📍 133 S Western Ave, Neenah, Winnebago County, 54956
Taft Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Neenah, Winnebago County. The school has 229 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Neenah Joint School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Taft Elementary enrolls 229 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 14% Two or more races and 9.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 148 | 65% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 9.2% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 9 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
140 of the school's 229 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 129 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Taft Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 55.
Taft Elementary is one of 14 schools in Neenah Joint School District, based in Neenah, Wisconsin. The district serves 6,473 students district-wide and employs 420 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 229 students, Taft Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 462 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small