Schools in Zip Code 54949

ZIP code 54949 in Manawa, Wisconsin, is served by three public schools — Manawa Elementary (PK–5), Manawa Middle (6–8), and Little Wolf High (9–12) — all in the Manawa School District, together enrolling 528 students and offering a complete PK–12 pathway.

The district overall is rated 359 out of 432 Wisconsin districts, at the 17th percentile with 1 star, but the individual schools differ notably. Little Wolf High is currently the strongest, ranking 300 out of 533 (44th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–26, up from the 21st percentile a year earlier, and its ACT English Language Arts proficiency climbed from 26.83% to 55.07%, above the state's 48.47%. Manawa Middle posted the ZIP's highest single 2025–26 result, 7th-grade math at 73.91% versus the state's 55.67%. Manawa Elementary stands out for attendance, with chronic absenteeism of only 3.6% compared with 10.3% districtwide and 17.3% statewide.

Concerns differ by school. Manawa Elementary fell sharply in 2025–26, with no reported test above state and a rank drop to 783 of 1,039 (25th percentile, 1 star); its weakest results were 4th-grade math at 30.43% versus 52.87% statewide and 3rd-grade ELA at 30.3% versus 52.08%. Manawa Middle has the ZIP's highest chronic absenteeism at 17.3%, equal to the state but 7 points above the district rate. Little Wolf High remains weak in ACT Science, around 31% against a state figure near 43%. Across the ZIP, only two of 20 reported 2025–26 tests were above state, down from seven of 20 the year before.