Manawa Middle

Manawa Middle is an intermediate school of very small scale in Manawa, Wisconsin, operated by Manawa School District, teacheing 112 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 71% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Manawa Middle is one of 3 schools operated by Manawa School District, a district that teaches 528 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Manawa Middle records that nearly all students (82%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

In terms of school funding signals, Manawa Middle reports 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 43% of students at Manawa Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Manawa Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Waupaca County) logs that median household earnings sit near $72,830, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Manawa Middle is one of 26 public schools in Waupaca County (combined enrollment of about 7,466 students).

Nearest neighbor: Little Wolf High, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Manawa Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.2%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.