The top reported proficiency rate is 69% in Social studies. The lowest is 52% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Schultz Elementary
Schultz Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade in the Mishicot School District, a small public school system anchored in the village of Mishicot, Wisconsin. As a regular elementary school, it is the single entry point for the district’s youngest learners before they move to the attached middle and high school campus. The school enrolls a student population that is predominantly white, with a modest share of students from Hispanic backgrounds and very small numbers from other racial groups. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that places the school’s economic diversity in a moderate range for a rural Wisconsin elementary.
On the state’s Forward assessments, Schultz Elementary posts overall proficiency results that sit above the midpoint when compared with other districts in Manitowoc County. That broad picture, however, breaks down into subject and grade-level patterns that a parent might want to weigh. In mathematics, third and fourth graders score above half proficient, while fifth-grade math drops to an even split. English language arts shows a sharper grade-level slide: third-grade reading proficiency is solid, fourth grade dips, and fifth grade falls below half. Science, tested in fourth grade, lands near the middle of the proficiency range, while fourth-grade social studies is the school’s strongest showing, with about seven in ten students reaching the proficient or advanced level. Participation rates across all tests are very high, which lends confidence that the results reflect the full tested population.
The school’s enrollment is stable by grade, with each grade from kindergarten through fifth holding roughly similar numbers and a sizable prekindergarten program. The district did not report counts for students with individualized education programs or English learners, so a family with a child who receives special education services or is learning English would need to follow up directly with the school to understand what supports are available. Similarly, no data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, or staffing ratios was reported, leaving those dimensions of school environment uncharacterized.
Mishicot itself is a compact village along the East Twin River, roughly a dozen miles northwest of Manitowoc. It has a quiet, small-town character with a historic downtown core where some renewed buildings house small businesses. The village population has held relatively steady in recent decades and remains modest. Housing in the area is affordable relative to both the state and national benchmarks, with a typical home value below the statewide median. A family moving into the district would find a range of older homes and some newer subdivisions on the edges of the village and the surrounding town.
The district brief turned up no recently reported changes to curriculum, referenda, or property-tax measures that would affect a current or prospective parent. That absence suggests a period of operational continuity rather than upheaval, though families may still want to ask about class sizes, enrichment programs, and the transition to middle school at the attached campus.
For parents weighing this school, the main takeaway is that Schultz Elementary delivers above-average academic results relative to its county peers, particularly in the early elementary grades and in social studies. The drop in fifth-grade reading proficiency is a specific point worth exploring with the school: what interventions or supports are in place for upper-elementary literacy, and how the transition to middle school is managed. The school’s size, location, and modest economic diversity are characteristics typical of a rural village school; they are neither strengths nor weaknesses but simply the context in which a student will learn. A family that values a stable, small elementary within a short drive of larger retail and employment in Manitowoc will find Schultz Elementary a reasonable fit, especially if they follow up on the missing pieces around special populations and school climate.
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