Enrollment
65
Middle
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORTONVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550660002854
Fox West Academy
220 Warner St, Hortonville, WI 54944 · (920) 779-7922 · Outagamie County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL65 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
8 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 23 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 32% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Fox West Academy→Hortonville High
Based on grade levels within Hortonville Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +12.7pp since 2023
Math
65.6%
WI avg 54.8% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.3% | 65.6% |
| 2023-24 | 57.6% | 61.0% |
% 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
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 West Academy
Fox West Academy's state test result (65.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox West Academy this school | 65 | 12.3% | 65.1% |
| Barneveld Middle School Barneveld | 96 | 13.5% | 66.0% |
| Clear Lake Junior High Clear Lake | 72 | 19.4% | 63.5% |
| Honor Intermediate Rubicon | 128 | 17.2% | 50.5% |
| Rosholt Middle Rosholt | 78 | 21.8% | 50.1% |
| Gibraltar Middle Fish Creek | 92 | 22.8% | 72.7% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 West Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 65 | #361 of 389 | #14 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
65
+5 (+8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 65 | 3 | 21.7:1 | 12% (8) |
| 2023-24 | 60 | 3 | 20.0:1 | 17% (10) |
| 2022-23 | 58 | 3 | 19.3:1 | 5% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 60 | 3 | 20.0:1 | 7% (4) |
| 2017-18 | 59 | 3 | 19.7:1 | 7% (4) |
| 2015-16 | 60 | 3 | 20.0:1 | 10% (6) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fox West Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (59 to 65); teachers unchanged (3 to 3).
About Fox West Academy
Fox West Academy is a public very small middle school in Hortonville, Wisconsin. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 65 students. Middle schools in Wisconsin have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 83% lower.
The 8 schools of Hortonville Area School District, including Fox West Academy, enroll 4,214 students.
Roughly 92% of students at Fox West Academy are White. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic and 3% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 15%.
The school's 3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1. Middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1, 8.9 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 12% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Outagamie County average 32%.
Fox West Academy holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
Fox West Academy's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 65.1% is 5.0 points below the 70.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Outagamie County, the median household earns about $85,069 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Outagamie County has 73 public schools with about 31,330 students, including Fox West Academy.
Of the public schools around it, Fox West Academy is closest to Hortonville Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Fox West Academy ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 65.1% against a local average of 64.9%.
In the federal locale system, Fox West Academy is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area. Fox West Academy is one of the charter schools in Wisconsin.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 5 students, from 60 to 65. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.7:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Fox West Academy. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Hortonville Area School District
- Hortonville HighHigh · 1,323 students
- Greenville MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Greenville ElementaryElementary · 605 students
- Hortonville MiddleMiddle · 464 students
- Hortonville ElementaryElementary · 461 students
- North Greenville ElementaryElementary · 423 students
Other schools in Hortonville
- Hortonville HighHigh · 1,323 students
- Hortonville MiddleMiddle · 464 students
- Hortonville ElementaryElementary · 461 students
Nearby schools
- Hortonville Middle0.0 mi · 464
- Hortonville Elementary0.1 mi · 461
- Hortonville High0.3 mi · 1,323
- Hortonville Area K4 School5.1 mi · 119
- North Greenville Elementary5.1 mi · 423
- Greenville Middle5.6 mi · 754
Frequently asked questions
About Fox West AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Fox West Academy?
Fox West Academy enrolls approximately 65 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Fox West Academy serve?
Fox West Academy serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Fox West Academy have?
Fox West Academy employs 3 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
How diverse is Fox West Academy?
Fox West Academy reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian.
Who oversees Fox West Academy?
Fox West Academy is overseen by Hortonville Area School District in Outagamie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.