Butte des Morts Elementary

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Butte des Morts Elementary is a public elementary school located in Menasha, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 336. The school is part of the Menasha Joint School District, which is ranked 364 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Butte des Morts Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and achievement gaps among student subgroups. The school's chronic absenteeism rates have risen significantly, from 6.0% in 2018-2019 to 20.7% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Jefferson Elementary (11.9%) and Gegan Elementary (28.7%). Academically, the school's performance on the Forward Exam is consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with 3rd-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts (41.3%) and Mathematics (45.65%) significantly lower than the state averages of 52.07% and 56.58%, respectively.

Despite the school's relatively low academic performance, Butte des Morts Elementary has a high per-student spending, ranging from $13,397 to $16,416 over the past three school years. This raises questions about the efficient allocation of resources and the need to ensure that spending is directly tied to improving student outcomes. When compared to nearby schools in the Menasha Joint School District and the Neenah Joint School District, Butte des Morts Elementary generally performs worse on academic measures, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of its educational practices and resource allocation to address these issues and improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 501 Tayco St
       Menasha, WI  54952-2797


(920) 967-1900

District: Menasha Joint School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
781st of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,416 Help


Students who attend Butte des Morts Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Maplewood Middle
High:    Menasha High

Student/teacher ratio:  10.2 Help
Number of students:  359

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.2%
Hispanic:
15.9%
Two or more races:
12.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.5% Help


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Compare Details Butte des Morts Elementary ranks worse than 73.6% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Menasha Joint School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.05. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Butte des Morts Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (63.2%), Hispanic (15.9%), two or more races (12.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 63.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Butte des Morts Elementary is 10.2, which is the 2nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Menasha Joint School District. (See more...)
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Compare Butte des Morts Elementary employs 35 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Butte des Morts Elementary is $16,416. 2 elementary schools in the Menasha Joint School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Butte des Morts Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Butte des Morts Elementary 781st of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Butte des Morts Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Menasha Joint School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Menasha Joint School District 364th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Butte des Morts Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Butte des Morts Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 53.25 377th 633 40.4%
2005 15.89 549th 632 13.1%
2006 37.77 541st 712 24.0%
2007 40.98 512th 689 25.7%
2008 37.59 785th 1021 23.1%
2009 41.77 748th 1030 27.4%
2010 29.80 870th 1045 16.7%
2011 23.13 927th 1046 11.4%
2012 20.00 927th 1045 11.3%
2013 26.61 883rd 1053 16.1%
2014 22.20 913th 1061 13.9%
2015 28.52 879th 1076 18.3%
2016 43.15 686th 1075 36.2%
2017 44.13 666th 1071 37.8%
2018 31.69 795th 1025 22.4%
2019 30.17 794th 1037 23.4%
2021 30.36 793rd 1050 24.5%
2022 42.27 701st 1067 34.3%
2023 37.38 739th 1067 30.7%
2024 35.05 781st 1061 26.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Butte des Morts Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 12.15 112th 119 5.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Butte des Morts Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 89.07 17th 275 93.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Butte des Morts Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.45 364th 721 49.5%
2019 29.91 543rd 742 26.8%
2021 44.73 390th 746 47.7%
2022 36.48 478th 748 36.1%
2023 50.42 342nd 770 55.6%
2024 39.50 476th 790 39.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Butte des Morts Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.54 610th 854 28.6%
2019 29.66 689th 874 21.2%
2021 27.34 677th 847 20.1%
2022 34.44 622nd 859 27.6%
2023 34.13 639th 871 26.6%
2024 38.03 597th 866 31.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Butte des Morts Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.66 769th 997 22.9%
2019 33.45 738th 1002 26.3%
2021 28.46 784th 1004 21.9%
2022 42.16 654th 1017 35.7%
2023 45.96 615th 1010 39.1%
2024 38.44 717th 1011 29.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Butte des Morts Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.95 741st 997 25.7%
2019 29.36 786th 1002 21.6%
2021 35.25 714th 1003 28.8%
2022 43.69 648th 1017 36.3%
2023 32.62 743rd 1011 26.5%
2024 32.86 747th 1012 26.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Butte des Morts Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.38 124th 271 54.2%
2019 52.69 103rd 266 61.3%
2021 33.46 182nd 274 33.6%
2023 30.06 209th 290 27.9%
2024 43.36 176th 331 46.8%
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Rank History for White students at Butte des Morts Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.82 611th 686 10.9%
2019 18.88 638th 718 11.1%
2021 26.81 577th 699 17.5%
2022 30.75 538th 704 23.6%
2023 25.58 584th 715 18.3%
2024 28.57 567th 727 22.0%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Butte des Morts Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 672 n/a 7 6 3 n/a n/a 0 688
1990 662 0 7 7 6 n/a n/a 0 682
1991 699 1 10 9 7 n/a n/a 0 726
1992 383 2 17 11 8 n/a n/a 0 421
1993 419 6 20 15 2 n/a n/a 0 462
1994 392 2 30 12 2 n/a n/a 0 438
1995 389 0 65 21 3 n/a n/a 0 478
1996 389 0 65 21 3 n/a n/a 0 478
1997 403 1 42 26 3 n/a n/a 0 475
1998 390 2 39 25 5 n/a n/a 0 461
1999 384 0 39 38 6 n/a n/a 0 467
2000 375 2 39 44 6 n/a n/a 0 466
2001 378 4 39 47 5 n/a n/a 0 473
2002 369 7 16 45 4 n/a n/a 0 441
2003 369 7 16 45 4 n/a n/a 0 441
2004 300 12 9 33 4 n/a n/a 0 358
2005 302 17 15 28 2 n/a n/a 0 364
2006 290 13 17 33 4 n/a n/a 0 357
2007 325 16 19 33 3 n/a n/a 0 396
2008 328 18 14 37 6 n/a n/a 0 403
2009 361 15 14 48 5 n/a n/a 0 443
2010 348 15 18 44 6 n/a n/a 0 431
2011 294 1 8 61 2 2 25 0 393
2012 323 10 8 80 2 3 30 0 456
2013 345 15 10 85 3 3 24 0 485
2014 315 16 12 73 3 3 27 0 449
2015 327 15 7 74 3 2 26 0 454
2016 314 12 7 74 3 0 22 0 432
2017 316 13 5 56 2 0 30 0 422
2018 309 19 10 61 0 0 30 0 429
2019 289 14 10 55 0 0 27 0 395
2020 267 18 6 52 2 0 24 0 369
2021 243 13 7 52 0 0 22 0 337
2022 205 13 5 39 1 0 22 0 285
2023 233 20 7 45 2 0 28 1 336
2024 227 17 9 57 4 0 45 0 359

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Butte des Morts Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 688 35.3 19.4 9.9
1990 682 40.6 16.7 10.7
1991 726 45.3 16.0 7.9
1992 421 23.5 17.9 8.8
1993 462 27.3 16.9 10
1994 438 25.8 17.0 8.4
1995 478 28.7 16.7 9.8
1996 478 28.7 16.7 9.8
1997 475 29.5 16.1 11.4
1998 461 29.2 15.8 11.9
1999 467 30.0 15.6 19.3
2000 466 32.3 14.4 18.2
2001 473 35.3 13.4 20.1
2002 441 34.2 12.9 22.7
2003 441 34.2 12.9 22.7
2004 358 31.2 11.5 41.6
2005 364 30.9 11.8 n/a
2006 357 28.2 12.7 n/a
2007 396 34.4 11.5 49.5
2008 403 37.4 10.8 51.6
2009 443 38.2 11.6 59.8
2010 431 38.0 11.3 62.6
2011 393 31.5 12.4 63.6
2012 456 30.4 14.9 68.6
2013 485 30.5 15.8 65.8
2014 449 35.4 12.6 64.8
2015 454 n/a n/a 67
2016 432 34.0 12.7 65
2017 422 33.2 12.6 64.5
2018 429 32.9 13.0 60.8
2019 395 34.1 11.5 66.8
2020 369 33.9 10.8 67.8
2021 337 33.8 9.9 70.6
2022 285 29.5 9.6 66
2023 336 30.0 11.2 66.7
2024 359 35.0 10.2 63.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Butte des Morts Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 688 35.3 19.4 9.9
1990 682 40.6 16.7 10.7
1991 726 45.3 16.0 7.9
1992 421 23.5 17.9 8.8
1993 462 27.3 16.9 10
1994 438 25.8 17.0 8.4
1995 478 28.7 16.7 9.8
1996 478 28.7 16.7 9.8
1997 475 29.5 16.1 11.4
1998 461 29.2 15.8 11.9
1999 467 30.0 15.6 19.3
2000 466 32.3 14.4 18.2
2001 473 35.3 13.4 20.1
2002 441 34.2 12.9 22.7
2003 441 34.2 12.9 22.7
2004 358 31.2 11.5 41.6
2005 364 30.9 11.8 n/a
2006 357 28.2 12.7 n/a
2007 396 34.4 11.5 49.5
2008 403 37.4 10.8 51.6
2009 443 38.2 11.6 59.8
2010 431 38.0 11.3 62.6
2011 393 31.5 12.4 63.6
2012 456 30.4 14.9 68.6
2013 485 30.5 15.8 65.8
2014 449 35.4 12.6 64.8
2015 454 n/a n/a 67
2016 432 34.0 12.7 65
2017 422 33.2 12.6 64.5
2018 429 32.9 13.0 60.8
2019 395 34.1 11.5 66.8
2020 369 33.9 10.8 67.8
2021 337 33.8 9.9 70.6
2022 285 29.5 9.6 66
2023 336 30.0 11.2 66.7
2024 359 35.0 10.2 63.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Butte des Morts Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $923 (6.9%) $12,473 (93.1%) $13,397
2020 $518 (3.6%) $13,814 (96.4%) $14,332
2021 $1,992 (12.1%) $14,423 (87.9%) $16,416

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Butte des Morts Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 794th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 739th of 1067 Elementary schools
 7.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Butte des Morts Elementary)18.824.1
 5.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Menasha Joint School District)24.833.7
 8.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Butte des Morts Elementary)46.955.2
 8.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Menasha Joint School District)43.948.8
 4.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Butte des Morts Elementary)20.628.6
 7.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Menasha Joint School District)31.337.3
 6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Butte des Morts Elementary)47.635.7
 11.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Menasha Joint School District)52.741.9
 10.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Butte des Morts Elementary)33.353.6
 20.2%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Menasha Joint School District)39.354.8
 15.5%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Butte des Morts Elementary)38.135.7
 2.4%
   4th Grade Science (Menasha Joint School District)46.244.7
 1.5%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Butte des Morts Elementary)2732
 5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Menasha Joint School District)34.934.7
 0.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Butte des Morts Elementary)50.852
 1.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Menasha Joint School District)50.246.3
 3.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students395336
 14.9%
African American1420
 42.9%
American Indian02
Asian107
 30%
Hispanic5545
 18.2%
Pacific Islander00
White289233
 19.4%
Two or More Races2728
 3.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients66.8%66.7%
 0.2%


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Butte des Morts Elementary ranks 781st of 1061 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 359 students attended Butte des Morts Elementary.

Students at Butte des Morts Elementary are 63% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Students who attend Butte des Morts Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Maplewood Middle
High : Menasha High


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