Best High Schools in Zip Code 54949

ZIP code 54949 contains exactly one high school: Little Wolf High in Manawa, Wisconsin, a grades 9–12 school with 195 students in Manawa School District. Because it is the only high school in the area, there is no local school-to-school comparison; the useful comparisons are to the district and to Wisconsin statewide figures. The school's rank history shows a dip and a recovery: 290 of 431 (33rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–24, down to 341 of 431 (21st percentile, 1 star) in 2024–25, and back up to 300 of 533 (44th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–26. The district profile lists 359 of 432, 17th percentile, 1 star, so while different ranking pools may explain part of the gap, the high school appears to be performing relatively better than the district overall.

Test scores are mixed. In 2025–26, 10th-grade English Language Arts reached 55.07% proficient, above the state's 48.47% by 6.60 points — a sharp turnaround from 26.83% in 2024–25, when it was far below the state's 48.62%. Mathematics improved from 29.27% to 39.13% but remains 3.80 points below the state's 42.93%. Science was nearly flat, 31.71% to 30.88%, and stays about 12 points below the state's 43.20%. Social Studies fell from 50.00% to 40.54%, slipping from above the state's 47.67% to below the state's 48.25%. With 195 students in grades 9–12, the tested 10th-grade group is likely around 50 students or fewer, so year-to-year swings should be watched over multiple years rather than treated as firm trends.

Engagement indicators are generally favorable. The graduation rate is 89.5%, equal to the district and 2.5 points below the state's 92.0%. The dropout rate is 0.0%, better than the state's 1.1%. Chronic absenteeism is 13.0%, below the state's 17.3% but above the district's 10.3%. About one in three students, 33.85%, qualifies for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $17,779, and the student-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. School and district test scores, graduation, and dropout figures match exactly, which likely reflects that Little Wolf High is the only high school aggregated into those district measures, while chronic absenteeism differs because the district figure includes other grade levels or schools.