Best Public Schools in Neenah, WI

Summary:

The Neenah, Wisconsin area is home to 11 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the Neenah Joint School District. The district is ranked 140 out of 428 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out as top performers. Lakeview Elementary is ranked 32nd out of 1,061 Wisconsin elementary schools and has a 5-star rating, with over 80% of students proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Clayton Elementary is ranked 107th and also has a 5-star rating, with over 75% proficiency in core subjects. The public charter school, ACE Alliance Charter Elementary, ranks 95th and has a 5-star rating, with particularly high performance in English Language Arts.

The district's high school, Neenah High, is a strong performer, with a 96.1% four-year graduation rate, a low 0.9% dropout rate, and excellent test scores that are well above the state average. However, the district as a whole has a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, with significant differences in test scores, chronic absenteeism rates, and socioeconomic factors like free/reduced lunch rates across the schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ACT English Language Arts (2024)	ACT Mathematics (2024)	ACT Science (2024)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2024)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2024)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2024)			Forward Exam Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Coolidge Elementary	Public	K-4	321 Alcott Dr	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 751-6955	349	26	13.5	39.3%	278 (79.7%)	20 (5.7%)	23 (6.6%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	71	300^th of 1061 public elementary schools	71.7%		69.8	297^th of 1067 public elementary schools	72.2%	3				73.7	61.7					77.6	65.0					68.3			55.0		$12,901	$342	$12,559
Hoover Elementary	Public	K-4	950 Hunt Ave	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 751-6960	236	19	12.7	64.8%	135 (57.2%)	11 (4.7%)	41 (17.4%)	16 (6.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	30 (12.7%)	46.7	659^th of 1061 public elementary schools	37.9%		28.7	827^th of 1067 public elementary schools	22.5%	168				51.5	56.7					57.6	50.0					53.3			43.3		$16,428	$1,711	$14,717
Neenah High	Public	9-12	500 Rocket Way	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6900	1,943	115	16.8	27.5%	1,574 (81.0%)	52 (2.7%)	174 (9.0%)	64 (3.3%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	69 (3.6%)	80	56^th of 431 public high schools	87.0%		77	67^th of 415 public high schools	83.9%	11	61.3	58.6	58.9															53.0			$10,868	$291	$10,577
Tullar Elementary	Public	K-4	925 Tullar Rd	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6985	392	25	15.7	17.6%	351 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.8%)	79.5	170^th of 1061 public elementary schools	84.0%		86.6	80^th of 1067 public elementary schools	92.5%	90				61.3	64.9					78.7	89.5					75.4			70.2		$10,693	$294	$10,399
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-4	1021 Oak Street	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 751-6995	267	20	13.3	57.3%	210 (78.7%)	11 (4.1%)	17 (6.4%)	7 (2.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	38.3	746^th of 1061 public elementary schools	29.7%		41	700^th of 1067 public elementary schools	34.4%	46				47.3	38.8					58.2	47.8					47.8			47.8		$14,222	$796	$13,426
Neenah Middle School	Public	4-8	1275 Tullar Rd	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6850	978	64	15.2	31.5%	800 (81.8%)	22 (2.2%)	70 (7.2%)	40 (4.1%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.8%)	69.2	185^th of 641 public middle schools	71.1%		75.2	116^th of 640 public middle schools	81.9%	69					100.0	57.1	62.1	56.8	59.3		100.0	65.0	67.4	57.0	61.8	100.0	72.0		100.0	62.0	$10,942	$295	$10,647
Taft Elementary	Public	K-4	133 S Western Ave	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 751-6980	229	20	11.3	61.1%	148 (64.6%)	17 (7.4%)	21 (9.2%)	9 (3.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.5%)	24.5	852^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	19.7%		20.5	886^th of 1067 public elementary schools	17.0%	34				20.0	43.5					28.6	47.8					47.8			47.8		$16,788	$1,219	$15,569
ACE Alliance Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	920 Higgins Ave	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 751-6995	121	6	18.9	9.1%	108 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	84.4	95^th of 1061 public elementary schools	91.0%		92.2	25^th of 1067 public elementary schools	97.7%	70				82.6	94.4	84.2	85.7			60.9	77.8	57.9	71.4			88.9			83.3		$8,768	$287	$8,481
Spring Road Elementary	Public	K-4	1191 County Road II	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 751-6975	359	25	14.1	34.0%	291 (81.1%)	3 (0.8%)	35 (9.7%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	59.3	496^th of 1061 public elementary schools	53.3%		69.1	315^th of 1067 public elementary schools	70.5%	181				58.7	54.6					71.4	53.6					64.3			51.8		$14,264	$463	$13,801
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-4	1645 S Commercial St	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6965	405	23	17.7	15.1%	376 (92.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	90.4	32^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	97.0%		89.8	47^th of 1067 public elementary schools	95.6%	15				79.7	82.1					82.8	88.1					83.6			79.1		$9,375	$292	$9,083
Clayton Elementary	Public	K-4	2916 W Fairview Rd	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6950	251	18	14.2	13.1%	217 (86.5%)	4 (1.6%)	11 (4.4%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	83.9	107^th of 1061 public elementary schools	89.9%		83.5	121^st of 1067 public elementary schools	88.7%	14				66.7	75.8					76.9	87.9					75.8			75.8		$11,776	$299	$11,477

Cities Near Neenah

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Menasha	2.14 mi	8	350^th
Appleton	5.42 mi	40	238^th
Winnebago	7.27 mi	4
Greenville	7.88 mi	4	61^st
Oshkosh	8.42 mi	22	337^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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