Washington Middle

Set in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Washington Middle is a middle-of-the-pack junior high, operated by Manitowoc School District. It instructs 566 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 49% above the state mean of about 381.

Across the 11 schools in Manitowoc School District (4,452 students total), Washington Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Washington Middle lists that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 10% multiracial, 5% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Manitowoc County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Washington Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.4%; this one delivers 33.2%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Manitowoc County shows median household income runs about $69,148, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Manitowoc County runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,090 students), of which Washington Middle is one.

Jefferson Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Washington Middle comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 40.1%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Middle has shrank 5%, going from 594 students in 2018 to 566 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 60% to 47%.

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