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Schools in Manchester

Manchester’s public schools

Black River Falls School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Manchester. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
26%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.5K
▲ 13% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,552 students on the public path
In brief

Manchester’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Manchester’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Black River Falls Middle places highest (better than 39%); Black River Falls High lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Manchester, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Forrest Street Elementary Schoolin Black River FallsNo scores
2–5Red Creek Elementaryin Black River FallsC
6–8Black River Falls Middlein Black River FallsC+
9–12Black River Falls Highin Black River FallsC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Black River Falls School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Black River Falls School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,552 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$18,517WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading26%
State average 38.1% · 771 students tested
Math27%
State average 38.7% · 772 students tested

Manchester vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Manchester’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Manchester—Black River Falls
Irving—Black River Falls PK–12 · Melrose-Mindoro PK–12
AlbionC−Black River Falls PK–12 · Blair-Taylor PK–12
BrockwayC−Black River Falls
Millston—Black River Falls
New Lyme—Sparta Area

4 of the 5 neighbors share Black River Falls with Manchester, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Manchester

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Manchesterin other towns
Forrest Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Black River Falls
289 students13:1Rate it →
Red Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Black River Falls
C
436 students12:1Rate it →
Black River Falls Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Black River Falls
C+
327 students13:1Rate it →
Black River Falls High
High · Grades 9–12 · Black River Falls
C−
500 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Manchester’s schools

Are Manchester’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Manchester. Black River Falls School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Manchester. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Manchester in?

Black River Falls School District.

Where do Manchester kids go to high school?

Black River Falls High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.