Enrollment
221
Elementary
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANAWA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550855000969
Manawa Elementary
800 Beech St, Manawa, WI 54949 · (920) 596-5700 · Waupaca County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
115 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Manawa School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
53.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 54.8% |
% 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Manawa Elementary
Manawa Elementary's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manawa Elementary this school | 221 | 52.0% | 55.6% |
| Stetsonville Elementary Stetsonville | 203 | 52.2% | 67.9% |
| Miller Elementary Tomah | 245 | 52.2% | 40.1% |
| Weyauwega Elementary Weyauwega | 257 | 52.1% | 59.0% |
| Grayside Elementary Mauston | 244 | 55.7% | 46.9% |
| Turtle Lake Elementary Turtle Lake | 215 | 47.4% | 58.8% |
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 Manawa Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waupaca County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #514 of 982 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #536 of 992 ▲ 7 | #9 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #564 of 992 ▼ 4 | #8 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #848 of 1,157 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #381 of 901 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #704 of 901 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #383 of 1,064 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.4% | #57 of 664 | #1 of 6 |
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
221
-12 (-5%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 252
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 221 | 17.3 | 12.8:1 | 52% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 199 | 19.3 | 10.3:1 | 50% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 244 | 19.1 | 12.8:1 | 50% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 19 | 12.3:1 | 49% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 23.1 | 14.4:1 | 35% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 42% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 44% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 317 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 19% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 252 | 17 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manawa Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (332 to 221); teachers down 25% (23.1 to 17.3).
About Manawa Elementary
Federal records list Manawa Elementary as an elementary school in Manawa, Wisconsin. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 221 students enrolled. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Wisconsin) has about 323 students.
Manawa School District is the local district for Manawa Elementary. It runs 3 schools with 528 students.
Manawa Elementary's enrollment is 87% White. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 23% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Manawa Elementary counts 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.8 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.0 below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. About 52% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Waupaca County, the school's rate is higher.
In Wisconsin, Manawa Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 55.6% actual against a predicted 45.7%.
Federal survey data for Waupaca County show that the median household income is $72,830, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 26 public schools in Waupaca County, enrolling about 7,466 students in all.
Manawa Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Manawa Elementary, there are 2 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Manawa Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Manawa Elementary is Rural: Distant.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment decrease, from 233 in 2020-21 to 221 in 2024-25.
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Waupaca County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,569
Census ACS
Median income
$72,830
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,466 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manawa School District
- Little Wolf HighHigh · 195 students
- Manawa MiddleMiddle · 112 students
Other schools in Manawa
- Little Wolf HighHigh · 195 students
- Manawa MiddleMiddle · 112 students
Nearby schools
- Manawa Middle0.2 mi · 112
- Little Wolf High0.2 mi · 195
- Sugar Bush Elementary9.0 mi · 119
- New London Middle9.3 mi · 540
- Weyauwega High9.3 mi · 274
- Weyauwega Middle9.3 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About Manawa ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Manawa Elementary?
Manawa Elementary enrolls approximately 221 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Manawa Elementary serve?
Manawa Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Manawa Elementary?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Manawa Elementary.
How diverse is Manawa Elementary?
Manawa Elementary reports a student body of 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Manawa Elementary public or private?
Manawa Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manawa School District.
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