📍 328 Sixth St, Menasha, Winnebago County, 54952
Banta School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Menasha, Winnebago County. The school has 165 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Menasha Joint School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Banta School enrolls 165 students across grades K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 121 | 73% |
| White | 39 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
97 of the school's 165 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 76 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Banta School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-60, state senate district 19, state house district 57.
Banta School is one of 8 schools in Menasha Joint School District, based in Menasha, Wisconsin. The district serves 3,121 students district-wide and employs 265 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 165 students, Banta School is smaller than the district average of about 390 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize