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Jefferson Elementary

Public Grades K-5

919^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a K–5 school in Manitowoc, WI, serving 344 students as part of the Manitowoc School District, which ranks 385th of 432 districts statewide (11th percentile, 1 star). In 2025–2026, the school ranks 919th of 1,039 schools (12th percentile, 1 star). Its rank history shows this is not a one-year dip: for about a decade, it has stayed in the 11th–17th percentile and never earned more than 1 star. Proficiency averages roughly 28% across tested areas, compared with about 41% in the district and 55% statewide.

Compared with nearby schools, the school is generally near the bottom. Within the district, Riverview Elementary ranks in the 56th percentile and posts much higher proficiency, while Jackson Elementary (31st), Madison Elementary (29th), and Franklin Elementary (27th) also outperform it. Monroe Elementary, 0.84 miles away, is the closest match: it ranks in the 12th percentile with similarly low proficiency. Outside the district, Schultz Elementary ranks 62nd, Cleveland Elementary 37th, Magee Elementary 36th, Valders Elementary 25th, and Koenig Elementary 21st. The school has the highest free/reduced lunch rate among nearby schools at 72.97%, and it spends $17,885 per student with a low 10.2 student/teacher ratio, yet achievement remains low. A bright spot is chronic absenteeism, which fell to 12.5% in 2024–2025—better than the district’s 20.8% and the state’s 17.3%, down from 34.3% in 2021–2022.

Subgroup results are mostly low. The highest-ranked subgroup is in the 25th percentile, while English Language Learner students rank 6th, special education students 9th, and low-socioeconomic-status students 8th. This suggests the school’s challenges are broad-based rather than isolated to one group. For parents, Jefferson Elementary is a high-poverty, relatively well-resourced school in a low-ranked district with persistently low proficiency across most subjects and student groups. The clearest positive trend is improving attendance, which may be an important lever for academic recovery.

344

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,885

Per pupil spending ?

73.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

87%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

1415 Division St
Manitowoc, WI 54220-6198

(920) 663-9530

District: Manitowoc School District

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle
High:	Lincoln High

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.4%

Hispanic:

31.7%

Asian:

17.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (28% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Science scores 28 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg41%

Wisconsin avg55%

919^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Manitowoc School District

385^th of 432Manitowoc 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	13.0	919 of 1039	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	933 of 1044	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	942 of 1061	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	891 of 1067	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	886 of 1067	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	905 of 1050	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	890 of 1037	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	886 of 1025	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	920 of 1071	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	912 of 1075	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.6	869 of 1076	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.7	842 of 1061	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.2	915 of 1053	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.0	840 of 1045	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.8	919 of 1046	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.4	931 of 1045	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.6	911 of 1030	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.9	911 of 1021	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.9	601 of 689	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.1	572 of 712	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.5	484 of 632	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.5	473 of 633	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	13.3	160 of 161	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	91 of 121	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	89 of 116	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	97 of 123	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	86 of 116	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	77 of 110	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	94 of 106	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	104 of 122	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	98 of 107	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	231 of 245	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	171 of 255	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	232 of 269	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	142 of 249	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	109 of 248	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.6	162 of 222	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	236 of 275	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	199 of 287	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	857 of 986	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	888 of 1001	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	848 of 1011	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	837 of 1010	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	884 of 1017	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	867 of 1004	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	816 of 1002	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	840 of 997	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	329 of 347	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	300 of 322	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	321 of 331	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	234 of 290	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	187 of 296	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	249 of 274	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	195 of 266	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	202 of 271	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	776 of 848	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	820 of 870	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	827 of 866	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	768 of 871	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	599 of 859	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	687 of 847	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	773 of 874	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	779 of 854	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	867 of 989	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	878 of 1000	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	925 of 1012	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	846 of 1011	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	773 of 1017	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	850 of 1003	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	880 of 1002	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	873 of 997	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	33.0	53 of 76	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	716 of 791	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	757 of 802	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	691 of 790	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	590 of 770	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.7	341 of 748	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.1	550 of 746	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	596 of 742	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	590 of 721	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	671 of 697	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	691 of 718	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	720 of 727	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	609 of 715	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	604 of 704	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	630 of 699	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	603 of 718	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	627 of 686	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2019)30th percentile+16 vs school

Asian (2026)25th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2019)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies40%-25 vs state

Mathematics27%-26 vs state

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Science26%-28 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th 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
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%)	13	919^th of 1039 public elementary schools	11.5%		11.5	933^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	10.6%	14	24.6	25.8	27.1	32.8	24.2	25.4	40.3	25.8	87%		$17,885	$1,459	$16,426
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%)	13.7	916^th of 1039 public elementary schools	11.8%		21.7	860^th of 1044 public elementary schools	17.6%	56	25.0	23.4	30.0	19.4	25.5	26.0	44.7	31.9	89%		$18,894	$1,077	$17,817
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%)	35.6	756^th of 1039 public elementary schools	27.2%		40	730^th of 1044 public elementary schools	30.1%	26	45.0	29.4	59.2	52.5	33.3	59.2	39.2	27.5	79%		$18,347	$1,133	$17,214
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%)	37.6	741^st of 1039 public elementary schools	28.7%		35.7	761^st of 1044 public elementary schools	27.1%	20	42.9	51.4	44.0	31.4	35.1	40.0	62.2	54.1	≥ 95%		$19,629	$1,042	$18,587
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%)	40.3	714^th of 1039 public elementary schools	31.3%		42.3	692^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	33.7%	22	47.1	37.0	51.5	51.0	48.2	50.0	51.9	38.9	94%		$16,037	$893	$15,144
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%)	58.6	462^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	55.5%		57.2	496^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.5%	34	64.9	58.0	34.6	70.3	54.0	53.9	66.0	56.0	86%		$24,469	$1,133	$23,336
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%)	26.2	826^th of 1039 public elementary schools	20.5%		14.4	912^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.6%	86	27.5	38.7		41.0	29.0		61.3	38.7	≥ 95%		$13,878	$1,205	$12,673
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%)	44.6	663^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	36.2%		48.7	601^st of 1044 public elementary schools	42.4%	62	42.9	46.6		69.1	50.0		58.9	44.6	≥ 95%		$14,165	$917	$13,248
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%)	32.9	775^th of 1039 public elementary schools	25.4%		27.5	824^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.1%	49	30.7	42.9		40.3	36.5		58.7	52.4	≥ 95%		$12,499	$00	$12,499
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%)	63.4	400^th of 1039 public elementary schools	61.5%		58.7	482^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	53.8%	82	68.8	60.9	56.8	62.5	48.4	43.2	75.0	70.3	88%		$12,005	$642	$11,362

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

Manitowoc School District

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle
High : Lincoln High

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 38% White, 32% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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