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Banta Bilingual Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

809^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Banta Bilingual Elementary is a small PK–4 school at 328 Sixth St in Menasha, WI, enrolling 184 students in the Menasha Joint School District. Its standout strength is attendance: chronic absenteeism was 4.4% in 2024–25, the lowest among nearby schools and far below the district's 14.6% and the state's 17.3%. That rate has fallen steadily from 16.9% in 2022–23 and 9.9% in 2023–24. For comparison, chronic absenteeism was 11.9% at Clovis Grove Elementary, 12.6% at Gegan Elementary, and 13.6% at Butte des Morts Elementary — a real foundation for learning.

Test results in 2025–26 split sharply by grade. Third grade was competitive: ELA 53.33% and math 53.33%, above district rates (43.32% and 46.52%) and near state levels, similar to Clovis Grove Elementary and ahead of Gegan Elementary, Butte des Morts Elementary, Taft Elementary, and Stephen Foster Elementary Charter, though behind Coolidge Elementary, Spring Road Elementary, and ACE Alliance Charter Elementary. Fourth grade was very weak: ELA 44.44%, math 22.22%, science 22.22%, and social studies 29.63%, all far below district and state and among the lowest nearby — even compared with higher-poverty Gegan Elementary. Notably, Banta's 2024–25 fourth grade was above district in ELA, science, and social studies, so this dip is new.

Subgroup results show the biggest equity concern: low-income students ranked in the 11th percentile (1 star) in 2025 and the 23rd percentile (1 star) in 2024 and 2023 — critical, since 62.5% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school's Hispanic student subgroup reached the 65th percentile (3 stars) in 2024, and English language learners hit the 57th percentile (3 stars) that year before slipping to the 34th percentile in 2025. Overall, Banta ranks 809th of 1,039 (22nd percentile, 1 star), down from the 33rd–35th percentile in 2021–2023. Spending is $18,439 per student with a 10.8 student-teacher ratio — more generous than most nearby schools, yet Banta trails Clovis Grove Elementary and Fox Valley Virtual School.

184

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,439

Per pupil spending ?

62.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

328 Sixth St
Menasha, WI 54952

(920) 967-1880

District: Menasha Joint School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.1%

White:

20.7%

African American:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 35th percentile in 2022 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (38% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 35th-percentile peak (2022) to 22nd (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg55%

809^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 10 pts since 2018

From bottom 12% (2018) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Menasha Joint School District

333^rd of 432Menasha Joint School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	809 of 1039	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.7	748 of 1044	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	722 of 1061	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	710 of 1067	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	689 of 1067	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	843 of 1050	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	885 of 1037	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	899 of 1025	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	162 of 245	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.5	110 of 255	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	161 of 269	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	158 of 249	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	136 of 248	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	96 of 222	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.9	163 of 275	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	208 of 287	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	743 of 986	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.9	491 of 1001	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	656 of 1011	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	560 of 1010	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	509 of 1017	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.7	824 of 1004	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	854 of 1002	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	834 of 997	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	113 of 322	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	142 of 331	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.3	208 of 290	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	214 of 296	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	209 of 266	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	757 of 848	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	670 of 870	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	663 of 866	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	767 of 871	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	738 of 859	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	702 of 847	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	792 of 874	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	802 of 854	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	797 of 989	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	828 of 1000	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	730 of 1012	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	801 of 1011	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	711 of 1017	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	720 of 1003	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	835 of 1002	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	900 of 997	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	479 of 791	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	76.7	115 of 715	83.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2023)84th percentile+50 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)34th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%-4 vs state

Mathematics39%-15 vs state

Social Studies30%-36 vs state

Science22%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Banta Bilingual Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	328 Sixth St	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1880	184	17	10.8	62.5%	38 (20.7%)	3 (1.6%)	140 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	28.5	809^th of 1039 public elementary schools	22.1%		37.7	748^th of 1044 public elementary schools	28.4%	61	53.3	44.4					53.3	22.2					29.6		22.2		$18,439	$975	$17,464
Butte des Morts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	501 Tayco St	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1900	445	42	10.5	65.8%	254 (57.1%)	24 (5.4%)	94 (21.1%)	13 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.8%)	31.2	789^th of 1039 public elementary schools	24.1%		33.2	782^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	25.1%	7	30.4	46.0					39.3	38.7					57.1		43.6		$17,569	$944	$16,625
Fox Valley Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	100 Main Street	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(920) 967-1421	90	9	9.8	60.0%	57 (63.3%)	3 (3.3%)	16 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.0%)	60.4	442^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	57.5%		48.2	614^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.2%	172		66.7	46.7	78.6	90.0	70.0		50.0	53.3	57.1	66.7	40.0	66.7	70.0	50.0	50.0	$25,309	$6,621	$18,688
Gegan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	675 W Airport Rd	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1360	258	27	9.6	70.5%	120 (46.5%)	45 (17.4%)	43 (16.7%)	13 (5.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.6%)	30.6	794^th of 1039 public elementary schools	23.6%		24.7	841^st of 1044 public elementary schools	19.4%	47	40.0	48.4					40.0	38.7					54.8		32.3		$20,265	$951	$19,314
Clovis Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	974 9th St	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1950	448	38	11.9	56.5%	235 (52.5%)	48 (10.7%)	57 (12.7%)	57 (12.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.9%)	51.3	572^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	44.9%		38.3	744^th of 1044 public elementary schools	28.7%	172	52.5	53.6					52.5	53.6					63.8		50.7		$15,936	$758	$15,178
Spring Road Elementary	Public	K-4	1191 County Highway Road II	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 751-6975	299	22	13.4	36.5%	224 (74.9%)	11 (3.7%)	37 (12.4%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	69.3	324^th of 1039 public elementary schools	68.8%		70.4	308^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.5%	16	54.6	62.9					79.6	61.4					72.9		62.9		$14,156	$780	$13,376
Taft Elementary	Public	K-4	133 S Western Ave	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 751-6980	179	15	12.0	59.2%	116 (64.8%)	11 (6.1%)	23 (12.8%)	5 (2.8%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.7%)	19.8	863^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	16.9%		19.9	874^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.3%	11	25.6	27.0					46.2	32.4					46.0		29.7		$15,270	$1,417	$13,853
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	225	12	18.0	9.3%	196 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	82.8	120^th of 1039 public elementary schools	88.5%		84.4	101^st of 1044 public elementary schools	90.3%	19	82.8	82.1	85.7	92.3			69.0	64.3	47.6	61.5			89.3		78.6		$11,396	$703	$10,693
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-4	1021 Oak Street	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 751-6995	401	30	13.4	50.1%	303 (75.6%)	11 (2.7%)	41 (10.2%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.7%)	53.3	554^th of 1039 public elementary schools	46.7%		44.3	666^th of 1044 public elementary schools	36.2%	112	48.5	50.0					57.6	55.7					68.2		53.4		$14,052	$1,046	$13,006
Coolidge Elementary	Public	K-4	321 Alcott Dr	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 751-6955	329	26	12.8	39.5%	222 (67.5%)	25 (7.6%)	30 (9.1%)	19 (5.8%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.2%)	71.5	296^th of 1039 public elementary schools	71.5%		75	237^th of 1044 public elementary schools	77.3%	59	60.7	66.2					67.2	66.2					75.4		61.5		$13,658	$746	$12,912

Frequently Asked Questions about Banta Bilingual Elementary

What district is Banta Bilingual Elementary in?

Menasha Joint School District

What is the racial makeup of Banta Bilingual Elementary?

Students at Banta Bilingual Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 21% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Banta Bilingual Elementary a good school?

Banta Bilingual Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Banta Bilingual Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 184 students attended Banta Bilingual Elementary.

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