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Manawa Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

783^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Manawa Elementary is a PK–5 public school serving 221 students in the small city of Manawa, Wisconsin, part of the Manawa School District. Its 2025–2026 rank is 783rd of 1,039 elementary schools statewide (25th percentile, 1 star), and the district ranks 359th of 432 Wisconsin districts. The school's recent history shows a rise and then a drop: it climbed from 14th percentile in 2021–2022 to 46th percentile in 2024–2025, then fell back to 25th percentile in the latest year.

Academics are the main concern. In 2025–2026, Manawa scored below the Wisconsin average in every tested subject and grade, with the steepest gaps in 3rd-grade ELA (30.3% vs. 52.08% statewide), 4th-grade math (30.43% vs. 52.87% — the lowest among nearby schools), and 4th-grade social studies (52.17% vs. 65.51%). The clearest bright spot is 5th-grade ELA at 53.13%, essentially matching the state's 53.63%. Results also slipped sharply from the year before: 3rd-grade ELA fell from 59.09% to 30.3% and 4th-grade math from 56.76% to 30.43%, while 5th-grade ELA improved. Nearby schools show what is possible — Fremont Elementary ranks 63rd of 1,039 (94th percentile, 5 stars), and Parkview Elementary and Chain Exploration Center rank around the 80th percentile.

There are real strengths. Chronic absenteeism is just 3.6%, far below the district's 10.3% and the state's 17.3%, and second-lowest among nearby schools — notable given that about 52% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Students with disabilities rank at the 68th percentile (3 stars), well above the school overall. However, students from low-income families fell from the 70th percentile (4 stars) in 2023–2024 to the 29th percentile in 2025–2026, a decline that likely drives much of the overall drop. Manawa also spends $16,926 per student — second-highest nearby — with a mid-range 12.7:1 student-teacher ratio, suggesting the school's central challenge is instructional rather than a lack of resources or engagement.

221

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,926

Per pupil spending ?

52.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

≥ 95%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

800 Beech St
Manawa, WI 54949-8664

(920) 596-5700

District: Manawa School District

Students who attend Manawa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Manawa Middle
High:	Little Wolf High

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.3%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (42% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Wisconsin avg55%

783^rd of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

359^th of 432Manawa School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	783 of 1039	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.3	563 of 1044	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	565 of 1061	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	804 of 1067	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	920 of 1067	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	868 of 1050	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	684 of 1037	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	748 of 1025	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.7	698 of 1071	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.0	632 of 1075	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.1	672 of 1076	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.7	652 of 1061	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.7	634 of 1053	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.6	582 of 1045	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.4	593 of 1046	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	648 of 986	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.8	322 of 1001	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	373 of 1011	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	668 of 1010	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	850 of 1017	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	812 of 1004	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	717 of 1002	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.7	625 of 997	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	603 of 848	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.8	424 of 870	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	261 of 866	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	30.5	680 of 871	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	783 of 859	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	723 of 847	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	684 of 874	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	624 of 854	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	784 of 989	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.0	684 of 1000	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	602 of 1012	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	830 of 1011	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	888 of 1017	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	828 of 1003	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	557 of 1002	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	790 of 997	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	254 of 791	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.7	370 of 802	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	302 of 790	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.5	579 of 770	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	635 of 748	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	23.6	602 of 715	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	684 of 704	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)68th percentile+43 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)16th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies52%-13 vs state

Science43%-10 vs state

English Language Arts43%-10 vs state

Mathematics37%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manawa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Beech St	Manawa	54949	Waupaca County	Manawa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 596-5700	221	17	12.7	52.0%	193 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	32.3	783^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	24.6%		52.3	563^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	46.1%	220	30.3	47.8	53.1		34.4	30.4	43.8		52.2	43.5	≥ 95%		$16,926	$1,917	$15,010
Sugar Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	W10736 County Road WW	New London	54961	Outagamie County	New London School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 752-4135	119	8	14.6	46.2%	107 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	48.3	621^st of 1039 public elementary schools	40.2%		40.1	728^th of 1044 public elementary schools	30.3%	107	55.0	55.0			50.0	40.0			70.0	45.0	72%		$15,226	$1,106	$14,120
Weyauwega Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E Ann St	Weyauwega	54983	Waupaca County	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 867-8165	257	21	12.3	52.1%	218 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)	53.5	550^th of 1039 public elementary schools	47.1%		57.7	492^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	52.9%	58	22.2	50.0	64.3		25.9	57.1	73.8		64.3	57.1	81%		$14,105	$601	$13,504
Parkview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1300 Werner Allen Rd	New London	54961	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 982-8538	264	20	13.3	47.0%	218 (82.6%)	4 (1.5%)	28 (10.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	77.3	207^th of 1039 public elementary schools	80.1%		80.5	153^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	85.3%	54	71.4	65.2			69.4	69.6			76.1	69.6	78%		$14,665	$983	$13,682
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	201 E Washington St	New London	54961	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 982-8540	283	20	13.8	56.9%	207 (73.1%)	8 (2.8%)	47 (16.6%)	6 (2.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	49.9	593^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	42.9%		56.4	507^th of 1044 public elementary schools	51.4%	86	40.8	57.9			42.9	63.2			63.2	60.5	81%		$14,238	$857	$13,381
Waupaca Learning Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1515 Shoemaker Rd	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 258-4141	602	56	10.7	51.7%	494 (82.1%)	8 (1.3%)	64 (10.6%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	43.6	675^th of 1039 public elementary schools	35.0%		53.5	547^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.6%	128	62.7	43.2			53.6	46.6			55.1	41.5	93%		$17,352	$913	$16,440
Iola-Scandinavia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Division St	Iola	54945	Waupaca County	Iola-Scandinavia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 445-2411	293	24	12.4	36.9%	279 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	58.2	476^th of 1039 public elementary schools	54.2%		65.3	377^th of 1044 public elementary schools	63.9%	99	40.0	53.6	65.7	63.0	50.0	53.6	57.1	45.7	78.6	64.3	85%		$15,115	$598	$14,516
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	615 Wolf River Dr	Fremont	54983	Waupaca County	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 867-8065	97	6	17.1	25.8%	92 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	87.8	63^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	93.9%		76.9	209^th of 1044 public elementary schools	80.0%	146	84.6	76.2	72.7		53.9	95.2	72.7		95.2	85.7	83%		$14,819	$3,062	$11,757
Clintonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24 20th St	Clintonville	54929	Waupaca County	Clintonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 823-7215	505	40	12.7	59.4%	423 (83.8%)	4 (0.8%)	61 (12.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	50.4	588^th of 1039 public elementary schools	43.4%		50.6	578^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.6%	10	48.6	53.5	50.0		66.7	54.9	43.4		59.2	49.3			$13,475	$859	$12,616
Readfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	E9177 State Highway 96	Readfield	54969	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 250-6590	121	8	14.5	17.4%	112 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	60.8	434^th of 1039 public elementary schools	58.2%		75.8	221^st of 1044 public elementary schools	78.8%	213	42.9	55.0			66.7	75.0			75.0	50.0	81%		$15,484	$545	$14,939

Frequently Asked Questions about Manawa Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Manawa Elementary?

Students at Manawa Elementary are 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Manawa Elementary a good school?

Manawa Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.6% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Manawa Elementary in?

Manawa School District

How many students attend Manawa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Manawa Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Manawa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Manawa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Manawa Middle
High : Little Wolf High

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