Menominee Elementary School

Menominee Elementary School operates as a substantial elementary campus in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, operated by Oshkosh Area School District. Current enrollment sits at 573 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 77% above the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Oshkosh Area School District runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 9,582 students. Menominee Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Menominee Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Black, 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Menominee Elementary School logs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 68% of students at Menominee Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Winnebago County (around 41%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Menominee Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.7%; this one delivers 43.5%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Winnebago County) shows that median household earnings sit near $74,925, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Winnebago County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,271 students), of which Menominee Elementary School is one.

E Cook Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Menominee Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Menominee Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 35.3%.

Menominee Elementary School operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Menominee Elementary School has expanded 69%, going from 339 students in 2018 to 573 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 72% to 55% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.