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Marshall Middle

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Marshall Middle ranks 280 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

280^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 56% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Marshall Middle is a public middle school in the Janesville School District in Janesville, Wisconsin, serving grades 6–8 with 747 students — the largest of the city's three middle schools. In 2025–2026 it ranked 280th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools, placing it at the 56th percentile with 3 stars, above its district (41st percentile, 2 stars) and above the other Janesville middle schools.

Within the district, Marshall Middle clearly outperforms Edison Middle (46th percentile) and Franklin Middle (17th percentile), while spending less per student ($14,475) than Edison ($16,090) or Franklin ($18,203). Marshall's strongest results are 6th grade ELA (65.38%) and 6th and 7th grade math (62.23% and 62.83%), all above the state. Its weaker spots are 8th grade ELA and math (both 51.74%) and 8th grade science (45.22%), which fall below the state average. Compared with higher-performing nearby schools such as Parkview Junior High, Edgerton Middle, and Milton Middle, Marshall generally sits a step below. Proficiency has climbed substantially since 2022–2023, especially in math.

Two things stand out for families. First, chronic absenteeism is high at 24.9% in 2024–2025 — above the district (22.0%) and the state (17.3%), and far above Edgerton (2.4%) and Parkview (11.6%). Second, subgroup results are mixed: low-income students rank at the 68th percentile and special education students have been consistently above the state median, while English Language Learner students rank at the 7th percentile in 2025–2026, a clear area of concern. About 45% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch.

747

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,475

Per pupil spending ?

45.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

25 S Pontiac Dr
Janesville, WI 53545-2277

(608) 743-6200

District: Janesville School District

Feeder schools for Marshall Middle:

Elementary:	Harrison Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	Kennedy Elementary
	Monroe Elementary
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	Roosevelt Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.0%

Hispanic:

13.8%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Wisconsin median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 17% Wisconsin)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg49%

Wisconsin avg56%

280^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Janesville School District

257^th of 432Janesville School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	280 of 643	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.0	327 of 628	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	341 of 641	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	271 of 640	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	311 of 617	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	338 of 613	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	392 of 594	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	334 of 579	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.2	276 of 612	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.9	346 of 609	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.1	359 of 612	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.0	224 of 585	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.7	176 of 569	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.8	150 of 559	73.2%	★★★★☆
2011	66.8	164 of 549	70.1%	★★★★☆
2010	58.1	272 of 539	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.4	260 of 521	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.0	197 of 519	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.5	140 of 366	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.2	136 of 382	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.5	160 of 332	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.3	110 of 324	66.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	45 of 117	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	60 of 118	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	76 of 125	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.9	39 of 134	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	57 of 127	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	50 of 123	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	51 of 88	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	157 of 169	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	114 of 178	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.0	167 of 173	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	60.0	25 of 138	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	45.4	61 of 153	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	55 of 140	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	262 of 572	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	308 of 573	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	299 of 580	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	281 of 579	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	271 of 576	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	304 of 574	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	399 of 557	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	361 of 551	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	121 of 236	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.0	121 of 237	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	138 of 239	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.6	76 of 229	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	71 of 221	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	108 of 225	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	111 of 209	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	94 of 204	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	164 of 513	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.9	273 of 509	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	246 of 520	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	160 of 525	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	204 of 522	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	208 of 499	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	383 of 487	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	305 of 489	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	252 of 575	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.9	307 of 577	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	301 of 585	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	253 of 591	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	289 of 577	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	313 of 572	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	335 of 557	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	285 of 551	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	91 of 135	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.1	107 of 126	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	104 of 131	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	89 of 132	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	88 of 126	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	78 of 129	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	91 of 101	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	65 of 96	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	179 of 439	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.3	186 of 414	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	203 of 425	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	192 of 439	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	319 of 421	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.8	235 of 437	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	294 of 414	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.4	217 of 417	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	205 of 391	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	241 of 399	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	257 of 407	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	213 of 412	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	229 of 397	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	239 of 393	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	298 of 382	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	242 of 375	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile~ school

Female (2026)54th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)33rd percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)7th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies68%+3 vs state

Mathematics59%+5 vs state

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

Science45%-7 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	25 S Pontiac Dr	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-6200	747	57	13.1	45.1%	538 (72.0%)	31 (4.1%)	103 (13.8%)	18 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.5%)	58.1	280^th of 643 public middle schools	56.5%		53	327^th of 628 public middle schools	47.9%	47			65.4	53.1	51.7			62.2	62.8	51.7		67.8		45.2	$14,475	$370	$14,104
Franklin Middle	Public	6-8	450 N Crosby Ave	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6000	486	49	9.8	66.5%	260 (53.5%)	49 (10.1%)	104 (21.4%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.5%)	20.7	535^th of 643 public middle schools	16.8%		19.7	524^th of 628 public middle schools	16.6%	11			43.4	38.5	35.8			35.0	29.1	25.2		41.6		32.7	$18,203	$634	$17,570
Edison Middle	Public	6-8	1649 S Chatham St	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-5900	587	50	11.6	61.0%	374 (63.7%)	27 (4.6%)	131 (22.3%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.8%)	51.6	349^th of 643 public middle schools	45.7%		51.3	338^th of 628 public middle schools	46.2%	11			54.8	41.4	54.1			51.0	48.3	54.1		68.9		55.2	$16,090	$607	$15,482
Milton Middle	Public	7-8	20 E Madison Ave	Milton	53563	Rock County	Milton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 868-9350	509	33	15.3	21.8%	446 (87.6%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.7%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	74.4	144^th of 643 public middle schools	77.6%		73.4	137^th of 628 public middle schools	78.2%	7				68.0	66.8				66.8	65.2		72.3		62.5	$12,352	$458	$11,895
Northside Intermediate	Public	4-6	159 Northside Dr	Milton	53563	Rock County	Milton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 868-9280	794	47	17.0	23.6%	685 (86.3%)	12 (1.5%)	58 (7.3%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.0%)								(n/a)	62.7	69.0	63.5			62.7	74.0	70.0			74.7		66.7		$11,311	$168	$11,143
Turner Middle	Public	6-8	1237 E Inman Pkwy	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit Turner School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 364-6367	381	24	16.0	38.6%	282 (74.0%)	5 (1.3%)	61 (16.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	56.7	294^th of 643 public middle schools	54.3%		54.2	319^th of 628 public middle schools	49.2%	25			64.0	55.7	46.2			56.0	57.4	43.6		65.8		62.4	$11,358	$627	$10,731
Aldrich Intermediate	Public	6-8	1859 Northgate Dr	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-3606	521	41	12.8	66.4%	154 (29.6%)	111 (21.3%)	199 (38.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.4%)	19.6	539^th of 643 public middle schools	16.2%		12.5	555^th of 628 public middle schools	11.6%	16			23.1	32.1	38.8			20.4	29.1	30.3		52.6		40.8	$16,796	$1,617	$15,179
Clinton Junior High	Public	7-8	112 Milwaukee Rd	Clinton	53525	Rock County	Clinton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 676-2223	132	10	13.1	36.4%	102 (77.3%)	3 (2.3%)	24 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	52.2	342^nd of 643 public middle schools	46.8%		56.4	293^rd of 628 public middle schools	53.3%	49				53.5	39.7				51.7	48.3		74.1		58.6	$16,333	$328	$16,005
Edgerton Middle	Public	6-8	300 Elm High Dr	Edgerton	53534	Rock County	Edgerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 561-6030	413	29	14.1	32.0%	349 (84.5%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	76.3	122^nd of 643 public middle schools	81.0%		76.2	116^th of 628 public middle schools	81.5%	6			61.4	79.2	68.2			53.6	67.2	74.1		80.7		65.9	$15,848	$410	$15,438
Fran Fruzen Intermediate	Public	6-8	2600 Milwaukee Rd	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-2000	490	30	16.6	72.7%	127 (25.9%)	105 (21.4%)	193 (39.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.2%)	7.5	591^st of 643 public middle schools	8.1%		7.9	571^st of 628 public middle schools	9.1%	20			12.1	26.5	18.2			17.4	21.2	11.9		38.6		26.2	$15,131	$1,976	$13,155

Frequently Asked Questions about Marshall Middle

Is Marshall Middle a good school?

Marshall Middle ranks 280^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Marshall Middle in?

Janesville School District

How many students attend Marshall Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 747 students attended Marshall Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Marshall Middle?

Students at Marshall Middle are 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Marshall Middle attend?

Students who attend Marshall Middle usually go on to attend Craig High

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