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If you could change one rule at Kaleidoscope Academy, what would it be?
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Enrollment
456
Middle
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039002759
Kaleidoscope Academy
318 E Brewster St, Appleton, WI 54911 · (920) 852-5430 · Outagamie County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
231 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 137 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 142 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 177 | 39% |
Student demographics
62%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
46.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
39.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -11.2pp 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 40 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 51.5% | 51.1% |
% 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Kaleidoscope Academy
Kaleidoscope Academy's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleidoscope Academy this school | 456 | 50.7% | 49.9% |
| Maplewood Middle Menasha | 676 | 55.9% | 44.0% |
| Lombardi Middle Green Bay | 664 | 55.6% | 47.1% |
| Oak Creek West Middle Oak Creek | 531 | 45.4% | 64.0% |
| Woodworth Middle Fond du Lac | 413 | 54.0% | 49.5% |
| South Park Middle Oshkosh | 354 | 44.1% | 52.2% |
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 Kaleidoscope Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #231 of 323 | #12 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #275 of 327 ▼ 59 | #12 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #244 of 327 ▼ 46 | #12 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #137 of 389 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #76 of 265 | #2 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #41 of 265 | #2 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.7% | #69 of 323 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.0% | #17 of 176 | N/A |
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
456
-82 (-15%) vs 2020
+145% since 2010-11, when it was 186
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 456 | 37.7 | 12.1:1 | 51% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 40.2 | 11.4:1 | 55% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 39.5 | 12.2:1 | 49% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 39 | 13.8:1 | 44% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 633 | 43.5 | 14.5:1 | 35% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 18 | 19.3:1 | 24% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 186 | 9 | 20.7:1 | 32% (60) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kaleidoscope Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (633 to 456); teachers down 13% (43.5 to 37.7).
About Kaleidoscope Academy
Kaleidoscope Academy is a mid-sized middle school. Its address is in Appleton, Wisconsin. It has an enrollment of 456 students in grades 6 through 8.
Across its 38 schools, Appleton Area School District enrolls 14,994 students. Kaleidoscope Academy is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Kaleidoscope Academy, about 57 are White. It is also 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 6% Black. Outagamie County's residents are about 86% White, 29 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kaleidoscope Academy scores 62%.
Teacher count: 37.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.1:1. It is about the same as the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Roughly 51% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Outagamie County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Kaleidoscope Academy is 3.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 49.9% actual, 46.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
In Outagamie County, home to about 192,826 people, the median household earns about $85,069 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Outagamie County number 73, with about 31,330 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Appleton Bilingual School, is about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Kaleidoscope Academy is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small. NCES lists Kaleidoscope Academy as a charter school.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 15%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.8 to 12.1 over 4 years.
People who know Kaleidoscope Academy can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Appleton Bilingual School0.4 mi · 139
- Columbus Elementary0.4 mi · 88
- Franklin Elementary0.5 mi · 277
- Appleview0.7 mi · 29
- Edison Elementary0.8 mi · 242
- Appleton Community 4K0.8 mi · 672
Frequently asked questions
About Kaleidoscope AcademyHow large is Kaleidoscope Academy?
Kaleidoscope Academy enrolls approximately 456 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Kaleidoscope Academy serve?
Kaleidoscope Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Kaleidoscope Academy?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Kaleidoscope Academy.
What is the student diversity at Kaleidoscope Academy?
Student demographics at Kaleidoscope Academy are roughly 57% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Kaleidoscope Academy in?
Kaleidoscope Academy is part of Appleton Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.