Fox West Academy

As a very small junior high in Hortonville, Wisconsin, Fox West Academy teaches 65 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Hortonville Area School District. Enrollment runs roughly 83% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 8 schools in Hortonville Area School District (4,214 students total), Fox West Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Fox West Academy lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 3% Hispanic, 3% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Fox West Academy has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 12% of students at Fox West Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Outagamie County's rate of about 32%.

After controlling for student poverty, Fox West Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Outagamie County) records that median household earnings sit near $85,069, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Outagamie County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,330 students), Fox West Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hortonville Middle, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fox West Academy ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 64.9%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting. As a public charter, Fox West Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fox West Academy has edged up 10%, going from 59 students in 2018 to 65 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 97% to 92% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 today.

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