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Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENASHA JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550903001055
Clovis Grove Elementary
974 9th St, Menasha, WI 54952 · (920) 967-1950 · Winnebago County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
253 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Menasha Joint School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -7.9pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.2% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.1% | 50.7% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Schools most like Clovis Grove Elementary
Clovis Grove Elementary's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clovis Grove Elementary this school | 448 | 56.5% | 49.1% |
| Jackson Elementary Sheboygan | 295 | 61.0% | 54.5% |
| Spence Elementary La Crosse | 329 | 54.7% | 62.7% |
| Franklin Elementary Appleton | 277 | 52.7% | 48.4% |
| McKinley Center Stevens Point | 373 | 49.9% | 50.8% |
| Franklin Elementary Manitowoc | 356 | 64.6% | 44.8% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Clovis Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #633 of 982 | #13 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #609 of 992 ▲ 7 | #13 of 29 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #673 of 992 ▼ 123 | #15 of 29 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #241 of 1,157 | #4 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #266 of 901 | #9 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #135 of 901 | #5 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #318 of 1,064 | #15 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #290 of 664 | #13 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
448
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 448 | 37.5 | 11.9:1 | 56% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 40.8 | 11.2:1 | 56% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 39.9 | 12.1:1 | 55% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 45 | 10.6:1 | 55% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 40.2 | 13.4:1 | 47% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 50% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 46% (241) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 20% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 20 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clovis Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (537 to 448); teachers down 7% (40.2 to 37.5).
About Clovis Grove Elementary
Clovis Grove Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Menasha, Wisconsin. The school serves 448 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Wisconsin is roughly 323 students; this school is 39% bigger than that.
Clovis Grove Elementary is among 8 schools run by Menasha Joint School District, which serves 3,273 students.
Clovis Grove Elementary's enrollment is 52% White. Next come 13% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 11% Black. That compares with about 87% White among all Winnebago County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Clovis Grove Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
Federal data list 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Clovis Grove Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 56%. It compares with 41% for public schools in Winnebago County.
Clovis Grove Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.1% is 6.1 points above the 43.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Winnebago County, median household income is about $74,925, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Clovis Grove Elementary is among the 56 public schools in Winnebago County.
The closest other public school is Gegan Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 49.1% is above the 44.2% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Clovis Grove Elementary is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 478 in 2020-21 and 448 in 2024-25, a decrease of 30 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.9:1) than in 2020-21 (10.6:1).
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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 Menasha Joint School District
- Menasha HighHigh · 1,020 students
- Maplewood MiddleMiddle · 676 students
- Butte des Morts ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Gegan ElementaryElementary · 258 students
- Banta Bilingual ElementaryElementary · 184 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 152 students
Other schools in Menasha
- Menasha HighHigh · 1,020 students
- Maplewood MiddleMiddle · 676 students
- Butte des Morts ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Gegan ElementaryElementary · 258 students
- Banta Bilingual ElementaryElementary · 184 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 152 students
Nearby schools
- Gegan Elementary0.8 mi · 258
- Jefferson Elementary0.9 mi · 152
- Menasha High1.1 mi · 1,020
- Maplewood Middle1.3 mi · 676
- Banta Bilingual Elementary1.3 mi · 184
- Butte des Morts Elementary1.4 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Clovis Grove ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Clovis Grove Elementary?
Clovis Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 448 students in grades PK-05.
Is Clovis Grove Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clovis Grove Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Clovis Grove Elementary have?
Clovis Grove Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Clovis Grove Elementary?
Student demographics at Clovis Grove Elementary are roughly 52% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 13% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Clovis Grove Elementary public or private?
Clovis Grove Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Menasha Joint School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.