Washington Middle

Summary:

Washington Middle is a public middle school located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 491 students. The school is part of the Manitowoc School District, which is ranked 391 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, with a ranking between 448-549 out of 641 schools in the state over the past 10 years. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the Forward Exam, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 25-40% lower than the state averages. Washington Middle has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.5% to 37.3% over the past 5 years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school has a high percentage of students (over 60%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Compared to nearby schools, Washington Middle's academic performance is significantly lower than that of Wilson Middle, which is also part of the Manitowoc School District, and Howards Grove Middle, a school in a neighboring district. Both of these schools consistently outperform Washington Middle on state assessments and have higher overall rankings. Additionally, Washington Middle's performance has declined over the past 10 years, with the school's ranking dropping from the top half of Wisconsin middle schools in 2014-2015 to the bottom half in recent years.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2101 Division St
       Manitowoc, WI  54220-6099


(920) 663-9570

District: Manitowoc School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
549th of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,199 Help


Students who attend Washington Middle usually attend:

High:    Lincoln High

Feeder schools for Washington Middle:

Elementary:    Franklin Elementary
    Jefferson Elementary
    Madison Elementary
    Monroe Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  10.0 Help
Number of students:  491

Racial breakdown:

White:
49.3%
Hispanic:
20.8%
Asian:
13.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Washington Middle ranks worse than 85.6% of middle schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.82. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Washington Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (49.3%), Hispanic (20.8%), Asian (13.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington Middle is 10. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington Middle is $13,199.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Middle 549th of 641 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See Washington Middle in the ranking list.)

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Manitowoc School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Manitowoc School District 391st of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Washington Middle

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Rank History for all students at Washington Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 39.20 256th 324 21.0%
2005 33.23 274th 332 17.5%
2006 47.05 275th 382 28.0%
2007 48.63 264th 366 27.9%
2008 36.84 415th 519 20.0%
2009 41.29 410th 521 21.3%
2010 41.49 420th 539 22.1%
2011 38.22 445th 549 18.9%
2012 39.55 453rd 559 19.0%
2013 27.43 477th 569 16.2%
2014 40.31 431st 585 26.3%
2015 61.98 228th 612 62.7%
2016 54.54 284th 609 53.4%
2017 43.07 379th 612 38.1%
2018 34.88 434th 579 25.0%
2019 32.57 448th 594 24.6%
2021 21.53 516th 613 15.8%
2022 15.56 545th 617 11.7%
2023 19.98 533rd 640 16.7%
2024 17.82 549th 641 14.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Washington Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 18.86 120th 129 7.0%
2022 17.05 118th 126 6.3%
2023 31.84 98th 132 25.8%
2024 16.37 123rd 131 6.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Washington Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.61 49th 140 65.0%
2019 47.48 57th 153 62.7%
2021 50.18 55th 138 60.1%
2022 54.37 51st 158 67.7%
2023 36.37 116th 170 31.8%
2024 36.75 110th 173 36.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Washington Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.48 230th 417 44.8%
2019 59.56 117th 414 71.7%
2021 52.58 164th 437 62.5%
2022 29.70 315th 421 25.2%
2023 23.00 379th 439 13.7%
2024 29.94 323rd 425 24.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Washington Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.83 362nd 489 26.0%
2019 28.18 398th 487 18.3%
2021 24.42 425th 499 14.8%
2022 16.16 484th 522 7.3%
2023 23.95 433rd 525 17.5%
2024 20.13 457th 520 12.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Washington Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.75 421st 551 23.6%
2019 30.41 436th 557 21.7%
2021 22.38 483rd 574 15.9%
2022 17.93 500th 576 13.2%
2023 23.10 468th 579 19.2%
2024 20.69 487th 580 16.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Washington Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.21 378th 551 31.4%
2019 36.42 397th 557 28.7%
2021 24.33 466th 572 18.5%
2022 16.33 508th 577 12.0%
2023 20.09 497th 591 15.9%
2024 18.73 500th 585 14.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Washington Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.17 55th 90 38.9%
2019 27.26 65th 91 28.6%
2021 22.65 72nd 90 20.0%
2022 24.97 71st 95 25.3%
2023 22.74 70th 90 22.2%
2024 20.88 73rd 87 16.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Washington Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.81 121st 123 1.6%
2019 45.34 60th 127 52.8%
2023 27.47 108th 130 16.9%
2024 51.83 48th 118 59.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Washington Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.16 185th 204 9.3%
2019 23.48 174th 209 16.7%
2021 38.84 144th 225 36.0%
2022 16.50 208th 221 5.9%
2023 14.96 215th 229 6.1%
2024 14.81 220th 239 7.9%
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Rank History for White students at Washington Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.70 274th 375 26.9%
2019 32.03 288th 382 24.6%
2021 14.48 367th 393 6.6%
2022 9.45 381st 397 4.0%
2023 12.42 386th 412 6.3%
2024 10.12 393rd 407 3.4%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Washington Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 497 8 29 5 n/a n/a n/a 0 539
1989 520 4 34 5 n/a n/a n/a 0 563
1990 530 0 52 4 0 n/a n/a 0 586
1991 511 2 41 8 0 n/a n/a 0 562
1992 507 2 33 11 0 n/a n/a 0 553
1993 524 2 40 10 4 n/a n/a 0 580
1994 563 1 39 16 7 n/a n/a 0 626
1995 564 4 66 16 7 n/a n/a 0 657
1996 564 4 66 16 7 n/a n/a 0 657
1997 631 3 76 19 8 n/a n/a 0 737
1998 601 1 83 16 6 n/a n/a 0 707
1999 613 3 108 22 4 n/a n/a 0 750
2000 599 10 96 13 3 n/a n/a 0 721
2001 550 4 93 18 5 n/a n/a 0 670
2002 537 6 93 35 5 n/a n/a 0 676
2003 537 6 93 35 5 n/a n/a 0 676
2004 492 11 108 36 4 n/a n/a 0 651
2005 487 14 114 32 2 n/a n/a 0 649
2006 493 15 126 36 3 n/a n/a 0 673
2007 474 13 104 43 4 n/a n/a 0 638
2008 430 15 94 43 3 n/a n/a 0 585
2009 410 20 95 45 2 n/a n/a 0 572
2010 373 26 95 41 3 n/a n/a 0 538
2011 389 18 90 54 0 0 17 0 568
2012 390 21 94 62 2 0 19 0 588
2013 394 21 95 64 3 0 20 0 597
2014 361 26 98 69 2 0 23 0 579
2015 332 25 98 62 2 0 17 0 536
2016 329 22 89 71 3 0 16 0 530
2017 336 18 79 75 3 0 15 0 526
2018 357 27 95 90 6 0 19 0 594
2019 342 31 92 97 5 0 22 0 589
2020 342 24 71 121 5 0 45 0 608
2021 330 28 75 101 4 0 52 0 590
2022 260 27 58 103 4 0 47 0 499
2023 242 30 68 102 2 0 47 0 491

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Washington Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 539 27.4 19.6 0
1989 563 30.5 18.4 0
1990 586 32.6 17.9 0
1991 562 35.2 15.9 0
1992 553 35.5 15.5 n/a
1993 580 37.1 15.6 0
1994 626 39.5 15.8 0
1995 657 38.3 17.2 n/a
1996 657 38.3 17.2 n/a
1997 737 37.4 19.7 0
1998 707 41.1 17.2 n/a
1999 750 43.2 17.4 n/a
2000 721 45.2 16.0 n/a
2001 670 38.0 17.6 n/a
2002 676 38.8 17.4 n/a
2003 676 38.8 17.4 n/a
2004 651 51.2 12.7 0
2005 649 48.9 13.3 n/a
2006 673 49.0 13.7 n/a
2007 638 51.5 12.4 37.3
2008 585 47.8 12.2 41.9
2009 572 47.6 12.0 45.6
2010 538 41.9 12.8 48.9
2011 568 41.5 13.6 54
2012 588 45.0 13.0 55.6
2013 597 43.4 13.7 58.5
2014 579 44.6 12.9 57.3
2015 536 n/a n/a 57.3
2016 530 42.0 12.6 55.5
2017 526 41.7 12.6 52.7
2018 594 45.2 13.1 50
2019 589 41.4 14.2 51.8
2020 608 46.4 13.1 53.3
2021 590 49.5 11.9 58
2022 499 52.1 9.5 57.1
2023 491 48.9 10.0 62.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Washington Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 539 27.4 19.6 0
1989 563 30.5 18.4 0
1990 586 32.6 17.9 0
1991 562 35.2 15.9 0
1992 553 35.5 15.5 n/a
1993 580 37.1 15.6 0
1994 626 39.5 15.8 0
1995 657 38.3 17.2 n/a
1996 657 38.3 17.2 n/a
1997 737 37.4 19.7 0
1998 707 41.1 17.2 n/a
1999 750 43.2 17.4 n/a
2000 721 45.2 16.0 n/a
2001 670 38.0 17.6 n/a
2002 676 38.8 17.4 n/a
2003 676 38.8 17.4 n/a
2004 651 51.2 12.7 0
2005 649 48.9 13.3 n/a
2006 673 49.0 13.7 n/a
2007 638 51.5 12.4 37.3
2008 585 47.8 12.2 41.9
2009 572 47.6 12.0 45.6
2010 538 41.9 12.8 48.9
2011 568 41.5 13.6 54
2012 588 45.0 13.0 55.6
2013 597 43.4 13.7 58.5
2014 579 44.6 12.9 57.3
2015 536 n/a n/a 57.3
2016 530 42.0 12.6 55.5
2017 526 41.7 12.6 52.7
2018 594 45.2 13.1 50
2019 589 41.4 14.2 51.8
2020 608 46.4 13.1 53.3
2021 590 49.5 11.9 58
2022 499 52.1 9.5 57.1
2023 491 48.9 10.0 62.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Washington Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $755 (6.5%) $10,947 (93.5%) $11,703
2020 $760 (6.2%) $11,587 (93.9%) $12,346
2021 $939 (7.1%) $12,260 (92.9%) $13,199

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Washington Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 448th of 594 Middle schoolsRanks 533rd of 640 Middle schools
 7.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Washington Middle)2919.9
 9.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Manitowoc School District)38.125.4
 12.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)45.541.1
 4.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Washington Middle)27.210.3
 16.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Manitowoc School District)34.718.2
 16.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)39.735.7
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Washington Middle)27.819.9
 8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Manitowoc School District)32.929.9
 3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)37.337.8
 0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Washington Middle)23.613.5
 10.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Manitowoc School District)23.517.6
 5.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)36.531.8
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Washington Middle)49.741
 8.7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Manitowoc School District)52.149.7
 2.4%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)52.159.2
 7.1%
8th Grade Science (Washington Middle)48.536.5
 11.9%
   8th Grade Science (Manitowoc School District)51.838.4
 13.5%
   8th Grade Science (Wisconsin)54.649.4
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students589491
 16.6%
African American3130
 3.2%
American Indian52
 60%
Asian9268
 26.1%
Hispanic97102
 5.2%
Pacific Islander00
White342242
 29.2%
Two or More Races2247
 113.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.8%62.1%
 10.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Middle

Students who attend Washington Middle usually go on to attend Lincoln High

In the 2022-23 school year, 491 students attended Washington Middle.

Washington Middle ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Wisconsin middle schools.

Students at Washington Middle are 49% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 6% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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