Summary:
ZIP code 54952 in Menasha, Wisconsin contains seven public schools — five elementary, one middle, and one high school — enrolling about 3,121 students, all within the Menasha Joint School District, which is rated 333 of 432 Wisconsin districts (23rd percentile, 1 star). Most schools here score below state averages, but individual schools vary widely in rank, attendance, spending, and proficiency.
Fox Valley Virtual School is the ZIP's highest-ranked school: 442 of 1,039 schools (57th percentile, 3 stars), with the ZIP's highest single result — 90% ELA proficiency in 7th grade — and chronic absenteeism of 8.0%. Enrollment is only 90 students, so grade-level percentages swing sharply, and it reports a 4.7% dropout rate. Clovis Grove Elementary is the strongest traditional elementary, rising from the 29th to the 45th percentile (2 stars) and scoring above the district in every listed 2025-26 subject. Menasha High graduates 95.4% of students — above the state's 92.0% — but trails the state in every listed 2025-26 proficiency measure.
Elsewhere, Banta Bilingual Elementary has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the ZIP at 4.4% but uneven achievement, and Maplewood Middle is relatively stronger in math than in ELA and social studies. Gegan Elementary (highest free/reduced lunch at 70.54%, highest brick-and-mortar spending at $20,265) and Butte des Morts Elementary both rank in the 24th percentile with 1 star and low proficiency. Spending does not track outcomes: the highest spender, Fox Valley Virtual ($25,309), ranks highest, while the lowest spender, Menasha High ($14,192), has the strongest completion metrics. Keep in mind that the smallest schools' grade-level results can shift dramatically year to year.
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