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Butte des Morts Elementary

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Butte des Morts Elementary ranks 782 nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

782^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Butte des Morts Elementary is a public elementary school in Menasha, Wisconsin, serving 359 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Menasha Joint School District, which is ranked 361 out of 426 districts in the state.

Academically, Butte des Morts Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics around 40-50%, compared to the state averages of 52-55%. The school's performance has been declining over time, with proficiency rates dropping from the low 30s in 2021-2022 to the low 20s in 2022-2023 for English Language Arts. In contrast, nearby Spring Road Elementary in the Neenah Joint School District has proficiency rates in the 60-70% range.

Butte des Morts Elementary faces challenges related to its student demographics, with around 60-67% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 16-22% in recent years, may also be a contributing factor to its underperformance. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio suggests that it may have the resources to provide more targeted support and interventions to struggling students, if implemented effectively.

445

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,416

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: Recently slipping — 38th percentile in 2017 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (43% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 38th-percentile peak (2017) to 25th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg44%

Wisconsin avg54%

782^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

White (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

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

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies49%-15 vs state

Mathematics44%-10 vs state

English Language Arts41%-11 vs state

Science40%-11 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
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
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
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 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.

Is Butte des Morts Elementary a good school?

Butte des Morts Elementary ranks 782^nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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

What district is Butte des Morts Elementary in?

Menasha Joint School District

How many students attend Butte des Morts Elementary?

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

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