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Franklin Elementary

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Franklin Elementary ranks 730 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

730^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a public elementary school located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, serving 395 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Manitowoc School District, which is ranked 373 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally below the Manitowoc School District and Wisconsin state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) was 40%, compared to the district average of 39.6% and the state average of 52.14%. Similarly, the percentage of 4th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics was 56.52%, compared to the district average of 42.91% and the state average of 53.96%. Additionally, Franklin Elementary has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, with a rate of 17.7% in the 2023-2024 school year.

While Franklin Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby Jackson Elementary, Monroe Elementary, and Riverview Elementary, it is better than some schools outside the Manitowoc district, such as Jefferson Elementary, which has lower academic achievement and higher chronic absenteeism rates. However, Franklin Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, suggesting that the school may be facing challenges in improving student outcomes and keeping pace with other schools in the state.

356

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,710

Per pupil spending ?

64.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 S 35th St
Manitowoc, WI 54220-4299

(920) 663-9510

District: Manitowoc School District

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle
High:	Lincoln High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.6%

Hispanic:

19.7%

Asian:

15.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2019 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2019)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (46% vs 54% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg41%

Wisconsin avg54%

730^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Manitowoc School District

373^rd of 426Manitowoc 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
2025	40.0	730 of 1044	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	803 of 1061	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	835 of 1067	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	797 of 1067	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	824 of 1050	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	922 of 1037	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	858 of 1025	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.8	708 of 1071	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.7	640 of 1075	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.0	673 of 1076	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.7	843 of 1061	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.3	850 of 1053	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.8	794 of 1045	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.7	772 of 1046	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.2	711 of 1045	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.7	796 of 1030	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.7	850 of 1021	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.3	576 of 689	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.2	455 of 712	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.1	456 of 632	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	38 of 116	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	66 of 123	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	56 of 116	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.0	89 of 110	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	121 of 122	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	60 of 107	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	191 of 269	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.3	68 of 249	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	42.8	132 of 248	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	211 of 222	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	271 of 275	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	246 of 287	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	642 of 1001	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	728 of 1011	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	797 of 1010	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	764 of 1017	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	808 of 1004	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	883 of 1002	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	807 of 997	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	165 of 322	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	217 of 290	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	199 of 296	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	199 of 274	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	230 of 266	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	193 of 271	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	543 of 870	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	568 of 866	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	657 of 871	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.3	504 of 859	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	628 of 847	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	806 of 874	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	694 of 854	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	706 of 1000	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	818 of 1012	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	815 of 1011	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	722 of 1017	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	734 of 1003	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	882 of 1002	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	843 of 997	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	27.2	90 of 119	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	651 of 802	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	682 of 790	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	602 of 770	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	664 of 748	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	551 of 746	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	553 of 742	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	529 of 721	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	561 of 718	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	623 of 727	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	644 of 715	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	545 of 704	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	575 of 699	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	703 of 718	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	641 of 686	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2025)67th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)24th percentile~ school

White (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies61%-3 vs state

Science50%~ state avg

Mathematics48%-6 vs state

English Language Arts39%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Manitowoc School District

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 51% White, 20% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks 730^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle
High : Lincoln High

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Franklin Elementary.

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