Summary:
The Marathon City School District in Wisconsin has only one middle school, Marathon Venture Academy, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 176th out of 641 Wisconsin middle schools in 2023-2024 to 307th out of 628 in 2024-2025.
Marathon Venture Academy's academic performance on the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's standardized assessment, has been mixed. While the school outperformed the state average in some subject areas and grade levels, it underperformed in others. For example, in 2024-2025, 7th-grade students had 74.07% proficiency in math, significantly higher than the state average of 55.53%. However, 6th-grade students had only 42.31% proficiency in math, well below the state average of 52.98%. The school's relatively small student population of 161 and a moderate free and reduced-price lunch rate of 23.6% suggest a need to examine the school's curriculum, instructional practices, and support systems to ensure more consistent and equitable academic outcomes for all students.
With only one middle school in the district, there are no other schools to directly compare Marathon Venture Academy to within the same district. However, the school's per-student spending of $3,937 and a student-teacher ratio of 16.9 may indicate potential areas for improvement in terms of resource allocation and staffing to better support student learning and achievement.
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