Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANITOWOC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550861000975
Jefferson Elementary
1415 Division St, Manitowoc, WI 54220 · (920) 663-9530 · Manitowoc County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
251 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
26.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
24.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.6% | 24.9% |
| 2023-24 | 23.5% | 26.5% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary this school | 344 | 73.0% | 26.3% |
| Edgewood Elementary Greenfield | 325 | 62.8% | 65.5% |
| Early Learning Center Sheboygan | 521 | 70.2% | N/A |
| Kennedy Elementary Green Bay | 402 | 70.6% | 31.6% |
| Academy of Accelerated Learning Milwaukee | 493 | 77.1% | 45.3% |
| Grant Elementary Sheboygan | 337 | 83.4% | 43.6% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jefferson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Manitowoc County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #869 of 982 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #865 of 992 ▼ 4 | #13 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #855 of 992 ▲ 27 | #13 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #475 of 1,157 | #5 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #69 of 901 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #57 of 901 | #1 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.0% | #159 of 1,064 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #375 of 664 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
344
-26 (-7%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 344 | 33.7 | 10.2:1 | 73% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 32 | 11.0:1 | 77% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 34.3 | 10.5:1 | 73% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 35 | 10.6:1 | 71% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 36.2 | 10.9:1 | 73% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 75% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 33 | 12.3:1 | 72% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 463 | 29 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 419 | 18 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (396 to 344); teachers down 7% (36.2 to 33.7).
About Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. School enrollment was 344 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
Jefferson Elementary is among 11 schools run by Manitowoc School District, which serves 4,452 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Jefferson Elementary. The largest is White students, at 38%. Next come 32% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 88% White among all Manitowoc County residents. Jefferson Elementary's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Jefferson Elementary was 10.2:1. This ratio sits 4.5 below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 73%. It compares with 40% for public schools in Manitowoc County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Jefferson Elementary would score about 32.9%. It scores 26.3%, 6.6 points below that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Manitowoc County, the median household income is $69,148, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 30 public schools in Manitowoc County, enrolling about 10,090 students in all.
Washington Middle is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Enrollment declined 7% from its 2020-21 level of 370.
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Manitowoc County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,406
Census ACS
Median income
$69,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
10,090 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manitowoc School District
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,385 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 566 students
- Wilson MiddleMiddle · 478 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 356 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 257 students
Other schools in Manitowoc
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,385 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 566 students
- Wilson MiddleMiddle · 478 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 356 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 257 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary is the 82nd largest of the 144.
- Jefferson ElementaryWest Allis, WI · 393 students
- Jefferson ElementaryBeaver Dam, WI · 328 students
- Jefferson ElementaryJanesville, WI · 293 students
- Jefferson ElementaryStevens Point, WI · 276 students
- Jefferson ElementaryOshkosh, WI · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Middle0.4 mi · 566
- Lincoln High0.5 mi · 1,385
- Monroe Elementary0.8 mi · 232
- Franklin Elementary1.4 mi · 356
- Madison Elementary1.6 mi · 202
- Wilson Middle2.0 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson ElementaryHow large is Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary enrolls approximately 344 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Jefferson Elementary serve?
Jefferson Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Jefferson Elementary have?
Jefferson Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson Elementary?
At Jefferson Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 32% Hispanic, 3% Black, 17% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Jefferson Elementary in?
Jefferson Elementary is part of Manitowoc School District.
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