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Schools in St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence’s public schools

Manawa School District and Iola-Scandinavia School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for St. Lawrence. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
21%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 1% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Iola-Scandinavia
Students per teacher
12.5
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
910 students on the public path
In brief

St. Lawrence’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of St. Lawrence’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Iola-Scandinavia Elementary places highest (better than 57%); Manawa Elementary lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve St. Lawrence, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Iola-Scandinavia High and Manawa Middle. 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 St. Lawrence, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Manawa School District.

Two districts serve St. Lawrence

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

Manawa School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 528 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,388WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Iola-Scandinavia School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 577 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,303WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Manawa School District21%
State average 38.1% · 281 students tested
Math · PK–12, Manawa School District28%
State average 38.7% · 281 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Iola-Scandinavia School District33%
State average 38.1% · 296 students tested
Math · PK–12, Iola-Scandinavia School District31%
State average 38.7% · 296 students tested

St. Lawrence vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
St. Lawrence—Manawa PK–12 · Iola-Scandinavia PK–12
WaupacaBWaupaca
ScandinaviaB−Iola-Scandinavia PK–12 · Waupaca PK–12
Little WolfC−Manawa
Helvetia—Iola-Scandinavia

2 of the 4 neighbors share Iola-Scandinavia with St. Lawrence for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in St. Lawrence

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 St. Lawrencein other towns
Iola-Scandinavia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Iola
B
293 students12:1Rate it →
Manawa Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Manawa
C−
221 students13:1Rate it →
Manawa Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Manawa
C
112 students12:1Rate it →
Iola-Scandinavia High
High · Grades 7–12 · Iola
C
284 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about St. Lawrence’s schools

Are St. Lawrence’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for St. Lawrence. Manawa School District and Iola-Scandinavia School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for St. Lawrence. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is St. Lawrence in?

Manawa School District and Iola-Scandinavia School District.

Where do St. Lawrence kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Iola-Scandinavia High and Manawa Middle.

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What St. Lawrence families are saying about school.

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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.