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What advice would you give to incoming students at Ferber Elementary?
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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039002426
Ferber Elementary
515 E Capitol Dr, Appleton, WI 54911 · (920) 852-5465 · Outagamie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
161 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 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
49%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
51.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
62.9%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 62.9% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 62.6% |
% 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
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Ferber Elementary
Ferber Elementary's state test result (56.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferber Elementary this school | 499 | 32.3% | 56.4% |
| Houdini Elementary Appleton | 501 | 34.1% | 55.8% |
| Huntley Elementary Appleton | 570 | 33.2% | 64.3% |
| McAuliffe Elementary Green Bay | 407 | 33.9% | 66.5% |
| Evergreen Elementary Rothschild | 450 | 28.7% | 59.3% |
| Robbins Elementary Eau Claire | 522 | 28.0% | 61.5% |
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 Ferber Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #492 of 982 | #17 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #337 of 992 ▲ 42 | #13 of 31 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #534 of 992 ▼ 38 | #17 of 31 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #151 of 1,157 | #9 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #511 of 901 | #19 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #327 of 901 | #13 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.3% | #705 of 1,064 | #19 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #259 of 664 | #13 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
499
-90 (-15%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 714
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 499 | 36.8 | 13.6:1 | 32% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 41.4 | 14.3:1 | 36% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 34% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 35% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 41.2 | 14.7:1 | 28% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 32% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 688 | 38 | 18.1:1 | 26% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 714 | 41 | 17.4:1 | 18% (130) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ferber Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (607 to 499); teachers down 11% (41.2 to 36.8).
About Ferber Elementary
Ferber Elementary is a large elementary school. Its address is in Appleton, Wisconsin. It reports enrollment of 499 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll around 323, and this school is 54% bigger than that mark.
Appleton Area School District (38 schools, 14,994 students) runs Ferber Elementary.
The largest group at Ferber Elementary is White students, at 70%. The remaining students are 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among people living in Outagamie County, the White share is about 86%. The diversity index for Ferber Elementary is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.6 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Of all students at Ferber Elementary, 32% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Outagamie County is close, at 32%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Ferber Elementary, the prediction is 57.9% and the result is 56.4%.
In Outagamie County, home to about 192,826 people, median household income comes to about $85,069, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 73 public schools in the county, enrolling about 31,330, Ferber Elementary among them.
Among nearby public schools, Classical School is closest at about 0.1 miles. Ferber Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ferber Elementary comes in 4th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment fell 15% over 4 years, reaching 499 in 2024-25.
Ferber Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Classical School0.1 mi · 487
- Einstein Middle0.2 mi · 851
- Wisconsin Connections Academy0.6 mi · 743
- Appleton Community 4K0.7 mi · 672
- Franklin Elementary0.8 mi · 277
- The Omolade Academy1.2 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About Ferber ElementaryHow many students attend Ferber Elementary?
Ferber Elementary enrolls approximately 499 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ferber Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ferber Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ferber Elementary have?
Ferber Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ferber Elementary?
At Ferber Elementary, the student body is approximately 70% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Ferber Elementary in?
Ferber Elementary is part of Appleton Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.