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Best Middle Schools in Marathon County, WI

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Schools

3,666

Students

Districts

Top rankedEdgar Middle80^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools

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Biggest riser

Edgar Middle up 72 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Edgar Middle 11.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)					Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)					Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Athens Middle	Public	6-8	601 W Village Limits Rd	Athens	54411	Marathon County	Athens School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(715) 257-7511	79	6	12.9	30.4%	72 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55	307^th of 643 public middle schools	52.3%		63.3	232^nd of 628 public middle schools	63.1%	75			59.5	54.6	53.9			56.8	42.4	46.2		76.9		53.9	$15,164	$1,002	$14,162
Edgar Middle	Public	6-8	203 E Birch St	Edgar	54426	Marathon County	Edgar School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 352-2352	120	10	11.8	32.5%	115 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	81.8	80^th of 643 public middle schools	87.6%		72.2	152^nd of 628 public middle schools	75.8%	72			60.0	85.0	68.4			80.0	75.0	55.3		89.5		71.1	$15,625	$530	$15,095
Marathon Venture Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	100 Spring Valley Dr	Marathon	54448	Marathon County	Marathon City School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 443-2538	173	12	15.0	26.6%	148 (85.5%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (6.9%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	59.9	268^th of 643 public middle schools	58.3%		55.2	307^th of 628 public middle schools	51.1%	39			43.1	40.8	58.2			45.6	59.2	74.6		78.2		72.7	$11,172	$283	$10,889
Mosinee Middle	Public	4-8	700 High St	Mosinee	54455	Marathon County	Mosinee School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 693-3660	685	49	14.0	24.8%	641 (93.6%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (2.0%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	62.7	233^rd of 643 public middle schools	63.8%		66.4	212^th of 628 public middle schools	66.2%	21	42.1	46.9	38.2	59.9	52.8	38.6	50.8	68.7	68.2	62.5	57.9	70.8	42.1	59.7	$13,114	$349	$12,765
D C Everest Middle	Public	6-7	9302 Schofield Ave	Weston	54476	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 241-9700	844	61	13.8	33.3%	615 (72.9%)	13 (1.5%)	40 (4.7%)	134 (15.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (4.0%)	64.3	214^th of 643 public middle schools	66.7%		61.6	246^th of 628 public middle schools	60.8%	32			58.4	56.5				56.9	69.9						$13,307	$133	$13,174
Stratford Middle	Public	6-8	213311 Legion St	Stratford	54484	Marathon County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 687-4311	163	12	13.4	24.5%	148 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	67.9	192^nd of 643 public middle schools	70.1%		74.9	124^th of 628 public middle schools	80.3%	68			65.0	71.2	46.9			75.0	71.2	71.4		69.4		44.9	$15,140	$940	$14,200
Horace Mann Middle	Public	6-8	3101 N 13th St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0725	635	48	13.2	46.1%	411 (64.7%)	21 (3.3%)	50 (7.9%)	95 (15.0%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.9%)	59.2	275^th of 643 public middle schools	57.2%		55.8	298^th of 628 public middle schools	52.5%	23			56.8	50.9	59.9			60.2	53.8	61.5		64.9		54.5	$15,828	$916	$14,911
John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	1400 W Stewart Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0100	967	74	12.9	44.9%	596 (61.6%)	21 (2.2%)	63 (6.5%)	225 (23.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.9%)	61	253^rd of 643 public middle schools	60.7%		55.1	309^th of 628 public middle schools	50.8%	56			55.9	57.7	55.9			56.8	63.2	56.2		72.4		52.9	$14,541	$664	$13,877

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.