Clovis Grove Elementary, Menasha WI

Original Research by School Decision on Clovis Grove Elementary

Clovis Grove Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in the Menasha Joint School District, located in Wisconsin’s Fox Cities region. Menasha itself is an older industrial city with a deep papermaking and manufacturing heritage, situated on the Fox River and Lake Winnebago. The city has seen steady population growth over recent decades and ranks in the upper quartile for population density and diversity among Wisconsin communities. The everyday texture of the area includes older industrial corridors along the river, residential streets with mature trees, and a traditional downtown core. Housing values here fall below the state average, with a home price-to-income ratio that is moderately below the national figure, making the area more accessible than many parts of Wisconsin.

The student body at Clovis Grove is diverse. White students make up the largest share, followed by smaller but notable groups of Asian, Hispanic, Black, and multiracial students. A substantial share of students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant concentration of lower-income households. This economic profile is consistent with a school serving a community with a mix of older industrial and residential areas.

On the Wisconsin Forward state assessments, Clovis Grove’s results present a mixed picture. In math, across grades three through five, the proficiency rate sits near the midpoint of the statewide typical range for a school of this type. English language arts proficiency is slightly lower, with results that are solid but not high. Fourth-grade science proficiency is a softer spot, as is fourth-grade social studies, where proficiency is a bit stronger than science but still below the math figures. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages results across all tested subjects and grades, places it in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Winnebago County. A parent may want to ask the school how it supports students in subjects where proficiency is lower, particularly in science and early literacy.

The school reports full participation in testing, which suggests that nearly all students are assessed, a sign of inclusive accountability. Enrollment is spread fairly evenly across kindergarten through fifth grade, with a prekindergarten program that points to early childhood offerings. The school draws its students from within the Menasha Joint School District, a system that includes one high school, one middle school, and a handful of elementary schools. The district itself did not present clear evidence of recent major changes such as referendums, curriculum shifts, or facility updates in publicly available information, so it is unclear what new initiatives or adjustments may be underway.

For a family considering Clovis Grove, the school offers a full elementary program in a mid-sized, diverse setting within a district that serves the broader Menasha community. The housing market in the area is more affordable than the state average, and the city’s mix of older neighborhoods and industrial heritage gives it a distinctly grounded, working-to-middle-class character. The academic profile shows room for growth, particularly in literacy and science, and a parent would want to understand how the school addresses those areas before making a decision.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 348%

School 48% · District 43% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 44% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 549%

School 49% · District 48%

▼ 3 pts below state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 342%

School 42% · District 38% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 443%

School 43% · District 41% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 547%

School 47% · District 48%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Science

Grade 436%

School 36% · District 38% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 50%

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

This schoolMenasha Joint School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income27%Higher-income71%44 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income36%Higher-income54%18 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income36%Higher-income59%23 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income31%Higher-income79%48 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income44%Higher-income61%17 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income42%Higher-income56%14 pp gap