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Ferber Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
515 E Capitol Dr
Appleton, WI 54911
Phone
(920) 832-5755
District
Appleton Area School District
County
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
611
Classroom Teachers
40

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.7% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Ferber Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
51%
44%
44%
39%
58%
50%
51%
44%
44%
39%
58%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
47%
45%
46%
49%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
44%
38%
40%
65%
49%
52%
44%
38%
40%
65%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
42%
51%
41%
62%
43%
57%
42%
51%
41%
62%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 100 16.4%
Grade 1 93 15.2%
Grade 2 76 12.4%
Grade 3 83 13.6%
Grade 4 89 14.6%
Grade 5 74 12.1%
Grade 6 96 15.7%
Total 611 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.1% 67.2% 70.6%
Black 2.1% 5.4% 9.2%
Hispanic 8.5% 13.4% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 15.0% 13.1% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.9% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 34.2% 43.3% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 28.3% 39.2% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.9% 4.1% 4.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 100,818 5,892,539
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,293.6 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.1% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.9% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.6% 26.2%
65 OR OLDER 15.4% 17.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 41,655 2,425,488
Single Parent Households With Children 7.9% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.0% 93.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.8% 32.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.7% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.9% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.5% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.7% 18.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.8% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.7% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 5.6% 7.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,957 $121,497,000 57.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $786 $12,005,000 5.6%
Staff $713 $10,880,000 5.1%
General Administration $77 $1,171,000 0.5%
School Administration $664 $10,145,000 4.8%
Operation $1,197 $18,275,000 8.6%
Transportation $306 $4,674,000 2.2%
Other $801 $12,230,000 5.7%
Total Support $4,544 $69,380,000 32.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,449 $22,123,000 10.4%
Total Expenditures $13,949 $213,000,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,015 $6,599,040,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $609,761,000 4.4%
Staff $829 $682,423,000 4.9%
General Administration $295 $242,657,000 1.8%
School Administration $700 $575,935,000 4.2%
Operation $1,400 $1,153,005,000 8.3%
Transportation $442 $364,261,000 2.6%
Other $736 $606,191,000 4.4%
Total Support $5,143 $4,234,233,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,660 $3,013,152,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $16,818 $13,846,425,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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