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Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 212 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENOMINEE INDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550907001069
Keshena Primary
N530 STH 47-55, Keshena, WI 54135 · (715) 799-3828 · Menominee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
7.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 33.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
357 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 7 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Menominee Indian School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
6.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.2pp since 2023
Math
5.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6.9% | 5.9% |
| 2023-24 | 13.1% | 9.1% |
% 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
11.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Keshena Primary
Keshena Primary's state test result (11.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keshena Primary this school | 394 | 90.6% | 11.4% |
| Lac du Flambeau Elementary Lac du Flambeau | 499 | 92.4% | 26.5% |
| Menominee Tribal School Neopit | 129 | 97.7% | N/A |
| Howe Elementary Green Bay | 350 | 87.4% | 19.2% |
| Fort Howard Elementary Green Bay | 241 | 88.4% | 39.8% |
| Wilson Elementary Janesville | 256 | 92.2% | 33.3% |
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 Keshena Primary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #947 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.9% | #978 of 992 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #982 of 992 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #360 of 1,157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.9:1 | #3 of 901 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #691 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #55 of 1,064 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #404 of 664 |
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
394
-40 (-9%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
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 | 394 | 50 | 7.9:1 | 91% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 49 | 8.6:1 | 93% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 51 | 8.4:1 | 93% (398) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 48 | 9.0:1 | 94% (408) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 52 | 8.6:1 | 89% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 48 | 8.8:1 | 87% (365) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 49 | 8.1:1 | 90% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 53 | 8.8:1 | 81% (377) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 30 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keshena Primary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (446 to 394); teachers down 4% (52 to 50).
About Keshena Primary
Keshena Primary is an elementary school with a street address in Keshena, Wisconsin. The school counts 394 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 22% bigger than the 323 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Keshena Primary is part of a district of 4 schools: Menominee Indian School District, with 994 students.
Keshena Primary enrolls a student body that is 87% Native American. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Keshena Primary has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Keshena Primary counts 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 7.9 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Wisconsin, the typical ratio is 14.7:1. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Menominee County, the average is about the same, 89%.
Keshena Primary is graded F by allk12, scoring above 3% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Keshena Primary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (11.4%) and its predicted rate (22.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Menominee County show that median household income is about $62,108, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 5 public schools in Menominee County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,123.
The closest public school, Kaehkenawapahtaeq, is less than a tenth of a mile from Keshena Primary. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Keshena Primary is 5th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Keshena Primary had 434 students in 2020-21 and 394 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 9.0:1 in 2020-21 to 7.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Menominee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,252
Census ACS
Median income
$62,108
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Menominee Indian School District
- Menominee Indian HighHigh · 364 students
- Menominee Indian MiddleMiddle · 206 students
- KaehkenawapahtaeqElementary · 30 students
Other schools in Keshena
- Menominee Indian HighHigh · 364 students
- KaehkenawapahtaeqElementary · 30 students
Nearby schools
- Kaehkenawapahtaeq0.1 mi · 30
- Menominee Indian High0.2 mi · 364
- Shawano Community Middle7.3 mi · 436
- Brener Elementary7.6 mi · 389
- LEADS Primary Charter School7.6 mi · 80
- Hillcrest Primary School7.6 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About Keshena PrimaryWhat is the total enrollment at Keshena Primary?
Keshena Primary enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Keshena Primary serve?
Keshena Primary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Keshena Primary have?
Keshena Primary employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Keshena Primary?
Student demographics at Keshena Primary are roughly 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Keshena Primary?
Keshena Primary is overseen by Menominee Indian School District in Menominee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.