Neenah High

Summary:

Neenah High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Neenah, Wisconsin, with a total enrollment of 1,943 students. It is part of the Neenah Joint School District, which is ranked 140 out of 428 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Neenah High has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Wisconsin, with a current statewide ranking of 56 out of 431 schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Neenah High excels in academic performance, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in standardized test scores, particularly in Social Studies, English Language Arts, and Mathematics. The school also maintains an impressive four-year graduation rate, ranging from 92.2% to 97.3% over the past five years, significantly exceeding the state and district averages. Additionally, Neenah High has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.1% to 1.0% over the past five years, which are significantly lower than the state and district averages. The school also performs well across various student subgroups, ranking 41st out of 365 Wisconsin high schools for male students and 17th out of 119 high schools for Hispanic students.

While Neenah High is a high-performing school, it has experienced a higher rate of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.2% to 24.5% over the past five years, which is an area the school may want to address. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a higher socioeconomic status compared to some nearby schools. When comparing Neenah High to other schools in the area, Renaissance School, a public charter high school in the Appleton Area School District, consistently outperforms Neenah High and the state in academic proficiency, while Appleton Technical Academy and West High, also in the Appleton Area School District, have lower academic proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism compared to Neenah High.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 500 Rocket Way
       Neenah, WI  54956


(920) 751-6900

District: Neenah Joint School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
56th of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,868 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  1,943

Racial breakdown:

White:
81.0%
Hispanic:
9.0%
Two or more races:
3.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  27.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Neenah High ranks better than 87% of high schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.04. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Neenah High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (81%), Hispanic (9%), two or more races (3.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 27.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Neenah High is 16.8. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Neenah High is $10,868.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Neenah High:

SchoolDigger ranks Neenah High 56th of 431 Wisconsin public high schools. (See Neenah High in the ranking list.)

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Neenah Joint School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Neenah Joint School District 140th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Neenah High

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Rank History for all students at Neenah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 54.23 169th 275 38.5%
2005 59.27 151st 287 47.4%
2006 51.09 203rd 292 30.5%
2007 61.71 157th 281 44.1%
2008 55.96 247th 437 43.5%
2009 48.58 308th 438 29.7%
2010 59.57 233rd 450 48.2%
2011 60.67 218th 445 51.0%
2012 56.89 255th 452 43.6%
2013 62.46 163rd 457 64.3%
2014 72.33 110th 462 76.2%
2015 50.77 306th 466 34.3%
2016 61.17 137th 408 66.4%
2017 66.75 110th 410 73.2%
2018 68.01 100th 410 75.6%
2019 64.17 122nd 400 69.5%
2021 83.07 46th 390 88.2%
2022 77.30 61st 391 84.4%
2023 77.01 67th 415 83.9%
2024 80.04 56th 431 87.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Neenah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.27 22nd 37 40.5%
2022 25.58 31st 41 24.4%
2023 60.81 16th 56 71.4%
2024 59.64 25th 71 64.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Neenah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 53.06 38th 95 60.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Neenah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.29 190th 255 25.5%
2019 30.97 183rd 251 27.1%
2021 56.05 87th 226 61.5%
2022 46.14 133rd 250 46.8%
2023 63.55 67th 271 75.3%
2024 65.05 86th 326 73.6%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Neenah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.83 111th 355 68.7%
2019 62.59 110th 343 67.9%
2021 71.40 79th 332 76.2%
2022 63.20 121st 343 64.7%
2023 73.14 66th 329 79.9%
2024 73.04 74th 353 79.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Neenah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 56.30 12th 29 58.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Neenah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.55 100th 373 73.2%
2019 58.61 129th 354 63.6%
2021 86.22 30th 334 91.0%
2022 82.66 33rd 347 90.5%
2023 74.69 60th 359 83.3%
2024 82.57 41st 365 88.8%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Neenah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.81 32nd 51 37.3%
2019 37.44 26th 44 40.9%
2021 65.45 16th 44 63.6%
2023 19.69 41st 50 18.0%
2024 60.28 18th 51 64.7%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Neenah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.57 40th 76 47.4%
2019 38.79 54th 86 37.2%
2021 66.37 21st 68 69.1%
2022 65.12 25th 86 70.9%
2023 56.12 37th 97 61.9%
2024 81.08 17th 119 85.7%
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Rank History for White students at Neenah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.19 79th 261 69.7%
2019 59.56 84th 266 68.4%
2021 78.94 43rd 266 83.8%
2022 74.84 44th 269 83.6%
2023 77.05 48th 271 82.3%
2024 77.40 46th 300 84.7%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Reviews:
by a parent
Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Open Quote Can't wait until my children leave NHS. Most teachers are dedicated. However, administration acts like the students (Video of Assistant principal flipping off camera with principal). Downtown administration finds this behavior acceptable. Cliques, bullying and high suicide rate are all a major problem. Much nicer and newer schools to go to in the valley. Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Open Quote I have to admit my experience at Neenah Highschool is dated but when I attended (Class of 84)the opertunities and facilities available at this school were better then some colleges. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Neenah High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 1251 3 21 12 8 n/a n/a 0 1295
1990 1177 7 25 4 10 n/a n/a 0 1223
1991 1176 4 25 5 7 n/a n/a 0 1217
1992 1218 8 22 6 10 n/a n/a 0 1264
1993 1231 9 12 20 9 n/a n/a 0 1281
1994 1326 11 18 16 7 n/a n/a 0 1378
1995 1900 5 31 21 13 n/a n/a 0 1970
1996 1900 5 31 21 13 n/a n/a 0 1970
1997 1931 9 34 18 9 n/a n/a 0 2001
1998 1945 8 34 21 12 n/a n/a 0 2020
1999 1989 6 41 22 10 n/a n/a 0 2068
2000 2091 6 30 13 4 n/a n/a 0 2144
2001 2100 15 30 31 6 n/a n/a 0 2182
2002 2094 24 45 46 12 n/a n/a 0 2221
2003 2094 24 45 46 12 n/a n/a 0 2221
2004 2052 19 44 41 11 n/a n/a 0 2167
2005 1978 31 44 44 16 n/a n/a 0 2113
2006 2027 34 34 45 16 n/a n/a 0 2156
2007 1976 38 54 55 16 n/a n/a 0 2139
2008 1980 42 58 55 25 n/a n/a 0 2160
2009 1942 40 49 67 17 n/a n/a 0 2115
2010 1930 43 53 83 15 n/a n/a 0 2124
2011 1919 49 51 86 15 0 9 0 2129
2012 1851 48 49 93 12 0 15 0 2068
2013 1781 46 60 109 13 2 16 0 2027
2014 1707 46 63 112 14 2 16 0 1960
2015 1652 43 52 110 10 2 25 0 1894
2016 1706 42 53 116 11 3 30 0 1961
2017 1743 46 48 123 11 3 32 0 2006
2018 1753 44 46 139 11 3 29 0 2025
2019 1764 44 54 152 11 2 30 0 2057
2020 1702 44 48 159 12 0 56 0 2021
2021 1670 42 52 169 10 0 60 0 2003
2022 1641 53 64 171 7 1 65 0 2002
2023 1574 52 64 174 8 2 69 0 1943

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Neenah High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1295 69.4 18.6 5.1
1990 1223 71.7 17.0 5.2
1991 1217 73.3 16.6 6.7
1992 1264 73.0 17.3 8.6
1993 1281 73.9 17.3 7.3
1994 1378 73.4 18.8 7.5
1995 1970 108.6 18.1 6.3
1996 1970 108.6 18.1 6.3
1997 2001 114.0 17.6 6.5
1998 2020 115.1 17.5 7.6
1999 2068 119.0 17.4 11.8
2000 2144 126.0 17.0 11.3
2001 2182 126.7 17.2 11.2
2002 2221 128.9 17.2 9.3
2003 2221 128.9 17.2 9.3
2004 2167 120.5 18.0 9.6
2005 2113 121.0 17.5 n/a
2006 2156 127.5 16.9 n/a
2007 2139 124.0 17.3 14.4
2008 2160 127.5 16.9 16.6
2009 2115 126.0 16.8 18.7
2010 2124 121.5 17.4 20.4
2011 2129 120.2 17.7 22.7
2012 2068 111.7 18.5 22.6
2013 2027 122.4 16.5 24.7
2014 1960 118.4 16.5 27.3
2015 1894 n/a n/a 25.8
2016 1961 115.0 17.0 24.4
2017 2006 115.5 17.3 20.8
2018 2025 115.8 17.4 21.7
2019 2057 117.8 17.4 24.3
2020 2021 113.7 17.7 25
2021 2003 115.7 17.3 29.2
2022 2002 116.1 17.2 24.5
2023 1943 115.2 16.8 27.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Neenah High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1295 69.4 18.6 5.1
1990 1223 71.7 17.0 5.2
1991 1217 73.3 16.6 6.7
1992 1264 73.0 17.3 8.6
1993 1281 73.9 17.3 7.3
1994 1378 73.4 18.8 7.5
1995 1970 108.6 18.1 6.3
1996 1970 108.6 18.1 6.3
1997 2001 114.0 17.6 6.5
1998 2020 115.1 17.5 7.6
1999 2068 119.0 17.4 11.8
2000 2144 126.0 17.0 11.3
2001 2182 126.7 17.2 11.2
2002 2221 128.9 17.2 9.3
2003 2221 128.9 17.2 9.3
2004 2167 120.5 18.0 9.6
2005 2113 121.0 17.5 n/a
2006 2156 127.5 16.9 n/a
2007 2139 124.0 17.3 14.4
2008 2160 127.5 16.9 16.6
2009 2115 126.0 16.8 18.7
2010 2124 121.5 17.4 20.4
2011 2129 120.2 17.7 22.7
2012 2068 111.7 18.5 22.6
2013 2027 122.4 16.5 24.7
2014 1960 118.4 16.5 27.3
2015 1894 n/a n/a 25.8
2016 1961 115.0 17.0 24.4
2017 2006 115.5 17.3 20.8
2018 2025 115.8 17.4 21.7
2019 2057 117.8 17.4 24.3
2020 2021 113.7 17.7 25
2021 2003 115.7 17.3 29.2
2022 2002 116.1 17.2 24.5
2023 1943 115.2 16.8 27.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Neenah High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $256 (2.4%) $10,554 (97.6%) $10,809
2020 $211 (2.0%) $10,553 (98.0%) $10,763
2021 $291 (2.7%) $10,577 (97.3%) $10,868

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Neenah High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 122nd of 400 High schoolsRanks 67th of 415 High schools
 14.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade Social Studies (Neenah High)51.157.3
 6.2%
   10th Grade Social Studies (Neenah Joint School District)51.157.3
 6.2%
   10th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)45.947.2
 1.3%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Neenah High)47.257.8
 10.6%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Neenah Joint School District)47.257.8
 10.6%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)38.841.4
 2.6%
10th Grade Mathematics (Neenah High)35.741.1
 5.4%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Neenah Joint School District)35.741.1
 5.4%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)30.829.4
 1.3%
10th Grade Science (Neenah High)37.139.8
 2.7%
   10th Grade Science (Neenah Joint School District)37.139.8
 2.7%
   10th Grade Science (Wisconsin)32.731.7
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students20571943
 5.5%
African American4452
 18.2%
American Indian118
 27.3%
Asian5464
 18.5%
Hispanic152174
 14.5%
Pacific Islander22
White17641574
 10.8%
Two or More Races3069
 130%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients24.3%27.5%
 3.2%


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Neenah High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clayton Elementary
Elementary : Coolidge Elementary
Elementary : Hoover Elementary
Elementary : Horace Mann Elementary
Elementary : Lakeview Elementary
Elementary : Spring Road Elementary
Elementary : Taft Elementary
Elementary : Tullar Elementary
Middle : Neenah Middle School

Neenah High ranks 56th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Neenah High are 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,943 students attended Neenah High.


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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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