Kimberly High School

1662 East Kennedy Avenue

School District

Kimberly Area
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:15
Type

public

School Map for Kimberly Area School District

GreatSchools Rating

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on October 17, 2022

KHS is a fantastic school! From academics to athletics to the arts - there’s something for everyone!
Submitted by student on May 07, 2020

Going into my senior year, I have LOVED Kimberly High School. Despite some groups of people I don't like, I surround myself with good friends and took classes I enjoy and I wouldn't have gone to any other school. Kimberly HS offers a LOT of club/organizations to join, classes to take, and sporting events were particularly my favorite. While there are some things Kimberly could be better at (and frankly every school), saying Kimberly isn't the best school in the Fox Valley is SILLY!!!
Submitted by parent on September 14, 2018

Sports areway overrated. If you are "in" good with coaches can do or say anything. Teachers try to just get by with very little ACTUAL teaching! Not very diverse. Issues with bullying and cultural issues. Much better choices in the Appleton area!
Submitted by student on October 28, 2015

Kimberly High School is pretty much a joke. You can sleep your way through every class and still get a 3.8 GPA. Of course that 3.8 GPA doesn't mean much when you get a 22 on your ACT. When you look at the average ACT scores (KHS is below average for the Fox Valley) you can see that grade inflation is an issue here.
Submitted by student on March 20, 2015

On one hand there was a ton of AP classes and clubs to choose from, but on the other hand this is not a very intellectual place. I moved here from Milwaukee and was shocked at how poor the college placement was compared to my old school. Outside of Uw-Madison, no one goes to selective colleges (no, UW-Eau Claire, Steven's Point, and St. Norbert are not selective). I felt like anyone who desired something outside the typical "path" (play sports then attend a state school) was seen as abnormal. The math program is extremely weak as evidenced by the fact that over half of graduates are not prepared for college per the ACT college readiness benchmarks. I also feel like this school does not prepare students for college and/or life. Teachers aren't allowed to deduct points for late work, and most teachers allow for corrections, which results in extreme grade inflation. When colleges see a kid with a 4.3 GPA but a 24 on the ACT, they realize the school just simply isn't challenging which is definitely the case for KHS. But hey, as long as the football team is winning...
Submitted by parent on May 24, 2014

Good academics with lots of choices for classes...from stuff like woodworking and auto mechanics for kids going the vocational route to AP classes for the college bound, you can get a great education here regardless of your academic level. With that being said, this school places way, way too much of an emphasis on sports, particularly football. It gives a new meaning to the idea of a 'jock culture'...lots of people here, from administrators to teachers to students who seem to think high school sports are the be all end all of life and it's rather saddening. I'd like to see more of an emphasis on other things like academics before this school can be considered really good.
Submitted by student on March 14, 2011

This School Is fantastic. I love it. We do put too much money into sports, and it does get annoying sometimes, but it rarely interfears with my learning. I AM taught grammar, i DON'T have "independent study time", my teachers always teach me all day long, and DON'T eat while they teach me. My Teachers are wonderful WITH a dress code, and I have loved every second of the last 13 years of my life in the Kimberly School district, and would never want to go to another school!
Submitted by parent on February 23, 2011

Was shocked to see this rating. No spelling tests in the grade school classrooms, teacher are NOT allowed to teach grammar, do not teach cursive writing. Only instruct 50% of day, rest of grade school time "independent study". How constructive is a 9 year old with his time really? Teachers have their desks piled up with food jars which they eat while they instruct. No dress code for teachers. High level of bullying in older grades. Its a mess desguised by a pretty building. School district is almost $3 million in debt!