Enrollment
206
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEENAH JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551032001340
Clayton Elementary
2916 W Fairview Rd, Neenah, WI 54956 · (920) 751-6950 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
29 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 43 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 17% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
85.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.4% | 85.4% |
| 2023-24 | 68.9% | 79.7% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Clayton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #89 of 982 | #4 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.4% | #22 of 992 | #1 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #270 of 992 | #7 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #886 of 1,157 | #26 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #514 of 901 | #18 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #627 of 901 | #23 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.1% | #967 of 1,064 | #31 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #291 of 664 | #14 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
206
-13 (-6%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 263
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 206 | 15.2 | 13.6:1 | 14% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 13.7 | 14.7:1 | 19% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 17.6 | 14.3:1 | 13% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 219 | 16 | 13.7:1 | 16% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 17.5 | 14.1:1 | 15% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 238 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 18% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 279 | 17 | 16.4:1 | 22% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 11% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 263 | 13 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clayton Elementary.
About Clayton Elementary
Clayton Elementary is a public elementary school in Neenah, Wisconsin. It reported 206 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll about 323 students on average.
Clayton Elementary is part of a district of 12 schools: Neenah Joint School District, with 6,662 students.
White students are 85% of those enrolled at Clayton Elementary. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That is in line with Winnebago County, where about 87% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 27%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.6:1. The school has 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.7:1. Federal data show 14% of students (29) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 27 points below the 41% average for public schools in Winnebago County.
Clayton Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (75.6%) and its predicted rate (69.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
For the population of Winnebago County, the median household earns about $74,925 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Winnebago County, 56 public schools serve about 22,271 students.
Neenah High is about 1.8 miles from Clayton Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Clayton Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 206, down from 219 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Clayton Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Winnebago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
171,769
Census ACS
Median income
$74,925
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
22,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Neenah Joint School District
- Neenah HighHigh · 2,013 students
- Neenah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,913 students
- Horace Mann ElementaryElementary · 401 students
- Tullar ElementaryElementary · 343 students
- Coolidge ElementaryElementary · 329 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 317 students
Other schools in Neenah
- Neenah HighHigh · 2,013 students
- Neenah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,913 students
- Horace Mann ElementaryElementary · 401 students
- Tullar ElementaryElementary · 343 students
- Coolidge ElementaryElementary · 329 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 317 students
Nearby schools
- Neenah High1.8 mi · 2,013
- Spring Road Elementary3.0 mi · 299
- Taft Elementary3.7 mi · 179
- Tullar Elementary3.9 mi · 343
- Neenah Middle School4.4 mi · 1,913
- Hoover Elementary4.5 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Clayton ElementaryHow many students attend Clayton Elementary?
Clayton Elementary enrolls approximately 206 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Clayton Elementary serve?
Clayton Elementary serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Clayton Elementary?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Clayton Elementary.
How diverse is Clayton Elementary?
Clayton Elementary reports a student body of 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Clayton Elementary?
Clayton Elementary is overseen by Neenah Joint School District in Winnebago County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.