Appleton Area School District

The Appleton Area School District is a school district that serves Appleton and Grand Chute, Wisconsin. Situated in the heart of the Fox River Valley of northeast Wisconsin, the AASD serves the city of Appleton and its nearly 75,000 residents. The Superintendent of Schools is Judy Baseman.[1]

Appleton Area School District
Location
122 East College Ave. Suite 1A
Appleton, Wisconsin
United States
District information
TypePublic
MottoSuccess for Every Student, Every Day
GradesPK - 12
SuperintendentJudy Baseman
Asst. Superintendent(s)
  • Ben Vogel
  • Nan Bunnow
  • James Huggins
  • Polly Vanden Boogaard
  • Steve Harrison
Schools35
Students and staff
Students16,281
Other information
Websitewww.aasd.k12.wi.us

The Appleton Area School District serves 16,281[2] students in 15 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools and 14 recognized charter schools. The district spends $9,403 per pupil and has 16 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. It has a grades 9-12 dropout rate of 2.1% as of 2016.[3]

High schools (Grades 9-12)

Middle schools (Grades 7-8)
  • Einstein Middle School
  • Kaleidoscope Academy (6-8)[Note 1]
  • Madison Middle School
  • Wilson Middle School

Elementary schools (Grades K-6)
  • Badger Elementary School
  • Berry Elementary School
  • Columbus Elementary School
  • Edison Elementary School
  • Ferber Elementary School
  • Franklin Elementary School (1952)
  • Highlands Elementary School
  • Horizons Elementary School
  • Houdini Elementary School
  • Huntley Elementary School
  • Jefferson Elementary School
  • Johnston Elementary School
  • Lincoln Elementary School (1953)
  • McKinley Elementary School
  • Richmond Elementary School

Charter schools
  • Appleton Bilingual School
  • Appleton eSchool (9-12)
  • Appleton Public Montessori
  • Appleton Technical Academy (9-12)
  • Classical School (K-8)
  • Fox Cities Leadership Academy
  • Fox River Academy (K-8)
  • Kaleidoscope Academy (6-8)[Note 1]
  • Renaissance School for the Arts (9-12)
  • Stephen Foster Elementary Charter
  • Tesla Engineering Charter School (9-12)
  • Valley New School (7-12)
  • Wisconsin Connections Academy (K-8)

Magnet schools
  • Odyssey–Magellan Charter School (3-8)

Historical schools
  • "First School" (1851–1855, destroyed by fire and replaced by Hercules School)[4]
    • Hercules School (1856–1896, demolished and replaced by Lincoln School)[4]
    • Lincoln School (225 N. Oneida St.,1897[5]–ca. 1938[4]), sometimes referred to as "Second Ward – Lincoln School". Repurposed as Appleton City Hall in 1938. The Appleton Public Library now stands where this school did.
  • First Ward School (1883[5]–1961), renamed Edison Elementary School in 1932. Demolished in 1967, replaced on the same site by (modern day) Edison Elementary School.
  • Third Ward School (1884[5]–ca. 1952), became Third Ward High School from 1891–1904. Later renamed Jefferson School. Demolished, and current Jefferson School built on the same site.
  • Richmond School (1441 E John St., 1886–1952), named for the mayor of Appleton at the time, G. N. Richmond. Replaced at the same site by current Richmond Elementary School, opened 1953.
  • Fifth Ward School (819 W. Elsie St., 1876–1895), replaced at the same site by Fifth Ward School.
    • Fifth Ward School (1895[5]–1967, 1969–1976), renamed Washington School in 1925. Still standing as Washington Plaza Apartments.
  • Ryan High School (120 E. Harris St., 1881–January 26, 1904), completely destroyed by fire. Replaced on the same site by Union High School.
    • Union High School (1904[5]–1938), moved its students to Appleton High School, vacating the building. Then used as:
    • Carrie E. Morgan (Elementary) School (1938–1967). Still used today as the Morgan Administration Building.
  • Franklin School (218 E. Randall St., 1906[5]–1952, 1953[6]–1972). Renamed Jackson School in 1954[6] when it was forced to be re-opened by overcrowding (and because Franklin Elementary School had just been built to its north, completed in 1952). Demolished after its final closure in September 1977.

Notes
  1. Considered a charter and middle school

References
  1. "Superintendent Search - Appleton Area School District". www.aasd.k12.wi.us. Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. "Our District". AASD. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. "Appleton Area School District". Niche. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. "Lincoln School Has Link With City's History". The Post-Crescent. 1954-05-18. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  5. Fix, Jacqueline (1964-01-05). "Appleton's Veteran Schools Serving Third Generation". The Post-Crescent. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  6. Meier, William (1954-05-14). "Six Schools Built in City Since 1949". The Post-Crescent. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
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