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Clayton Elementary

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Clayton Elementary ranks 271 st of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Clayton Elementary is a K–4 school in Neenah, WI, serving 206 students in the Neenah Joint School District.

Academically, Clayton is strong overall. On 2025-26 Forward Exam results, 4th-grade math proficiency was 82.61%—the highest among same-district peers—and 4th-grade social studies was 86.96%, second only to ACE Alliance Charter Elementary (89.29%) and well above Tullar Elementary (78.67%), Spring Road Elementary (72.86%), Horace Mann Elementary (68.18%), and Taft Elementary (45.95%). Fourth-grade science was 67.39%, above district and state but behind ACE and Tullar. The main soft spot is 4th-grade ELA at 50.0%, below district and state and below ACE, Tullar, and Spring Road. Third-grade ELA (58.7%) and math (67.39%) were above district and state but below ACE in ELA and below Spring Road in math. Among same-district peers, it sits in the stronger cluster with ACE and Tullar; Horace Mann and Taft are much lower-performing and have much higher poverty and absenteeism.

The school’s most distinctive strength is attendance. Its 2024-25 chronic absenteeism rate was just 1.9%, compared with 13.1% for the district and 17.3% statewide, and it is the lowest among nearby schools: ACE Alliance Charter Elementary 4.8%, Tullar Elementary 5.2%, Spring Road Elementary 6.0%, Taft Elementary 12.6%, and Horace Mann Elementary 15.6%. The school also stands out for subgroup effectiveness, especially special education, where it ranked 74th of 791 (91st percentile) in 2025-26, 8th of 802 (99th) in 2024-25, and 2nd of 790 (100th) in 2023-24. Low-income students also performed well above average. The school’s overall rank was 271st of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools (74th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025-26, down from 5-star, top-decile results in the prior two years. With 14.08% free/reduced lunch, $13,248 per-student spending, and a 13.5 student-teacher ratio, it remains a high-functioning, low-poverty, low-absenteeism school; the latest rank dip is modest but worth watching, and historical test comparisons should account for a grade-span change in 2022-23.

206

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,248

Per pupil spending ?

14.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

≥ 95%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

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: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (69% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg66%

Wisconsin avg55%

271^st of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Neenah Joint School District

139^th of 432Neenah 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	73.0	271 of 1039	73.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	81.7	118 of 986	88.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	67.5	200 of 848	76.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	67.2	327 of 989	66.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	82.0	74 of 791	90.6%	★★★★★
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
2026	70.1	189 of 697	72.9%	★★★★☆
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 (2026)91st percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)88th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile~ school

White (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)67th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies87%+21 vs state

Mathematics75%+21 vs state

Science67%+14 vs state

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

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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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	73	271^st of 1039 public elementary schools	73.9%		84.8	97^th of 1044 public elementary schools	90.7%	174	58.7	50.0					67.4	82.6					87.0		67.4		≥ 95%		$13,248	$327	$12,921
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		88%		$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		87%		$15,270	$1,417	$13,853
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%)	79.1	175^th of 1039 public elementary schools	83.2%		78.6	183^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	82.5%	8	65.7	69.3					70.0	70.7					78.7		74.7		≥ 95%		$12,901	$327	$12,573
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		85%		$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
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
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
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		90%		$14,052	$1,046	$13,006

Frequently Asked Questions about Clayton Elementary

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

Is Clayton Elementary a good school?

Clayton Elementary ranks 271^st of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Clayton Elementary?

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

How many students attend Clayton Elementary?

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

What district is Clayton Elementary in?

Neenah Joint School District

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