A Passion for Excellence
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NEENAH JOINT 2015-16 SCHOOL DISTRICT FACT SHEET A Passion for Excellence About Us Programs The Neenah Joint School District is w All students in grades 3-5 provided their own proudly positioned in the heart of personal iPad the Fox Valley. Serving over 6,200 w All students in grades 6-12 provided their own students, Neenah continues to be a personal Chromebook frontrunner in many areas includ- w Four-year-old kindergarten program begin- ing academics, athletics and the arts. ning in the 2015-16 school year The District is committed to a focus w Gifted and talented programs available to stu- on educational excellence for its dents at all levels, including a “Magnet” program students, professional staff and for students in grades 4-7 entire community. w Advanced Placement (AP) and college credit courses available for high school students Our District remains, above all, Accomplishments w Partnership with Fox Valley Technical College committed to learning, growing and w Every Neenah school met or exceeded expecta- (FVTC) allows high school students to earn an finding better ways to provide the tions on the 2013-14 state report cards. automotive technical diploma from FVTC fol- finest foundational life experience w High school science teacher Scott Hertting was lowing graduation w for our District’s children. Neenah is one of two Wisconsin teachers in 2015 to receive Freshman Seminar and LAUNCH program a very special place to be! the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence assists with transition to high school and re- in Mathematics and Science Teaching. quires community service projects w w Coolidge Elementary was named a Wisconsin BLAST program assists students with transi- w Neenah has the lowest class sizes Title I School of Recognition and staff were award- tion to middle school w of any Fox Valley District with an av- ed a fellowship by the Department of Public In- Character education programs offered at all erage of 21.5 students per elementary struction to study project-based learning. elementary schools w class District-wide. Classes in grades w Neenah High School received the 2013-14 Wis- At-Risk support provided at all levels, K-2 target 18-20 students with a max- consin Spirit of Excellence Award, which is award- including Velocity program at middle school and imum of 22. Grades 3-5 target 20-24 ed to one school for overall school spirit, leader- STRIVE program at high school w students per class with a maximum of ship, sportsmanship and community service. Summer school program offers both enrich- 26. Middle and high school classes are w Hoover and Spring Road Elementary Schools ment and remediation courses w also kept at minimal ranges. received Gold School Health Awards by the High school offers 22 WIAA sponsored varsity Department of Public Instruction. sports and over 50 clubs and activities w w Horace Mann Middle School is one of 250 Middle school offers nine school-sponsored schools nationwide to earn a National Healthy sports and over 30 clubs and activities w Schools Award. Suzuki music program offered to students in w Three staff members were awarded fellowships grades 2-5 to learn beginning orchestra w and two students received scholarships from the Award-winning music and drama programs Kohl Educational Foundation in 2015. put on numerous performances in school and w Students from Neenah High School organized the community w a group representing seven local high schools to Hot lunch program offered at all schools build a Habitat for Humanity Home in 2014. w Neenah received a $50,000 grant from the Wisconsin Technology Initiative to finish install- ing Smartboards in every elementary classroom District-wide. w Neenah had three individual WIAA state champions in 2014-15 and placed 12th in the Wisconsin Sports Network All-Sports standings, marking its sixth straight year in the top 12. www.neenah.k12.wi.us w 920-751-6800 w 410 S. Commercial St., Neenah WI 54956 Neenah High School 920-751-6900 w 1275 Tullar Road NEENAH JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT Grades 9-12 w 1,877 students w Neenah’s athletic teams have won 30 Shattuck Middle School WIAA state team championships, which w 920-751-6850 600 Elm Street is the most of any Fox Valley Association w Grades 7-8 1,006 students (FVA) school. The Rockets also own the most FVA championships of any school all- Horace Mann Middle School 920-751-6940 w 1021 Oak Street time, including 63 conference titles over the Grade 6 w 449 students past 10 seasons since the 2005-06 school year. Alliance Charter Elementary School 920-751-6970 w 215 E. Forest Avenue Technology Grades K-5 w 120 students w Interactive Smart Boards in every ele- mentary classroom and many secondary Clayton Elementary School classrooms w 920-751-6950 2916 W. Fairview Road w Learning systems provide virtual class- Grades K-5 w 246 students room extensions for grades PK-12 w Parent and student access to student Coolidge Elementary School 920-751-6955 w 321 Alcott Drive grades and attendance w Grades K-5 w 335 students Individual iPads for students in grades 3-5 and individual Chromebooks for w Neenah’s mill rate is the lowest of any students in grades 6-12 Hoover Elementary School Fox Valley District. The mill rate (tax on an 920-751-6960 w 950 Hunt Avenue w Classroom sets of iPads for grades PK-2 assessed home within District boundaries) Grades 4K-5 w 245 students w Full wireless access throughout every was 8.65 cents per $1,000 in 2014-15. District building Lakeview Elementary School 920-751-6965 w 1645 S. Commercial Street Facilities Grades K-5 w 374 students w Ten neighborhood elementary schools Roosevelt Elementary School within walking distance of many house- 920-751-6970 w 215 E. Forest Avenue holds Grades K-5 w 125 students w One of the state’s premier indoor facilities, the high school’s Einerson Fieldhouse seats Spring Road Elementary School 3,200 and features a six-lane indoor track 920-751-6975 w 1191 County Road II with four full basketball/volleyball courts Grades K-5 w 388 students w High school’s eight-lane pool annually hosts WIAA sectional swimming and div- Taft Elementary School ing meets, while also serving community 920-751-6980 w 133 S. Western Avenue open swim and lessons Grades 4K-5 w 198 students w Pickard Auditorium seats 1,400 for con- certs and drama productions Tullar Elementary School w High school technology wing features 920-751-6985 w 925 Tullar Road state-of-the-art classrooms for engineering, Grades K-5 w 389 students woodworking, automotives and welding w Washington Early Learning Center Separate Early Learning Center at Wash- 920-751-6990 w 220 E. Franklin Avenue ington Elementary for preschool and 4K Grades EC-4K classes Wilson Elementary School 920-751-6995 w 920 Higgins Avenue Grades 4K-5 w 315 students Like us on Facebook - Neenah High School - Downtown Campus Neenah Joint School District 920-751-6999 w 109 W. Columbian Avenue Follow us on Twitter - Transitional Education Center 920-751-6853 w 181 E. North Water Street @neenahschools www.neenah.k12.wi.us w 920-751-6800 w 410 S. Commercial St., Neenah WI 54956.