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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Huntley Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
570
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039000056
Huntley Elementary
2224 N Ullman St, Appleton, WI 54911 · (920) 852-5495 · Outagamie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
189 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 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
48%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
56.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -7.2pp since 2023
Math
61.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.3% | 61.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.5% | 66.1% |
% 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Huntley Elementary
Huntley Elementary's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntley Elementary this school | 570 | 33.2% | 64.3% |
| Houdini Elementary Appleton | 501 | 34.1% | 55.8% |
| Ferber Elementary Appleton | 499 | 32.3% | 56.4% |
| Robbins Elementary Eau Claire | 522 | 28.0% | 61.5% |
| McAuliffe Elementary Green Bay | 407 | 33.9% | 66.5% |
| Plover-Whiting Elementary Plover | 448 | 38.4% | 54.7% |
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 Huntley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #313 of 982 | #9 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #361 of 992 ▼ 53 | #14 of 31 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #412 of 992 ▼ 121 | #14 of 31 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #80 of 1,157 | #5 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #384 of 901 | #15 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #343 of 901 | #16 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #686 of 1,064 | #18 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #202 of 664 | #7 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
570
-91 (-14%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 684
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 570 | 44.6 | 12.8:1 | 33% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 46 | 14.2:1 | 35% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 649 | 41.2 | 15.7:1 | 32% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 661 | 47 | 14.1:1 | 31% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 720 | 43.8 | 16.4:1 | 24% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 735 | 43 | 17.1:1 | 29% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 686 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 29% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 35 | 16.6:1 | 18% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 684 | 34 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Huntley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (720 to 570); teachers up 2% (43.8 to 44.6).
About Huntley Elementary
Huntley Elementary is a large elementary school for students in Appleton, Wisconsin. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 570 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 76% higher.
A total of 38 schools make up Appleton Area School District, with 14,994 students enrolled.
White students account for 70% of enrollment at Huntley Elementary. Other students are 11% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. That is lower than the 86% White share among all Outagamie County residents. By the diversity index, Huntley Elementary comes in at 48%.
Federal staffing data show 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Huntley Elementary and a ratio of 12.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 33% of enrollment. That is close to the 32% average for public schools in Outagamie County.
Huntley Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.3% is 7.0 points above the 57.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Huntley Elementary is located in Outagamie County, where median household income is about $85,069, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Huntley Elementary is one of 73 public schools in Outagamie County, which together enroll about 31,330 students.
The Omolade Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Huntley Elementary ranks 2nd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 64.3% against a local average of 55.9%.
Huntley Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 661 to 570. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.8:1, from 14.1:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Huntley Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- The Omolade Academy0.0 mi · 23
- Franklin Elementary1.0 mi · 277
- Kaleidoscope Academy1.1 mi · 456
- Ferber Elementary1.2 mi · 499
- Einstein Middle1.2 mi · 851
- Appleton Community 4K1.3 mi · 672
Frequently asked questions
About Huntley ElementaryHow large is Huntley Elementary?
Huntley Elementary enrolls approximately 570 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Huntley Elementary serve?
Huntley Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Huntley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Huntley Elementary is approximately 12.8:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Huntley Elementary?
At Huntley Elementary, the student body is approximately 70% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Huntley Elementary public or private?
Huntley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Appleton Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.