Enrollment
150
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039002582
Fox River Academy
1000 S Mason St, Appleton, WI 54914 · (920) 852-5500 · Outagamie County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL150 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
35 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 70% larger than its 8th grade class (10).
Student demographics
35%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
72.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
78.6%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.6% | 78.6% |
| 2023-24 | 73.1% | 76.1% |
% 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
75.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Fox River Academy
Fox River Academy's state test result (75.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox River Academy this school | 150 | 23.3% | 75.3% |
| Appleton Public Montessori Grand Chute | 149 | 24.2% | 72.7% |
| SASD 4K Stoughton | 174 | 25.9% | N/A |
| Green Lake Elementary Green Lake | 137 | 28.5% | 71.0% |
| Albany Elementary Albany | 159 | 28.9% | 58.2% |
| Sullivan Elementary Sullivan | 144 | 23.6% | 60.2% |
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 Fox River Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #98 of 982 | #4 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #76 of 992 ▲ 41 | #4 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #108 of 992 ▼ 8 | #4 of 31 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 150 | #997 of 1,157 | #31 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #839 of 1,064 | #25 of 35 |
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
150
+67 (+81%) vs 2020
+47% since 2010-11, when it was 102
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 150 | 8.4 | 17.8:1 | 23% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 129 | 6.7 | 19.3:1 | 32% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 96 | 5.8 | 16.6:1 | 21% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 83 | 6 | 13.8:1 | 22% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 116 | 6 | 19.2:1 | 20% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 78 | 4 | 19.5:1 | 40% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 102 | 4 | 25.5:1 | 33% (34) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fox River Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (116 to 150); teachers up 39% (6 to 8.4).
About Fox River Academy
Fox River Academy is the name of a small elementary school in Appleton, Wisconsin. The school covers kindergarten through 8 and reported 150 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll around 323, and this school is 54% below that mark.
Appleton Area School District has 38 schools and 14,994 students, and Fox River Academy is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Fox River Academy, about 79 are White. Other reported shares: 13% multiracial and 8% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 35%.
Fox River Academy lists 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.8 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 23% of the student body. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Outagamie County is 9 points.
The model predicts 63.3% for a school in Wisconsin with Fox River Academy's free or reduced-price lunch share. Fox River Academy posts 75.3%.
In Outagamie County, home to about 192,826 people, the median household earns about $85,069 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Fox River Academy shares Outagamie County with 72 other public schools.
Fox River Academy's closest public school neighbor is Jefferson Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Fox River Academy is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Fox River Academy the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Fox River Academy is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Federal data put enrollment at 83 in 2020-21 and 150 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.8:1 in 2020-21, and 17.8:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Fox River Academy is open to topics like 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
- Jefferson Elementary0.1 mi · 212
- Wilson Middle0.6 mi · 587
- Appleton Technical Academy1.0 mi · 68
- Renaissance School1.0 mi · 151
- West High1.0 mi · 1,024
- Stephen Foster Elementary Charter1.0 mi · 200
Frequently asked questions
About Fox River AcademyHow many students attend Fox River Academy?
Fox River Academy enrolls approximately 150 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Fox River Academy serve?
Fox River Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Fox River Academy?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Fox River Academy.
How diverse is Fox River Academy?
Fox River Academy reports a student body of 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Fox River Academy?
Fox River Academy is overseen by Appleton Area School District in Outagamie County.
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