Banta Bilingual Elementary

Located at 328 Sixth St, in Menasha, Wisconsin, Banta Bilingual Elementary is an intimate elementary campus that teaches 184 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Menasha Joint School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Banta Bilingual Elementary sits 43% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 8 schools in Menasha Joint School District (3,273 students total), Banta Bilingual Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Banta Bilingual Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 21% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 5%.

On the resource side, On paper, Banta Bilingual Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Winnebago County's rate of about 41%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Banta Bilingual Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Winnebago County put the typical household earns roughly $74,925 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Winnebago County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,271 students), of which Banta Bilingual Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Butte des Morts Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Banta Bilingual Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 18%: 225 students in 2018 compared to 184 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Banta Bilingual Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.