Jefferson Elementary

Jefferson Elementary is an elementary-level community of small scale in Menasha, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Menasha Joint School District, caters to 152 students in grades pre-K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 53% leaner than typical.

Jefferson Elementary is one of 8 schools operated by Menasha Joint School District, a district that works with 3,273 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Jefferson Elementary logs that 59% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 25% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Winnebago County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Jefferson Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.5%.

In the area at large, Winnebago County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,925 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Jefferson Elementary is one of 56 public schools in Winnebago County (combined enrollment of about 22,271 students).

Nearest neighbor: Clovis Grove Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jefferson Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 44.1%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Jefferson Elementary has shrank 12%, going from 172 students in 2018 to 152 in 2024. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 25% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 today.

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