Enrollment
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENASHA JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550903001057
Gegan Elementary
675 W Airport Rd, Menasha, WI 54952 · (920) 967-1360 · Winnebago County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
182 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 65 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
70%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
32.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -8.5pp since 2023
Math
38.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.5% | 38.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 43.6% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Gegan Elementary
Gegan Elementary's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gegan Elementary this school | 258 | 70.5% | 39.1% |
| Jefferson Elementary Appleton | 212 | 65.6% | 44.5% |
| Evans Elementary Fond du Lac | 279 | 65.6% | 56.5% |
| Pier Elementary Fond du Lac | 274 | 61.7% | 40.0% |
| Hadfield Elementary Waukesha | 338 | 73.7% | 37.2% |
| Badger Elementary Appleton | 258 | 69.4% | 46.4% |
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 Gegan Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #769 of 982 | #22 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #752 of 992 ▼ 46 | #19 of 29 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #814 of 992 ▼ 78 | #24 of 29 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #750 of 1,157 | #19 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #33 of 901 | #2 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #72 of 901 | #2 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #179 of 1,064 | #2 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #253 of 664 | #10 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
258
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 258 | 26.8 | 9.6:1 | 71% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 25.5 | 11.2:1 | 69% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 24.5 | 11.0:1 | 69% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 29 | 9.0:1 | 73% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 30.4 | 10.3:1 | 67% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 35 | 12.6:1 | 72% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 34 | 13.2:1 | 75% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 20% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 568 | 28 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gegan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (315 to 258); teachers down 12% (30.4 to 26.8).
About Gegan Elementary
Gegan Elementary is the name of a small elementary school in Menasha, Wisconsin. The school's enrollment of 258 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students each.
Menasha Joint School District is the district for Gegan Elementary. It has 8 schools and 3,273 students.
The most common group at Gegan Elementary is White students, at 47%. Enrollment also includes 17% Black, 17% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's White share is 40 points below the 87% share among Winnebago County residents. Gegan Elementary's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.6:1, with 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Gegan Elementary is 71%. For comparison, public schools in Winnebago County average 41%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Gegan Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.1%; the prediction is 34.4%.
Winnebago County has these Census figures: the median household income is $74,925, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Winnebago County is home to 56 public schools and about 22,271 public school students.
The shortest distance from Gegan Elementary to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Clovis Grove Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Gegan Elementary ranks 8th on proficiency.
Federal data place Gegan Elementary in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Gegan Elementary had 262 students in 2020-21 and 258 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 Menasha Joint School District
- Menasha HighHigh · 1,020 students
- Maplewood MiddleMiddle · 676 students
- Clovis Grove ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Butte des Morts ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Banta Bilingual ElementaryElementary · 184 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 152 students
Other schools in Menasha
- Menasha HighHigh · 1,020 students
- Maplewood MiddleMiddle · 676 students
- Clovis Grove ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Butte des Morts ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Banta Bilingual ElementaryElementary · 184 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 152 students
Nearby schools
- Clovis Grove Elementary0.8 mi · 448
- Menasha High0.8 mi · 1,020
- Banta Bilingual Elementary1.1 mi · 184
- Butte des Morts Elementary1.2 mi · 445
- Jefferson Elementary1.4 mi · 152
- Maplewood Middle1.5 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About Gegan ElementaryHow large is Gegan Elementary?
Gegan Elementary enrolls approximately 258 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Gegan Elementary serve?
Gegan Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Gegan Elementary?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Gegan Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Gegan Elementary?
Student demographics at Gegan Elementary are roughly 47% White, 17% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Gegan Elementary?
Gegan Elementary is overseen by Menasha Joint School District in Winnebago County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.