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Manawa Middle

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Manawa Middle ranks 443 rd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Manawa Middle is a public middle school serving 112 students in grades 6–8 in Manawa, WI, part of the Manawa School District. In 2025–2026, it ranked 443rd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools (31st percentile, 2 stars), below every nearby school in the comparison group, including Amherst Middle, Hortonville Middle, Fox West Academy, Fremont STEM Academy Inc., Clintonville Middle, Waupaca Middle, Weyauwega Middle, and New London Middle. Even nearby schools with similar free/reduced lunch rates ranked higher. The district itself ranks 359th of 432 Wisconsin districts (17th percentile, 1 star).

Academically, results are mixed. The standout is 7th grade math: 73.91% proficient, above the state’s 55.67% and above most nearby schools except Hortonville Middle and Fox West Academy. However, ELA 7, ELA 8, Social Studies 8, and Science 8 are below every nearby school, and Science 8 is 37.78% versus the state’s 51.86%. Since 2022–2023, several scores have recovered from very low levels, but 2025–2026 showed declines from 2024–2025 in ELA 6, ELA 8, Math 6, Math 8, and especially Science 8. With only 112 students, a few students can shift percentages, so multi-year trends and cohort tracking are more reliable than any single year.

Attendance and resources also stand out. Chronic absenteeism was 17.3% in 2024–2025—equal to the state average but higher than most nearby schools and above the district’s 10.3%. Per-student spending was $13,054, lower than most nearby traditional districts, though the 12:1 student-teacher ratio is favorable. Subgroup effectiveness is uneven: special education students improved from 24th percentile (1 star) in 2022–2023 to 66th percentile (3 stars) in 2025–2026, while low-SES students rank at the 30th percentile and male students at the 19th percentile. These patterns suggest targeted academic and attendance interventions could help.

112

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,054

Per pupil spending ?

42.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

515 E 4th St
Manawa, WI 54949-9230

(920) 596-5800

District: Manawa School District

Students who attend Manawa Middle usually attend:

High:

Little Wolf High

Feeder schools for Manawa Middle:

Elementary:

Manawa Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.1%

Two or more races:

9.8%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2023 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 31st (2026) from a 22nd-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (47% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 14 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg56%

443^rd of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 7 pts since 2021

From bottom 38% (2021) to bottom 31% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →

★★★★★

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	38.3	443 of 643	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	400 of 628	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	471 of 641	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	497 of 640	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	460 of 617	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	380 of 613	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	300 of 572	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.4	339 of 573	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	379 of 580	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	411 of 579	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	458 of 576	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.8	320 of 574	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	83 of 236	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	357 of 513	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	307 of 509	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	369 of 520	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	441 of 525	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	309 of 522	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	298 of 499	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	467 of 575	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.1	369 of 577	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	451 of 585	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	477 of 591	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	378 of 577	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	356 of 572	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	71 of 135	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	148 of 439	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.1	332 of 439	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	368 of 391	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)47th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies56%-9 vs state

Mathematics51%-3 vs state

English Language Arts43%-12 vs state

Science38%-14 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)	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 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 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manawa Middle	Public	6-8	515 E 4th St	Manawa	54949	Waupaca County	Manawa School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 596-5800	112	9	12.0	42.9%	92 (82.1%)	1 (0.9%)	7 (6.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.8%)	38.3	443^rd of 643 public middle schools	31.1%		44	400^th of 628 public middle schools	36.3%	43		40.0	47.8	42.2		40.0	73.9	48.9	55.6	37.8	$13,054	$1,119	$11,934
Weyauwega Middle	Public	6-8	410 E Ann St	Weyauwega	54983	Waupaca County	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 867-8860	153	11	13.9	43.8%	126 (82.4%)	3 (2.0%)	21 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	65	208^th of 643 public middle schools	67.7%		70.7	170^th of 628 public middle schools	72.9%	38		63.0	83.7	63.2		57.4	67.4	47.4	68.4	50.9	$16,832	$1,312	$15,520
New London Middle	Public	5-8	1000 W Washington Street	New London	54961	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 982-8532	540	41	13.2	40.6%	446 (82.6%)	6 (1.1%)	61 (11.3%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	58	283^rd of 643 public middle schools	56.0%		64.7	224^th of 628 public middle schools	64.3%	59	60.0	62.0	61.3	46.6	58.4	57.9	69.8	56.7	62.7	46.3	$14,664	$695	$13,968
Waupaca Middle	Public	5-8	1149 Shoemaker Rd	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 258-4140	546	43	12.7	43.4%	474 (86.8%)	6 (1.1%)	43 (7.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	52.9	329^th of 643 public middle schools	48.8%		59.7	264^th of 628 public middle schools	58.0%	65	57.5	45.7	55.3	52.9	50.8	52.8	65.9	52.8	59.7	52.0	$14,689	$771	$13,919
Fremont STEM Academy Inc.	Public, Charter	5-8	615 Wolf River Dr	Fremont	54940	Waupaca County	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(920) 867-8065	34	3	11.3	38.2%	33 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.9	267^th of 643 public middle schools	58.5%		64.9	223^rd of 628 public middle schools	64.5%	44	66.7	57.1	66.7	66.7	44.4	42.9	58.3	50.0	66.7	50.0	$18,042	$4,008	$14,033
Clintonville Middle	Public	6-8	64 West Green Tree Road	Clintonville	54929	Waupaca County	Clintonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 823-7215	224	20	11.3	48.2%	171 (76.3%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	50.3	356^th of 643 public middle schools	44.6%		47.3	367^th of 628 public middle schools	41.6%	11		37.7	59.2	52.6		39.3	62.0	57.9	63.2	49.1	$14,860	$762	$14,098
Hortonville Middle	Public	5-8	220 Warner St	Hortonville	54944	Outagamie County	Hortonville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 779-7922	464	37	12.5	19.0%	425 (91.6%)	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.0%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	84.6	58^th of 643 public middle schools	91.0%		80.7	85^th of 628 public middle schools	86.5%	27	62.8	69.1	64.7	75.7	59.3	71.9	81.2	73.0	83.8	78.4	$14,266	$254	$14,013
Fox West Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	220 Warner St	Hortonville	54944	Outagamie County	Hortonville Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 779-7922	65	3	21.6	12.3%	60 (92.3%)	2 (3.1%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82.7	72^nd of 643 public middle schools	88.8%		83.2	66^th of 628 public middle schools	89.5%	6		71.4	76.2	75.0		66.7	81.0	75.0	76.2	65.0	$5,796	$262	$5,534
Amherst Middle	Public	5-8	357 N Main St	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 824-5524	257	23	11.2	28.0%	235 (91.4%)	4 (1.6%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	69.5	177^th of 643 public middle schools	72.5%		69.2	189^th of 628 public middle schools	69.9%	12	59.0	65.2	71.4	61.8	80.3	71.2	62.5	49.1	65.5	63.6	$13,605	$325	$13,280

Frequently Asked Questions about Manawa Middle

How many students attend Manawa Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 112 students attended Manawa Middle.

What high school do graduates of Manawa Middle attend?

Students who attend Manawa Middle usually go on to attend Little Wolf High

Is Manawa Middle a good school?

Manawa Middle ranks 443^rd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Manawa Middle?

Students at Manawa Middle are 82% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Manawa Middle in?

Manawa School District

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