Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039000059
Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School
1000 N Mason St, Appleton, WI 54914 · (920) 852-5455 · Outagamie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
206 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 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
74%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
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
41.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.5% | 45.9% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School
Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School this school | 314 | 65.6% | 43.6% |
| Pigeon River Elementary Sheboygan | 254 | 60.2% | 45.6% |
| Oaklawn Elementary Oshkosh | 416 | 63.5% | 28.0% |
| Franklin Elementary Manitowoc | 356 | 64.6% | 44.8% |
| Hawthorn Hills Elementary Wausau | 227 | 70.9% | 47.4% |
| Kennedy Elementary Green Bay | 402 | 70.6% | 31.6% |
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 Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #721 of 982 | #30 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #710 of 992 ▼ 33 | #28 of 31 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #720 of 992 ▲ 27 | #30 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #571 of 1,157 | #20 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #54 of 901 | #6 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #25 of 901 | #2 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.6% | #222 of 1,064 | #2 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #208 of 664 | #8 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
314
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 314 | 31.2 | 10.1:1 | 66% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 35.1 | 10.7:1 | 71% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 31.4 | 12.2:1 | 73% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 27 | 11.8:1 | 70% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 31.5 | 12.6:1 | 57% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 59% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 26 | 13.5:1 | 64% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 428 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 18% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 488 | 27 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (395 to 314); teachers down 1% (31.5 to 31.2).
About Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School
Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School serves students in Appleton, Wisconsin, as a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 314 students in pre-K through 5.
Appleton Area School District, which runs Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School, has 38 schools and 14,994 students.
The largest group at Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School is White students, at 42%. The school is also 18% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 11% Black. That is lower than the 86% White share among all Outagamie County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
There are about 10.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School, which has 31.2. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1, 4.7 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School is about 66%. Public schools in Outagamie County average 32%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.4% at Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.6%.
For the population of Outagamie County, median household income comes to about $85,069, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Outagamie County's 73 public schools enroll about 31,330 students and include Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School is closest to Appleton Technical Academy, about 0.2 miles away. Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School at 4th of 9.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (318) and 2024-25 (314). Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.8:1 in 2020-21, and 10.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Appleton Technical Academy0.2 mi · 68
- West High0.2 mi · 1,024
- Renaissance School0.2 mi · 151
- Wilson Middle0.5 mi · 587
- Highlands Elementary0.7 mi · 417
- Odyssey-Magellan0.7 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About Ronald C Dunlap Elementary SchoolHow large is Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School?
Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School enrolls approximately 314 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School serve?
Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School have?
Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
How diverse is Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School?
Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School reports a student body of 42% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 18% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School public or private?
Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Appleton Area School District.
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