Dr H B Tanner Elementary

Dr H B Tanner Elementary, a mid-tier K-5 school in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, operated by Kaukauna Area School District, teaches 466 students, covering grades pre-K through 1. Enrollment runs roughly 44% larger than the state mean of about 323.

Dr H B Tanner Elementary is one of 7 schools operated by Kaukauna Area School District, a district that educates 4,044 students overall.

Demographically, Dr H B Tanner Elementary lists that nearly all students (81%) are White. The remainder is composed of 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Outagamie County shows median household earnings sit near $85,069, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dr H B Tanner Elementary is one of 73 public schools in Outagamie County (combined enrollment of about 31,330 students).

New Directions Learning Community is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dr H B Tanner Elementary.

Dr H B Tanner Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 555 students in 2018 compared to 466 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 86% to 81%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Dr H B Tanner Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.