Ferber Elementary

Set in Appleton, Wisconsin, Ferber Elementary is a well-populated elementary campus, overseen by Appleton Area School District. It serves 499 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Ferber Elementary sits 54% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 38 schools in Appleton Area School District (14,994 students total), Ferber Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ferber Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Ferber Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Ferber Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Outagamie County) records that the typical household earns roughly $85,069 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Ferber Elementary is one of 73 public schools in Outagamie County (combined enrollment of about 31,330 students).

Classical School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ferber Elementary. On composite proficiency, Ferber Elementary comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.3%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ferber Elementary has decreased 18%, going from 607 students in 2018 to 499 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.