Fox River Academy

Fox River Academy is one of the intimate elementary schools in Appleton, Wisconsin, run under Appleton Area School District, with 150 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 54% smaller than typical.

Appleton Area School District comprises 38 schools with combined enrollment of 14,994 students; Fox River Academy is among them.

In terms of who attends, Fox River Academy shows that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder is composed of 13% multiracial, 8% Hispanic.

On the resource side, On paper, Fox River Academy has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Outagamie County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fox River Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.3%; this one delivers 75.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Outagamie County) logs that median household income runs about $85,069, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fox River Academy is one of 73 public schools in Outagamie County (combined enrollment of about 31,330 students).

The closest other public school is Jefferson Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Fox River Academy comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area. Fox River Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fox River Academy has grew 29%, going from 116 students in 2018 to 150 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 86% to 79%. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.