Enrollment
200
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039002639
Stephen Foster Elementary Charter
305 W Foster St, Appleton, WI 54915 · (920) 852-5470 · Outagamie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
129 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 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 18% |
Student demographics
58%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
50.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
47.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
Where Stephen Foster Elementary Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #625 of 982 | #21 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #638 of 992 | #24 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #553 of 992 | #19 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #899 of 1,157 | #30 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #29 of 901 | #2 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #235 of 901 | #10 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.1% | #31 of 664 | #2 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
200
-123 (-38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 12.1:1
% White
62%
was 59%
% Hispanic
9%
was 6%
% Black
4%
was 6%
% Asian
18%
was 27%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 200 | 20.9 | 9.6:1 | 65% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 22.1 | 11.4:1 | 69% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 23.1 | 10.8:1 | 67% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 26.8 | 12.1:1 | 50% (162) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stephen Foster Elementary Charter.
About Stephen Foster Elementary Charter
Stephen Foster Elementary Charter runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Appleton, Wisconsin. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 200 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students.
Appleton Area School District is the local district for Stephen Foster Elementary Charter. It runs 38 schools with 14,994 students.
White students are the majority at Stephen Foster Elementary Charter, with 62% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 18% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among all residents of Outagamie County, the White share is about 86%. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Stephen Foster Elementary Charter's 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 9.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin have 14.7:1, compared with 9.6:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 65%. The rate at public schools in Outagamie County averages 32%, lower than here.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.1% for Stephen Foster Elementary Charter. The school posts 50.0%, 12.0 points above the prediction.
Stephen Foster Elementary Charter is located in Outagamie County, where the median household income is $85,069, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides Stephen Foster Elementary Charter, Outagamie County has 72 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Madison Middle, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Stephen Foster Elementary Charter ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 50.0% versus a 50.6% average.
For locale, NCES codes Stephen Foster Elementary Charter as City: Small. Stephen Foster Elementary Charter holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Federal data show a 38% enrollment decrease, from 323 in 2017-18 to 200 in 2024-25. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was Asian students, from 27% to 18%. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 9.6:1, from 12.1:1.
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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
- Madison Middle0.8 mi · 929
- Maplewood Middle1.0 mi · 676
- Fox River Academy1.0 mi · 150
- Jefferson Elementary1.0 mi · 212
- McKinley Elementary1.1 mi · 380
- Valley New School1.2 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About Stephen Foster Elementary CharterHow many students attend Stephen Foster Elementary Charter?
Stephen Foster Elementary Charter enrolls approximately 200 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Stephen Foster Elementary Charter serve?
Stephen Foster Elementary Charter serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stephen Foster Elementary Charter?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stephen Foster Elementary Charter is approximately 9.6:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stephen Foster Elementary Charter?
At Stephen Foster Elementary Charter, the student body is approximately 62% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 18% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Stephen Foster Elementary Charter public or private?
Stephen Foster Elementary Charter is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Appleton Area School District.
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