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Best Public Schools in Manitowoc County, WI

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Schools

9,853

Students

Districts

Top rankedKiel Middle78^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools

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Biggest riser

Schultz Elementary up 200 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Riverview Elementary 8.8 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)			Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kiel High	Public	9-12	210 Raider Hts	Kiel	53042	Manitowoc County	Kiel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 894-2263	375	25	14.9	18.7%	339 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	69.4	102^nd of 431 public high schools	76.3%		65	130^th of 431 public high schools	69.8%	28	58.7	57.3	54.7															47.0			$13,323	$312	$13,012
Kiel Middle	Public	5-8	502 Paine St	Kiel	53042	Manitowoc County	Kiel Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 894-2264	338	26	13.1	18.9%	305 (90.2%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	81.2	78^th of 628 public middle schools	87.6%		76	115^th of 641 public middle schools	82.1%	37						72.6	70.0	58.1	81.0			82.2	74.4	59.3	83.5		81.0			78.5	$11,843	$261	$11,583
Zielanis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1010 Adams St	Kiel	53042	Manitowoc County	Kiel Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 894-2265	412	31	13.1	23.5%	374 (90.8%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (4.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	72.1	286^th of 1044 public elementary schools	72.6%		75.8	222^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	79.1%	64				66.7	67.6					60.0	58.1					78.4			63.5		$11,002	$224	$10,779
Kiel eSchool	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	416 Paine St	Kiel	53042	Manitowoc County	Kiel Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 894-2266	63	4	16.6	30.2%	53 (84.1%)	3 (4.8%)	6 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$10,436	$239	$10,198
Between the Lakes Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	416 Paine St	Kiel	53042	Manitowoc County	Kiel Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 894-5169	111	3	32.9	2.7%	88 (79.3%)	4 (3.6%)	12 (10.8%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)								(n/a)									50.0						50.0		100.0			100.0	$9,076	$190	$8,887
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	800 S 35th St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 663-9510	356	34	10.5	64.6%	180 (50.6%)	16 (4.5%)	70 (19.7%)	55 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.8%)	40	730^th of 1044 public elementary schools	30.1%		31.5	803^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	24.3%	73				40.0	45.7	33.9				44.0	56.5	44.1				60.9			50.0		$14,710	$1,207	$13,504
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 N 18th St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 663-9520	336	27	12.3	41.4%	221 (65.8%)	5 (1.5%)	54 (16.1%)	23 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.5%)	42.3	692^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	33.7%		36.1	771^st of 1061 public elementary schools	27.3%	79				44.2	49.2	42.7				42.3	60.3	30.9				62.9			47.6		$11,939	$868	$11,071
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1415 Division St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 663-9530	344	34	10.2	73.0%	132 (38.4%)	9 (2.6%)	109 (31.7%)	60 (17.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.0%)	11.5	933^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	10.6%		11.2	942^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	11.2%	9				28.8	22.8	28.3				30.3	21.1	22.6				31.6			19.3		$13,815	$1,423	$12,393
Lincoln High	Public	9-12	1433 S 8th St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 663-9600	1,385	96	14.4	43.4%	864 (62.4%)	57 (4.1%)	238 (17.2%)	122 (8.8%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (6.7%)	21.9	369^th of 431 public high schools	14.4%		28.3	336^th of 431 public high schools	22.0%	33	36.3	30.8	33.9															36.1			$11,513	$473	$11,040
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	701 N 4th St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 663-9540	202	21	9.6	64.9%	120 (59.4%)	11 (5.4%)	43 (21.3%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.9%)	35.7	761^st of 1044 public elementary schools	27.1%		29.7	815^th of 1061 public elementary schools	23.2%	54				52.6	40.9	42.9				34.2	31.8	35.7				59.1			50.0		$14,520	$1,351	$13,169
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	2502 S 14th St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 663-9550	232	23	10.0	55.2%	133 (57.3%)	20 (8.6%)	31 (13.4%)	21 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.6%)	21.7	860^th of 1044 public elementary schools	17.6%		30.3	811^th of 1061 public elementary schools	23.6%	49				29.8	34.1	35.0				17.0	29.6	40.0				52.3			36.4		$13,476	$855	$12,620
Riverview Elementary	Public	K-5	4400 Michigan Ave	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 663-9500	257	29	8.8	44.7%	174 (67.7%)	1 (0.4%)	42 (16.3%)	24 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.8%)	57.2	496^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.5%		50.7	620^th of 1061 public elementary schools	41.6%	124				52.2	46.4	53.5				52.2	57.1	53.5				75.0			64.3		$17,342	$681	$16,661
Washington Middle	Public	6-8	2101 Division St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 663-9570	566	46	12.3	62.4%	266 (47.0%)	30 (5.3%)	132 (23.3%)	76 (13.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.1%)	24.3	499^th of 628 public middle schools	20.5%		17.8	549^th of 641 public middle schools	14.4%	50							30.4	36.9	39.2				26.5	42.9	39.1		44.1			36.7	$13,199	$939	$12,260
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1200 N 9th St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 663-9580	478	41	11.7	38.9%	339 (70.9%)	11 (2.3%)	74 (15.5%)	20 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)	44.6	395^th of 628 public middle schools	37.1%		41.5	418^th of 641 public middle schools	34.8%	23							46.3	43.4	53.5				43.8	47.4	54.2		62.7			43.7	$13,018	$660	$12,358
McKinley Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	1002 E Cedar Ave	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 686-4700	59	11	5.4	69.5%	37 (62.7%)	5 (8.5%)	10 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.5%)								(n/a)																					$36,870	$1,437	$35,433
Mishicot High	Public	9-12	660 Washington St	Mishicot	54228	Manitowoc County	Mishicot School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 755-3281	274	21	13.2	24.1%	251 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	66.3	126^th of 431 public high schools	70.8%		67	117^th of 431 public high schools	72.9%	9	52.8	52.8	51.4															55.4			$12,881	$731	$12,150
Mishicot Middle	Public	6-8	660 Washington St	Mishicot	54228	Manitowoc County	Mishicot School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 755-2808	216	14	15.4	28.7%	204 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76.7	112^th of 628 public middle schools	82.2%		64.9	222^nd of 641 public middle schools	65.4%	110							68.2	60.6	71.6				65.2	64.8	82.4		67.6			68.9	$12,270	$783	$11,487
Schultz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Woodlawn Dr	Mishicot	54228	Manitowoc County	Mishicot School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 755-2041	455	28	16.1	27.9%	429 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	58.7	482^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	53.8%		45.1	682^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	35.7%	200				63.5	57.8	41.9				60.3	60.6	50.0				69.0			52.1		$9,564	$841	$8,723
Reedsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	350 Park St	Reedsville	54230	Manitowoc County	Reedsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 754-4341	320	25	12.9	35.6%	266 (83.1%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (12.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	58.7	484^th of 1044 public elementary schools	53.6%		56.2	550^th of 1061 public elementary schools	48.2%	66				88.2	46.3	61.5	65.6			79.4	48.8	57.7	65.6			53.7			34.2		$13,964	$1,925	$12,040
Reedsville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	340 Manitowoc St	Reedsville	54230	Manitowoc County	Reedsville School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 754-4341	256	22	11.4	21.1%	214 (83.6%)	2 (0.8%)	29 (11.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	42.9	269^th of 431 public high schools	37.6%		47.7	237^th of 431 public high schools	45.0%	32	50.0	32.6	39.1					40.0	26.7					45.0	20.0		38.7	53.3		33.3	$14,304	$605	$13,700
Cleveland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	411 E Washington Ave	Cleveland	53015	Manitowoc County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 693-8241	117	10	12.0	58.1%	57 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (47.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	29.5	813^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.1%		36.2	770^th of 1061 public elementary schools	27.4%	43				50.0	21.7	47.4				56.3	26.1	68.4				26.1			17.4		$13,647	$436	$13,211
Koenig Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1114 Lowell St	Two Rivers	54241	Manitowoc County	Two Rivers Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 794-7522	326	26	12.6	66.9%	180 (55.2%)	16 (4.9%)	57 (17.5%)	19 (5.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (15.6%)	14.4	912^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.6%		19.5	890^th of 1061 public elementary schools	16.1%	22				43.3	18.9					40.0	21.6					29.7			18.9		$13,745	$906	$12,839
Clarke Middle	Public	5-8	4613 Parkway Boulevard	Two Rivers	54241	Manitowoc County	Two Rivers Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 794-1614	397	41	9.5	45.3%	293 (73.8%)	8 (2.0%)	42 (10.6%)	18 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.6%)	33.8	460^th of 628 public middle schools	26.8%		27.5	509^th of 641 public middle schools	20.6%	49						44.0	55.8	38.4	37.5			35.4	40.7	37.9	28.1		58.4			43.8	$10,836	$717	$10,119
Two Rivers High	Public	9-12	4519 Lincoln Ave	Two Rivers	54241	Manitowoc County	Two Rivers Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 793-2291	471	37	12.6	33.1%	381 (80.9%)	10 (2.1%)	40 (8.5%)	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	42.3	275^th of 431 public high schools	36.2%		35.2	307^th of 431 public high schools	28.8%	32	48.0	38.4	37.6															52.0			$13,273	$396	$12,878
Magee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3502 Glenwood St	Two Rivers	54241	Manitowoc County	Two Rivers Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 793-1118	317	27	11.6	38.5%	251 (79.2%)	3 (0.9%)	30 (9.5%)	15 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	48.7	601^st of 1044 public elementary schools	42.4%		53	591^st of 1061 public elementary schools	44.3%	10				46.5	52.9					56.3	51.4					57.1			50.0		$12,158	$653	$11,505
Lighthouse Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4521 Lincoln Ave	Two Rivers	54241	Manitowoc County	Two Rivers Public School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 793-4560	229	6	38.1	33.2%	185 (80.8%)	6 (2.6%)	20 (8.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)								(n/a)				0.0	50.0		100.0	100.0	57.1	33.3	100.0		100.0	100.0	33.3	100.0	80.0	14.3	50.0	66.7	$6,002	$342	$5,660
Valders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	331 W Wilson St	Valders	54245	Manitowoc County	Valders Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 775-9510	411	22	18.8	29.2%	358 (87.1%)	6 (1.5%)	39 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	27.5	824^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.1%		37.4	757^th of 1061 public elementary schools	28.7%	67				34.9	45.2					27.3	34.3					54.8			38.4		$11,560	$840	$10,721
Valders High	Public	9-12	201 W Wilson St	Valders	54245	Manitowoc County	Valders Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 775-9530	291	25	11.6	23.0%	258 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	52.3	207^th of 431 public high schools	52.0%		49	231^st of 431 public high schools	46.4%	24	56.4	42.3	42.3															48.3			$15,655	$409	$15,246
Valders Middle	Public	5-8	138 Jefferson St	Valders	54245	Manitowoc County	Valders Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 775-9520	259	22	11.9	22.4%	235 (90.7%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	64.1	229^th of 628 public middle schools	63.5%		62.1	249^th of 641 public middle schools	61.2%	20						52.1	67.2	46.3	48.0			58.9	65.6	60.6	70.0		76.0			54.0	$11,893	$397	$11,496

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