Enrollment
212
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039000057
Jefferson Elementary
1000 S Mason St, Appleton, WI 54914 · (920) 852-5500 · Outagamie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
139 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 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
71%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
47.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 40.1% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary this school | 212 | 65.6% | 44.5% |
| Evans Elementary Fond du Lac | 279 | 65.6% | 56.5% |
| Badger Elementary Appleton | 258 | 69.4% | 46.4% |
| Gegan Elementary Menasha | 258 | 70.5% | 39.1% |
| Pier Elementary Fond du Lac | 274 | 61.7% | 40.0% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Oshkosh | 235 | 62.6% | 38.0% |
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 Jefferson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #710 of 982 | #28 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #787 of 992 ▼ 39 | #30 of 31 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #617 of 992 ▼ 18 | #24 of 31 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 212 | #872 of 1,157 | #29 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #20 of 901 | #1 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #52 of 901 | #3 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.6% | #224 of 1,064 | #3 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.9% | #23 of 664 | #1 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
212
-83 (-28%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 212 | 22.7 | 9.3:1 | 66% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 24.9 | 10.6:1 | 74% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 25.9 | 10.5:1 | 65% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 28 | 10.5:1 | 62% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 29.5 | 12.4:1 | 54% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 28 | 12.5:1 | 54% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 51% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 18% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 23 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (365 to 212); teachers down 23% (29.5 to 22.7).
About Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary is a small elementary school in Appleton, Wisconsin. Federal data show 212 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 323 students for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Jefferson Elementary is run by Appleton Area School District, whose 38 schools enroll 14,994 students.
At Jefferson Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 46%. Other students are 17% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 11% Black, and 8% Asian. By comparison, Outagamie County residents are about 86% White. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Jefferson Elementary are from different groups.
With 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Jefferson Elementary, 66% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Outagamie County average 32%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Jefferson Elementary, the prediction is 37.4% and the result is 44.5%.
Looking at the county, Outagamie County, median household income comes to about $85,069, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 73 public schools and about 31,330 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Fox River Academy, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Jefferson Elementary is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 295 (2020-21) to 212 (2024-25). By 2024-25, the school had 9.3 students per teacher, compared with 10.5 in 2020-21.
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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
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary is the 136th largest of the 144.
- Jefferson ElementaryWest Allis, WI · 393 students
- Jefferson ElementaryManitowoc, WI · 344 students
- Jefferson ElementaryBeaver Dam, WI · 328 students
- Jefferson ElementaryJanesville, WI · 293 students
- Jefferson ElementaryStevens Point, WI · 276 students
Nearby schools
- Fox River Academy0.1 mi · 150
- Wilson Middle0.7 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 Jefferson ElementaryHow many students attend Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary enrolls approximately 212 students in grades PK-05.
Is Jefferson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary is approximately 9.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson Elementary?
At Jefferson Elementary, the student body is approximately 46% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Elementary public or private?
Jefferson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Appleton Area School District.
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