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Menasha High

Public Grades 9-12
311th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 431 Wisconsin High Schools
Better than 28% of Wisconsin high schools
Summary

Menasha High is a public high school in Menasha, Wisconsin, serving 1,017 students in grades 9-12. 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.

Menasha High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin high schools, with a ranking between 165 and 372 out of 391-466 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance across different student subgroups is generally below average compared to other Wisconsin high schools, ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter for various groups. Menasha High's proficiency rates in core subjects like social studies, English language arts, mathematics, and science are consistently lower than the state and district averages. The school's four-year graduation rates have fluctuated between 90.4% and 95.9%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rates have ranged from 0.7% to 1.3%, slightly higher than the state average. Menasha High has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 16.0% to 21.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Nearby schools, such as North High, Kimberly High, and Renaissance School, generally outperform Menasha High across various metrics, including statewide rankings, academic achievement, graduation rates, and student group performance. For example, Kimberly High is ranked among the top 50 high schools in Wisconsin and has significantly higher proficiency rates in core subjects compared to Menasha High. The challenges faced by Menasha High may be influenced by the socioeconomic factors of its student population and the overall performance of the Menasha Joint School District.

1,020
Students ?
16.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,102
Per pupil spending ?
50.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 420 7th St
       Menasha, WI  54952-2299

(920) 967-1800

District: Menasha Joint School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
57.9%
Hispanic:
21.7%
African American:
8.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 58th percentile in 2022 → 28th in 2025
Strengths
95% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (40% vs 46% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped from its 58th-percentile peak (2022) to 28th (2025)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg40%
Wisconsin avg46%
311th of 431
Wisconsin public high schools ?
Bottom 28%▲ up 11 pts since 2015
From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
361st 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202535.2311 of 43127.8%★☆☆☆☆
202428.1338 of 43121.6%★☆☆☆☆
202340.4254 of 41538.8%★★☆☆☆
202254.2165 of 39157.8%★★★☆☆
202117.7345 of 39011.5%★☆☆☆☆
201930.3307 of 40023.3%★☆☆☆☆
201818.0372 of 4109.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201722.5351 of 41014.4%★☆☆☆☆
201619.3366 of 40810.3%★☆☆☆☆
201535.4389 of 46616.5%★☆☆☆☆
201434.5376 of 46218.6%★☆☆☆☆
201333.7376 of 45717.7%★☆☆☆☆
201241.9351 of 45222.3%★☆☆☆☆
201148.1324 of 44527.2%★☆☆☆☆
201048.0334 of 45025.8%★☆☆☆☆
200947.4314 of 43828.3%★☆☆☆☆
200843.9330 of 43724.5%★☆☆☆☆
200744.9217 of 28122.8%★☆☆☆☆
200640.4234 of 29219.9%★☆☆☆☆
200553.6189 of 28734.1%★★☆☆☆
200438.1228 of 27517.1%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202514.750 of 5712.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202533.1275 of 35823.2%★☆☆☆☆
202427.0283 of 35319.8%★☆☆☆☆
202334.5238 of 32927.7%★☆☆☆☆
202252.4164 of 34352.2%★★★☆☆
202114.9305 of 3328.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.1296 of 34313.7%★☆☆☆☆
201811.6341 of 3553.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202528.091 of 12627.8%★☆☆☆☆
202424.193 of 11921.8%★☆☆☆☆
202336.362 of 9736.1%★★☆☆☆
202238.252 of 8639.5%★★☆☆☆
202120.360 of 6811.8%★☆☆☆☆
201912.585 of 861.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202537.3219 of 33534.6%★★☆☆☆
202430.6249 of 32623.6%★☆☆☆☆
202332.2207 of 27123.6%★☆☆☆☆
202251.8104 of 25058.4%★★★☆☆
202130.4161 of 22628.8%★☆☆☆☆
201930.7186 of 25125.9%★☆☆☆☆
201822.7221 of 25513.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202532.8274 of 38027.9%★☆☆☆☆
202425.0302 of 36517.3%★☆☆☆☆
202341.4232 of 35935.4%★★☆☆☆
202251.7155 of 34755.3%★★★☆☆
202124.1275 of 33417.7%★☆☆☆☆
201942.7203 of 35442.7%★★☆☆☆
201823.3321 of 37313.9%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202536.955 of 8132.1%★★☆☆☆
202322.348 of 5614.3%★☆☆☆☆
202221.334 of 4117.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202524.381 of 9312.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202544.8160 of 28543.9%★★☆☆☆
202434.8210 of 30030.0%★★☆☆☆
202347.0136 of 27149.8%★★★☆☆
202266.175 of 26972.1%★★★★☆
202119.3233 of 26612.4%★☆☆☆☆
201940.2157 of 26641.0%★★☆☆☆
201818.4233 of 26110.7%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)44th percentile+16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)28th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)28th percentile~ school
Female (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2025)13th percentile-15 vs school
Asian (2025)12th percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts43%-5 vs state
Social Studies40%-7 vs state
Science39%-4 vs state
Mathematics38%-4 vs state

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Menasha High ranks 311th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Menasha High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Butte des Morts Elementary
Elementary : Clovis Grove Elementary
Elementary : Gegan Elementary
Middle : Maplewood Middle

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,020 students attended Menasha High.

Students at Menasha High are 58% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.


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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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