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Monroe Elementary

Public Grades K-5

916^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Monroe Elementary is a K–5 school with 232 students in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, part of the Manitowoc School District, and it currently ranks 916th of 1,039 ranked Wisconsin elementary schools — 12th percentile, 1 star — after a decade-long slide from 64th percentile and 3 stars in 2015–2016. The school has declined in each of the last five reported years (39 → 27 → 24 → 18 → 12).

Academically, Monroe Elementary trails its own district and the state in all eight Forward Exam subject/grade combinations. In 2025–2026, 3rd-grade math proficiency was 19.44%, versus 43.31% in the district and 54.75% statewide; 4th-grade social studies was 44.68%, versus 65.51% statewide. ELA and math slipped at most grades year over year, and science and social studies have also fallen. Nearby comparisons are striking: Jefferson Elementary, 0.84 miles away, is tied with Monroe at the 12th percentile but serves a much higher-poverty population with lower per-pupil spending. Other Manitowoc schools — Franklin Elementary (27th), Madison Elementary (29th), Jackson Elementary (31st), and Riverview Elementary (56th) — rank higher, as does Schultz Elementary in the Mishicot School District (62nd) with lower spending.

Resources do not appear to be the constraint. Monroe has the third-highest per-pupil spending in its local comparison group ($18,894) and the third-lowest student-teacher ratio (10.0), and its spending rose 25% from $15,128 to $18,894 while its percentile fell from 24 to 18 to 12. Chronic absenteeism is 17.9%, above the state’s 17.3%, and has worsened over three years (13.2% → 16.8% → 17.9%). For parents, the main concerns are weak early-grade math, rising absenteeism, and bottom-decile overall outcomes at a school that is comparatively well-resourced; nearby Riverview Elementary and Jackson Elementary show better results are possible in the same district.

232

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,894

Per pupil spending ?

55.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

89%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

2502 S 14th St
Manitowoc, WI 54220-6499

(920) 663-9550

District: Manitowoc School District

Students who attend Monroe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle
High:	Lincoln High

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.3%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (29% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 52 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg41%

Wisconsin avg55%

916^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 52 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	13.7	916 of 1039	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	860 of 1044	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	811 of 1061	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	778 of 1067	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	648 of 1067	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	722 of 1050	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	556 of 1037	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	584 of 1025	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.2	461 of 1071	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.1	389 of 1075	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.5	366 of 1076	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.5	609 of 1061	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.6	475 of 1053	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.1	639 of 1045	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.4	532 of 1046	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.9	439 of 1045	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.3	492 of 1030	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.0	742 of 1021	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.7	457 of 689	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.7	524 of 712	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	61.7	304 of 632	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.8	349 of 633	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	19.4	103 of 123	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	81 of 122	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	77 of 107	28.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	177 of 245	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.3	101 of 275	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.6	277 of 287	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	894 of 986	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	892 of 1001	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	847 of 1011	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	850 of 1010	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	681 of 1017	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	753 of 1004	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.4	379 of 1002	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	544 of 997	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	241 of 347	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.0	246 of 322	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	168 of 290	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	835 of 848	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	813 of 870	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	743 of 866	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	669 of 871	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	585 of 859	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	604 of 847	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	527 of 874	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	575 of 854	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	821 of 989	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.1	728 of 1000	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.8	620 of 1012	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	517 of 1011	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	550 of 1017	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	636 of 1003	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	671 of 1002	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	590 of 997	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	112 of 113	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	66 of 96	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	51 of 77	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	648 of 791	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	639 of 802	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	441 of 790	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	315 of 770	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	298 of 748	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	329 of 742	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	299 of 721	58.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	5.3	685 of 697	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	614 of 718	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	579 of 727	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	557 of 715	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	509 of 704	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	549 of 699	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	457 of 718	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	426 of 686	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)18th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2024)16th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies45%-21 vs state

Science32%-22 vs state

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Mathematics24%-29 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
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
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
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
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%)	45.6	655^th of 1039 public elementary schools	37.0%		29.5	813^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.1%	158	35.3	66.7	37.5	41.2	73.3	33.3	73.3	60.0	82%		$17,306	$358	$16,948

Frequently Asked Questions about Monroe Elementary

What district is Monroe Elementary in?

Manitowoc School District

Is Monroe Elementary a good school?

Monroe Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Monroe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 232 students attended Monroe Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Monroe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monroe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle
High : Lincoln High

What is the racial makeup of Monroe Elementary?

Students at Monroe Elementary are 57% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 9% African American.

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