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Schools in Menominee · Menominee Indian School District

Menominee’s public schools score below almost every Wisconsin district on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Menominee’s districts is under 1%, below the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Menominee, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 84% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
3%
▼ 35 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
under 1%
▼ 38 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
0–5%
▼ 86–90 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.6K
▲ 31% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.3
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
5
964 students on the public path
In brief

Menominee’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 3% of tested students were proficient in reading and under 1% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 84% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

0–5% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin (the state reports Menominee’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $21,563 per student in FY2024, against $16,459 across Wisconsin. 42% of its revenue that year was federal (Wisconsin 11%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Menominee Indian Middle, then Menominee Indian High. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Kaehkenawapahtaeq is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Menominee’s grade

D− Test scoresD− Graduation

D−: better than 0% of Wisconsin school districts, #361 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Both inputs trail the Wisconsin average; among the 892 Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes, Menominee’s schools place at the bottom.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 0%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (892)At the bottom
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 367 test results and a graduating class of 85 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 84% of Menominee’s students in the tested grades sat them (368 in math, 366 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Menominee, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Keshena PrimaryMenominee Indian School DistrictD−
6–8Menominee Indian MiddleMenominee Indian School DistrictD−
9–12Menominee Indian HighMenominee Indian School DistrictD−

Menominee’s public schools are run by Menominee Indian School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Menominee Indian School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 994 students · 10.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$21,563WI $16,459 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading3%
State average 38.1% · 366 students tested
Mathunder 1%
State average 38.7% · 368 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 42% of the Menominee district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 11% across Wisconsin, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Menominee vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Menominee’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MenomineeD−Menominee Indian
Red Springs—Gresham
Bartelme—Bowler
WescottCShawano
Norwood—Antigo
Underhill—Gillett
PolarC−Antigo
Hutchins—Antigo PK–12 · Bowler PK–12
Evergreen—White Lake
RichmondCShawano
Wolf River—White Lake
Mountain—Suring
How—Suring

Every school in Menominee

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Menomineeby address
Keshena Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Keshena
D−
394 students8:1Rate it →
Menominee Indian Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Neopit
D−
206 students11:1Rate it →
Menominee Indian High
High · Grades 9–12 · Keshena
D−
364 students14:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Kaehkenawapahtaeq
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Keshena
Charter
30 studentsRate it →
Other public schools in Menomineerun by other districts or the state
Menominee Tribal School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Neopit
129 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Menominee’s schools

Are Menominee’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Menominee children attend score below 100% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they place at the bottom. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Menominee in?

Menominee Indian School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 994 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Menominee kids go to high school?

Menominee Indian High in Keshena, with 364 students; its own test results earn a D−.

What is Menominee’s graduation rate?

0–5% of the class of 2023 in Menominee Indian School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Menominee spend per student?

$21,563 in Menominee Indian School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.