students
- East HighHigh · 1,238 students
- West HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
- Appleton Community 4KElementary · 672 students
Nearby schools
- Classical School0.2 mi · 487
- Ferber Elementary0.2 mi · 499
- Appleton Community 4K0.5 mi · 672
- Wisconsin Connections Academy0.5 mi · 743
- Franklin Elementary0.6 mi · 277
- Kaleidoscope Academy1.1 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About Einstein MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Einstein Middle?
Einstein Middle enrolls approximately 851 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Einstein Middle serve?
Einstein Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Einstein Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Einstein Middle is approximately 14.4:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Einstein Middle?
Student demographics at Einstein Middle are roughly 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Einstein Middle?
Einstein Middle is overseen by Appleton Area School District in Outagamie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.