Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEENAH JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551032001342
Coolidge Elementary
321 Alcott Dr, Neenah, WI 54956 · (920) 751-6955 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
130 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 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 22% smaller than its 4th grade class (72).
Student demographics
52%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
63.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
69.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 69.7% |
| 2023-24 | 66.4% | 70.6% |
% 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Coolidge Elementary
Coolidge Elementary's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coolidge Elementary this school | 329 | 39.5% | 66.0% |
| Manz Elementary Eau Claire | 342 | 39.2% | 70.2% |
| Spring Road Elementary Neenah | 299 | 36.5% | 61.4% |
| Magee Elementary Two Rivers | 317 | 38.5% | 53.8% |
| Jackson Elementary Manitowoc | 336 | 41.4% | 46.4% |
| Green Tree Elementary West Bend | 334 | 42.5% | 61.2% |
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 Coolidge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #275 of 982 | #7 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #211 of 992 ▲ 10 | #7 of 29 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #268 of 992 ▼ 39 | #6 of 29 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #526 of 1,157 | #12 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #409 of 901 | #13 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #293 of 901 | #12 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.5% | #583 of 1,064 | #20 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #462 of 664 | #16 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
329
+42 (+15%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 329 | 25.5 | 12.9:1 | 40% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 18.5 | 14.8:1 | 40% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 25.7 | 13.6:1 | 39% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 24 | 12.0:1 | 41% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 22.6 | 16.1:1 | 29% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 30% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 33% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 11% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 397 | 21 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coolidge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (364 to 329); teachers up 13% (22.6 to 25.5).
About Coolidge Elementary
Coolidge Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Neenah, Wisconsin, under Neenah Joint School District. The grade span is kindergarten through 4, and enrollment is 329 students.
Neenah Joint School District enrolls 6,662 students in 12 schools, including Coolidge Elementary.
By race and ethnicity, Coolidge Elementary is 67% White. It is also 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Black, and 6% Asian. For comparison, the population of Winnebago County is roughly 87% White. Coolidge Elementary has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 12.9 students per teacher and 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 40%. That is close to the 41% average for public schools in Winnebago County.
In Wisconsin, Coolidge Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 66.0% actual against a predicted 53.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Winnebago County, median household income is about $74,925, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Coolidge Elementary is among the 56 public schools in Winnebago County.
The school nearest to Coolidge Elementary is Horace Mann Elementary, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Within five miles of Coolidge Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Coolidge Elementary places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 287 in 2020-21 and 329 in 2024-25, a 15% gain.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Coolidge Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Spring Road ElementaryElementary · 299 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
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Spring Road ElementaryElementary · 299 students
Other Coolidge Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Coolidge Elementary. Coolidge Elementary is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Coolidge Elementary SchoolLansing, IL · 670 students
- Coolidge Elementary SchoolLIVONIA, MI · 535 students
- Coolidge Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 516 students
- Coolidge Elementary SchoolEnid, OK · 419 students
- Coolidge ElementarySan Gabriel, CA · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Horace Mann Elementary0.4 mi · 401
- ACE Alliance Charter Elementary0.8 mi · 225
- Hoover Elementary1.1 mi · 189
- Lakeview Elementary1.2 mi · 317
- Washington School of Early Learning1.4 mi · 248
- Neenah Middle School1.8 mi · 1,913
Frequently asked questions
About Coolidge ElementaryHow large is Coolidge Elementary?
Coolidge Elementary enrolls approximately 329 students in grades KG-04.
Is Coolidge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coolidge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Coolidge Elementary have?
Coolidge Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Coolidge Elementary?
Student demographics at Coolidge Elementary are roughly 67% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Coolidge Elementary?
Coolidge Elementary is overseen by Neenah Joint School District in Winnebago County.
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