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Butte des Morts Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

789^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Butte des Morts Elementary is a PK–4 school in Menasha, Wisconsin, serving 445 students as part of the Menasha Joint School District. In 2025–2026, it ranked 789th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — the 24th percentile, with a 1-star rating — which closely mirrors its district's standing at the 23rd percentile. The school has spent most of the past decade in the bottom quartile. Its best recent years were 2021–2022 (34th percentile) and 2022–2023 (31st percentile, 2 stars); since then it has slipped back to the low-to-mid 20s.

Within the district, Clovis Grove Elementary is the most telling comparison. It enrolls almost the same number of students (448) but ranks 45th percentile with 2 stars and outperforms Butte des Morts in every subject tested in 2025–2026 — despite spending less per student and having larger classes. Gegan Elementary ranks similarly to Butte des Morts overall, though Butte des Morts posted stronger science and social studies results while Gegan did better in 3rd grade English language arts. Banta Bilingual Elementary ranks just below but has far lower chronic absenteeism. Most nearby Neenah schools — Horace Mann Elementary, Coolidge Elementary, Tullar Elementary, Spring Road Elementary, and ACE Alliance Charter Elementary — score higher, though Taft Elementary ranks lower, suggesting these challenges are regional rather than unique to one building.

Butte des Morts serves a high-poverty population: about 66% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, more than most nearby schools. Even so, it spends more per student ($17,569) and has a smaller student-teacher ratio (10.5) than several schools that outperform it, so resources alone have not translated into higher proficiency. Scores trail the state in every tested subject; social studies and science are relative strengths against the district, while 3rd grade English language arts and math are the clearest weaknesses. Chronic absenteeism improved from 20.7% in 2022–2023 to 13.6% in 2024–2025, now better than district and state averages. Effectiveness ratings for English Language Learner and special education students have run notably higher than the school's overall standing, so a single 1-star rating may not capture everything happening in classrooms.

445

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,569

Per pupil spending ?

65.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 Tayco St
Menasha, WI 54952-2797

(920) 967-1900

District: Menasha Joint School District

Students who attend Butte des Morts Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Maplewood Middle
High:	Menasha High

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

Hispanic:

21.1%

Two or more races:

12.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (43% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg55%

789^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	31.2	789 of 1039	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.2	782 of 1044	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	781 of 1061	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	739 of 1067	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	701 of 1067	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	793 of 1050	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	794 of 1037	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	795 of 1025	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.1	666 of 1071	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.2	686 of 1075	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.5	879 of 1076	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.2	913 of 1061	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	883 of 1053	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	927 of 1045	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.1	927 of 1046	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	870 of 1045	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.8	748 of 1030	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.6	785 of 1021	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.0	512 of 689	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.8	541 of 712	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.9	549 of 632	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	53.2	377 of 633	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	71 of 255	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	17 of 275	93.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	742 of 986	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	750 of 1001	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	717 of 1011	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	615 of 1010	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	654 of 1017	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	784 of 1004	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	738 of 1002	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	769 of 997	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	172 of 347	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.2	153 of 322	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	176 of 331	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	209 of 290	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	182 of 274	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	103 of 266	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	124 of 271	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	660 of 848	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.8	613 of 870	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	597 of 866	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	639 of 871	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	622 of 859	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	677 of 847	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	689 of 874	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	610 of 854	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	758 of 989	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.9	729 of 1000	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	747 of 1012	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	743 of 1011	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.7	648 of 1017	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	714 of 1003	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	786 of 1002	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	741 of 997	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	12.1	112 of 119	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	441 of 791	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.7	339 of 802	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	476 of 790	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	342 of 770	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	478 of 748	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	390 of 746	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	543 of 742	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.5	364 of 721	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	645 of 697	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	574 of 718	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	567 of 727	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	584 of 715	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	538 of 704	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	577 of 699	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	638 of 718	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	611 of 686	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+47 vs school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile~ school

White (2026)7th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)6th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies57%-8 vs state

Science44%-10 vs state

Mathematics39%-15 vs state

English Language Arts39%-14 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
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
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
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 Butte des Morts Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Butte des Morts Elementary?

Students at Butte des Morts Elementary are 57% White, 21% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Butte des Morts Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Butte des Morts Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Butte des Morts Elementary attend?

Students who attend Butte des Morts Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Maplewood Middle
High : Menasha High

Is Butte des Morts Elementary a good school?

Butte des Morts Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.1% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Butte des Morts Elementary in?

Menasha Joint School District

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