Keshena Primary

Keshena Primary is one of the average-sized elementary schools in Keshena, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Menominee Indian School District, with 394 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 22% bigger than typical.

Menominee Indian School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 994 students; Keshena Primary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Keshena Primary shows that nearly all students (87%) are Native American. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Keshena Primary has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Keshena Primary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.1%; this one delivers 11.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Menominee County shows median household earnings sit near $62,108, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Keshena Primary is one of 5 public schools in Menominee County (combined enrollment of about 1,123 students).

Nearest neighbor: Kaehkenawapahtaeq, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Keshena Primary comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.1%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 12%: 446 students in 2018 compared to 394 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.