Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIMBERLY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550747000847
Janssen Elementary
420 Wallace St, Combined Locks, WI 54113 · (920) 788-7915 · Outagamie County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
74 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 35% smaller than its 4th grade class (81).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
67.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
66.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.8% | 66.4% |
| 2023-24 | 72.2% | 70.4% |
% 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
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Janssen Elementary
Janssen Elementary's state test result (68.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janssen Elementary this school | 339 | 21.8% | 68.5% |
| Rock Elementary Hudson | 383 | 21.7% | 56.8% |
| Saukville Elementary Saukville | 303 | 21.8% | 61.9% |
| Quinney Elementary Kaukauna | 359 | 19.5% | 69.8% |
| Tullar Elementary Neenah | 343 | 20.4% | 70.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary Port Washington | 302 | 20.9% | 74.9% |
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 Janssen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #217 of 982 | #8 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #267 of 992 ▼ 37 | #9 of 31 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #181 of 992 ▼ 61 | #7 of 31 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #486 of 1,157 | #18 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #445 of 901 | #17 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #632 of 901 | #24 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.8% | #865 of 1,064 | #26 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #258 of 664 | #12 of 21 |
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
339
-79 (-19%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 339 | 25.8 | 13.2:1 | 22% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 29.9 | 12.5:1 | 27% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 30.2 | 12.8:1 | 24% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 26% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 30.1 | 13.7:1 | 15% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 16% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 24 | 18.2:1 | 14% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 31 | 16.3:1 | 4% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 284 | 18 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Janssen Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (413 to 339); teachers down 14% (30.1 to 25.8).
About Janssen Elementary
Janssen Elementary is a public elementary school in Combined Locks, Wisconsin. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 4, with 339 students on the rolls.
Janssen Elementary is a school in Kimberly Area School District. The district has 9 schools and 5,070 students.
Of every 100 students at Janssen Elementary, about 85 are White. It is also 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put Outagamie County at about 86% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 13.2:1 is based on 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 22% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Outagamie County report 32%.
Janssen Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Janssen Elementary would score about 64.3%. It scores 68.5%, 4.3 points above that figure.
The county, Outagamie County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $85,069, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Janssen Elementary shares Outagamie County with 72 other public schools.
Kimberly High, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Janssen Elementary ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Janssen 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.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 19%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.4 to 13.2 over 4 years.
Janssen Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Outagamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
192,826
Census ACS
Median income
$85,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
31,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kimberly Area School District
- Kimberly HighHigh · 1,587 students
- Gerritts MiddleMiddle · 802 students
- Woodland SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 456 students
- Mapleview IntermediateMiddle · 413 students
- Westside ElementaryElementary · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Kimberly High0.7 mi · 1,587
- 4K Center for Literacy1.1 mi · 271
- Little Chute Elementary1.2 mi · 590
- Dr H B Tanner Elementary1.3 mi · 466
- Mapleview Intermediate1.3 mi · 413
- Gerritts Middle1.4 mi · 802
Frequently asked questions
About Janssen ElementaryHow many students attend Janssen Elementary?
Janssen Elementary enrolls approximately 339 students in grades KG-04.
Is Janssen Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Janssen Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Janssen Elementary have?
Janssen Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
How diverse is Janssen Elementary?
Janssen Elementary reports a student body of 85% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Janssen Elementary?
Janssen Elementary is overseen by Kimberly Area School District in Outagamie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.