Kaleidoscope Academy
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Appleton, Wisconsin
Kaleidoscope Academy in Appleton, Wisconsin enrolled 456 students in 2024-25 with 37.7 full-time teachers, 12.1 students per teacher against the Wisconsin middle-school median of 12.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 28% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
481 students in 2022-23, 460 students in 2023-24, 456 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.5 to 37.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 481 | 39.5 | 12.2 |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 40.2 | 11.4 |
| 2024-25 | 456 | 37.7 | 12.1 |
12.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 of every 100 Wisconsin middle schools
Among the 382 Wisconsin middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 334 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kaleidoscope Academy enrolled 534 students and had 1.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 41 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.6, one per 334 of the 534 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions41
- Chronically absent28.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.8% of students were White, 19.1% Hispanic, 9.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White56.8%
- Hispanic19.1%
- Two or more races9.9%
- Asian7.7%
- Black6.4%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Kaleidoscope Academy scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25‑29% | 38% | 38% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 28% | 39% (2021-22) | 40.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Appleton
6 public middle schools in Appleton report 2024-25 enrollment; Kaleidoscope Academy is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Middle | 929 | 13.7 | 39.3% |
| Einstein Middle | 851 | 14.4 | 24.4% |
| Wilson Middle | 587 | 13.8 | 57.8% |
| Kaleidoscope Academy | 456 | 12.1 | 46.5% |
| Woodland Intermediate | 316 | 16.2 | 4.4% |
| Odyssey-Magellan | 214 | 18.5 | 12.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Kaleidoscope Academy
- Einstein MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 851 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Odyssey-MagellanThe next nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 214 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Compare Kaleidoscope Academy with Einstein MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Appleton Area School District spends per student$13,085 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,085
- The largest public schools in WisconsinKaleidoscope Academy is the number 137 by size of 384 Wisconsin middle schools open in 2024-25.#137 of 384
- Wisconsin schools by students per teacher12.1 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.8 for middle schools.12.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Kaleidoscope Academy
How many students attend Kaleidoscope Academy?
456 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 481 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Appleton, WI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kaleidoscope Academy?
12.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Kaleidoscope Academy a Title I school?
Kaleidoscope Academy was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Kaleidoscope Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at Kaleidoscope Academy scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Kaleidoscope Academy in?
Appleton Area School District, NCES district ID 5500390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550039002759 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.