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Banta Bilingual Elementary

Q: Is Banta Bilingual Elementary a good school?

Banta Bilingual Elementary ranks 748 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

748^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Banta Bilingual Elementary is a public elementary school in Menasha, Wisconsin, serving 173 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Menasha Joint School District, which is ranked 361 out of 426 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Banta Bilingual Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with academic performance below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools. Additionally, Banta Bilingual Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 9.9% to 21.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While Banta Bilingual Elementary's performance is generally lower than nearby schools within the Menasha Joint School District, such as Butte des Morts Elementary, Clovis Grove Elementary, and Jefferson Elementary, the school's bilingual focus may be providing some benefits to its significant population of English Language Learners and students from diverse linguistic backgrounds. However, more targeted interventions and support are likely needed to address the school's socioeconomic challenges and improve student outcomes.

184

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,600

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 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (45% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 35th-percentile peak (2022) to 28th (2025)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg44%

Wisconsin avg54%

748^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 16 pts since 2018

From bottom 12% (2018) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Menasha Joint School District

361^st of 426Menasha 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
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
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
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
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
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies61%-3 vs state

Science43%-8 vs state

English Language Arts43%-9 vs state

Mathematics41%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)					Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)					Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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 Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Banta Bilingual Elementary	Public	K-5	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%)	37.7	748^th of 1044 public elementary schools	28.4%		40.2	722^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	32.0%	26	24.0	53.6	52.9			44.0	39.3	38.9			60.7	42.9	$13,600	$729	$12,871
Butte des Morts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	33.2	782^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	25.1%		35	781^st of 1061 public elementary schools	26.4%	1	41.9	38.9	41.5			38.7	43.1	50.9			48.6	40.3	$16,416	$1,992	$14,423
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%)	48.2	614^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.2%		51.4	612^th of 1061 public elementary schools	42.3%	2	83.3	36.4	66.7	33.3	72.7	80.0	45.5	50.0	50.0	50.0	45.5	45.5
Gegan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	24.7	841^st of 1044 public elementary schools	19.4%		33.2	792^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	25.4%	49	24.1	26.9	48.2			37.9	30.8	48.2			42.3	30.8	$18,949	$1,102	$17,847
Clovis Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	38.3	744^th of 1044 public elementary schools	28.7%		48.7	636^th of 1061 public elementary schools	40.1%	108	42.0	43.3	47.1			47.8	50.8	48.6			49.3	35.8	$14,698	$1,409	$13,288
Spring Road Elementary	Public	K-4	1191 County Rd 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%)	70.4	308^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.5%		59.3	496^th of 1061 public elementary schools	53.3%	188	70.8	56.5				71.2	68.3				64.5	58.1	$14,264	$463	$13,801
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%)	19.9	874^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.3%		24.5	852^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	19.7%	22	27.0	26.5				23.7	38.2				55.9	32.4	$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	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%)	84.4	101^st of 1044 public elementary schools	90.3%		84.4	95^th of 1061 public elementary schools	91.0%	6	84.9	66.7	86.7	88.9		69.7	71.4	53.3	66.7		90.5	81.0	$8,768	$287	$8,481
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%)	44.3	666^th of 1044 public elementary schools	36.2%		38.3	746^th of 1061 public elementary schools	29.7%	80	53.8	49.3				52.7	44.3				55.7	40.9	$14,222	$796	$13,426
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%)	75	237^th of 1044 public elementary schools	77.3%		71	300^th of 1061 public elementary schools	71.7%	63	62.0	68.6				67.6	75.7				74.3	60.0	$12,901	$342	$12,559

Frequently Asked Questions about Banta Bilingual Elementary

Is Banta Bilingual Elementary a good school?

Banta Bilingual Elementary ranks 748^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Banta Bilingual Elementary?

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

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.

What district is Banta Bilingual Elementary in?

Menasha Joint School District

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