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Clayton Elementary

Public Grades K-4

97^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Clayton Elementary is a public elementary school located in Neenah, Wisconsin, serving students from kindergarten to 4th grade. It is part of the Neenah Joint School District, which is ranked 130 out of 426 school districts in the state.

Clayton Elementary has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 20% of Wisconsin elementary schools for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 97th out of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Students at Clayton Elementary consistently outperform the state and district averages in the Forward Exam, a standardized test used in Wisconsin, particularly in mathematics, where over 80% of students are proficient or better in both 3rd and 4th grades. The school's performance is also strong in social studies and science, with 85.71% and 80% of 4th-grade students, respectively, being proficient or better in these subjects.

Within the Neenah Joint School District, Clayton Elementary outperforms other nearby schools, such as Horace Mann Elementary and Taft Elementary, in academic performance across various subjects and grade levels. However, ACE Alliance Charter Elementary, another school in the district, also performs exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

206

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,776

Per pupil spending ?

14.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2916 W Fairview Rd
Neenah, WI 54956-9365

(920) 751-6950

District: Neenah Joint School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.0%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Asian:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 73rd percentile in 2021 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (78% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 91st (2025) from a 73rd-percentile low (2021)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg66%

Wisconsin avg55%

97^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Neenah Joint School District

130^th of 426Neenah 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	84.8	97 of 1044	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	107 of 1061	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	121 of 1067	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	177 of 1067	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	283 of 1050	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	183 of 1037	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	117 of 1025	88.6%	★★★★☆
2017	78.0	175 of 1071	83.7%	★★★★☆
2016	81.3	140 of 1075	87.0%	★★★★☆
2015	86.6	46 of 1076	95.7%	★★★★★
2014	72.5	225 of 1061	78.8%	★★★★☆
2013	72.6	211 of 1053	80.0%	★★★★☆
2012	77.5	115 of 1045	89.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.8	98 of 1046	90.6%	★★★★★
2010	68.6	306 of 1045	70.7%	★★★★☆
2009	82.7	52 of 1030	95.0%	★★★★★
2008	80.5	82 of 1021	92.0%	★★★★★
2007	77.3	127 of 689	81.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	51 of 1001	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	113 of 1011	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	196 of 1010	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	289 of 1017	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	266 of 1004	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	140 of 1002	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	108 of 997	89.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	45 of 870	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	72.8	147 of 866	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	46.5	461 of 847	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	257 of 874	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	184 of 854	78.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	142 of 1000	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	108 of 1012	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	59 of 1011	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	116 of 1017	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	300 of 1003	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	227 of 1002	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	143 of 997	85.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	8 of 802	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	2 of 790	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	16 of 770	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	33 of 748	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	60.7	214 of 746	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	92 of 742	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	109 of 721	84.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	115 of 718	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	46 of 727	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	66 of 715	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	66.8	200 of 704	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	120 of 686	82.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)99th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics86%+32 vs state

Social Studies86%+22 vs state

Science80%+29 vs state

English Language Arts64%+12 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
Clayton Elementary	Public	K-4	2916 W Fairview Rd	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6950	206	15	13.5	14.1%	175 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	84.8	97^th of 1044 public elementary schools	90.7%		83.9	107^th of 1061 public elementary schools	89.9%	10	56.5	74.3				84.8	88.6				85.7	80.0	$11,776	$299	$11,477
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
Tullar Elementary	Public	K-4	925 Tullar Rd	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6985	343	23	14.9	20.4%	283 (82.5%)	9 (2.6%)	15 (4.4%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.4%)	78.6	183^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	82.5%		79.5	170^th of 1061 public elementary schools	84.0%	13	68.5	68.9				75.3	79.7				69.9	63.0	$10,693	$294	$10,399
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Clayton Elementary

Is Clayton Elementary a good school?

Yes. Clayton Elementary ranks in the top 9.3% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Clayton Elementary in?

Neenah Joint School District

How many students attend Clayton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 206 students attended Clayton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Clayton Elementary?

Students at Clayton Elementary are 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Clayton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clayton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Neenah Middle School
High : Neenah High

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