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What's the biggest difference between Lakeview Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEENAH JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551032002373
Lakeview Elementary
1645 S Commercial St, Neenah, WI 54956 · (920) 751-6965 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
47 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (66).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
77.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
81.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.1% | 81.7% |
| 2023-24 | 80.3% | 84.8% |
% 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
80.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Lakeview Elementary
Lakeview Elementary's state test result (80.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Elementary this school | 317 | 14.8% | 80.4% |
| Harmony Elementary Janesville | 288 | 14.9% | 78.1% |
| South Elementary Hartland | 332 | 15.4% | 74.5% |
| Westlawn Elementary Cedarburg | 297 | 14.8% | 82.4% |
| Lakeview Elementary Wind Lake | 290 | 15.5% | 79.0% |
| Lakeshore Elementary Fond du Lac | 354 | 16.1% | 84.2% |
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 Lakeview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #34 of 982 | #1 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #45 of 992 ▼ 13 | #2 of 29 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #54 of 992 ▼ 22 | #2 of 29 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #564 of 1,157 | #13 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #732 of 901 | #23 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #788 of 901 | #26 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.8% | #957 of 1,064 | #29 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #250 of 664 | #8 of 17 |
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
317
-39 (-11%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 317 | 20.4 | 15.5:1 | 15% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 22.4 | 15.4:1 | 16% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 22.8 | 17.7:1 | 15% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 22 | 16.2:1 | 10% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 24 | 16.2:1 | 10% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 11% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 18% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 23 | 17.8:1 | 11% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 357 | 22 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (388 to 317); teachers down 15% (24 to 20.4).
About Lakeview Elementary
Lakeview Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Wisconsin, located in Neenah. The school enrolls 317 students, from kindergarten through 4.
Neenah Joint School District has a total of 12 schools and 6,662 students, Lakeview Elementary among them.
Lakeview Elementary's enrollment is 91% White. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Lakeview Elementary's diversity index is 18%, against a US figure of 70%.
Lakeview Elementary counts 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.5 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin have 14.7:1, compared with 15.5:1 here. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 41% for public schools in Winnebago County.
A school with Lakeview Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 68.5%. Lakeview Elementary scores 80.4%, 11.9 points above that line.
Winnebago County census figures show that the median household income is $74,925, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Winnebago County is home to 56 public schools and about 22,271 public school students.
Coolidge Elementary is located about 1.2 miles from Lakeview Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Lakeview Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Lakeview Elementary's enrollment declined from 356 in 2020-21 to 317 in 2024-25.
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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 Neenah Joint School District
- Neenah HighHigh · 2,013 students
- Neenah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,913 students
- Horace Mann ElementaryElementary · 401 students
- Tullar ElementaryElementary · 343 students
- Coolidge ElementaryElementary · 329 students
- Spring Road ElementaryElementary · 299 students
Other schools in Neenah
- Neenah HighHigh · 2,013 students
- Neenah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,913 students
- Horace Mann ElementaryElementary · 401 students
- Tullar ElementaryElementary · 343 students
- Coolidge ElementaryElementary · 329 students
- Spring Road ElementaryElementary · 299 students
Other Lakeview Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 23 states are named Lakeview Elementary. Lakeview Elementary is the 38th largest of the 44.
- Lakeview ElementaryWind Lake, WI · 290 students
- Lakeview ElementarySouth Milwaukee, WI · 274 students
- Lakeview ElementaryWhitewater, WI · 209 students
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSAINT CLOUD, FL · 752 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolStow, OH · 745 students
Nearby schools
- Coolidge Elementary1.2 mi · 329
- Horace Mann Elementary1.5 mi · 401
- Hoover Elementary1.9 mi · 189
- ACE Alliance Charter Elementary1.9 mi · 225
- Neenah Middle School1.9 mi · 1,913
- Tullar Elementary2.3 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeview ElementaryHow large is Lakeview Elementary?
Lakeview Elementary enrolls approximately 317 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Lakeview Elementary serve?
Lakeview Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeview Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lakeview Elementary is approximately 15.5:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lakeview Elementary?
At Lakeview Elementary, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lakeview Elementary public or private?
Lakeview Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Neenah Joint School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.