Enrollment
152
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENASHA JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550903001056
Jefferson Elementary
105 Ice St, Menasha, WI 54952 · (920)967-1660 · Winnebago County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL152 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
103 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 22% |
Student demographics
58%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.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2023-24 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
WI avg 52.8%
Math
45.2%
WI avg 55.4%
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55.
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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
Where Jefferson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #725 of 982 | #18 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #663 of 992 | #15 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #705 of 992 | #18 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 152 | #994 of 1,157 | #32 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #201 of 1,064 | #7 of 32 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
152
-20 (-12%) vs 2017
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 225
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 13.1:1
% White
59%
was 71%
% Hispanic
25%
was 10%
% Black
5%
was 6%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 152 | 17.7 | 8.6:1 | 68% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 16.4 | 9.3:1 | 59% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 13 | 11.0:1 | 69% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 13.1 | 13.1:1 | 60% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 198 | 14 | 14.1:1 | 63% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 156 | 11 | 14.2:1 | 63% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 193 | 13 | 14.8:1 | 20% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 225 | 11 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (172 to 152); teachers up 35% (13.1 to 17.7).
About Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary is an elementary school in Menasha, Wisconsin, reachable at (920)967-1660. It teaches 152 students in pre-K through 3. It has 53% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin (about 323).
Jefferson Elementary is in Menasha Joint School District, a district with 3,273 students across 8 schools.
About 59% of the student body at Jefferson Elementary is White. Other groups make up 25% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 87% of Winnebago County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
The school lists 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. Compared with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 68% of the student body. The average for public schools in Winnebago County is 41%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Jefferson Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools: 43.5% actual against 36.1% predicted.
The school's county is Winnebago County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $74,925, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 56 public schools in the county, enrolling about 22,271, Jefferson Elementary among them.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Clovis Grove Elementary, is the closest to Jefferson Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Jefferson Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Jefferson 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.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 172 (2017-18) to 152 (2023-24). Over the same years, the Hispanic share grew from 10% to 25%. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.1:1; by 2023-24 it was 8.6:1.
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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
- Clovis Grove ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Butte des Morts ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Gegan ElementaryElementary · 258 students
- Banta Bilingual ElementaryElementary · 184 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
- Gegan ElementaryElementary · 258 students
- Banta Bilingual ElementaryElementary · 184 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary is the 139th largest of the 144.
- Jefferson ElementaryWest Allis, WI · 393 students
- Jefferson ElementaryManitowoc, WI · 344 students
- Jefferson ElementaryBeaver Dam, WI · 328 students
- Jefferson ElementaryJanesville, WI · 293 students
- Jefferson ElementaryStevens Point, WI · 276 students
Nearby schools
- Clovis Grove Elementary0.9 mi · 448
- Menasha High0.9 mi · 1,020
- Fox Valley Virtual School1.0 mi · 90
- Banta Bilingual Elementary1.0 mi · 184
- Butte des Morts Elementary1.0 mi · 445
- Gegan Elementary1.4 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson ElementaryHow large is Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary enrolls approximately 152 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Jefferson Elementary serve?
Jefferson Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary?
Approximately 9.3:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary.
How diverse is Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary reports a student body of 59% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Elementary public or private?
Jefferson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Menasha Joint School District.
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