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Marathon Venture Academy

Q: Is Marathon Venture Academy a good school?

Marathon Venture Academy ranks 307 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

307^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 51% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Marathon Venture Academy is a public charter middle school serving 161 students in grades 6-8 in Marathon, Wisconsin. The school is part of the Marathon City School District, which is ranked 155 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marathon Venture Academy's student performance on the Forward Exam is generally on par with or slightly below the state average, but the school stands out in a few areas. Seventh-grade math proficiency is significantly higher than the state average, reaching 74.07% in 2024-2025 compared to 55.53% statewide. Eighth-grade science proficiency is also notably higher, at 61.29% in 2024-2025 compared to 50.04% statewide. The school performs particularly well with English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking 19th out of 178 Wisconsin middle schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025, and with special education students, ranking 124th out of 414 middle schools in this category.

However, Marathon Venture Academy struggles with its white student population, ranking 293rd out of 399 middle schools in 2024-2025, and with low socioeconomic status students, ranking 334th out of 509 middle schools in this category. The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.9% to 19.5% in recent years. When compared to nearby middle schools like Stratford Middle and Edgar Middle, Marathon Venture Academy generally performs on par or slightly below in terms of overall student performance, suggesting room for improvement.

173

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,937

Per pupil spending ?

26.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Spring Valley Dr
Marathon, WI 54448

(715) 443-2538

District: Marathon City School District

Students who attend Marathon Venture Academy usually attend:

High:

Marathon High

Feeder schools for Marathon Venture Academy:

Elementary:

Marathon Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.5%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Asian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Wisconsin avg54%

307^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

155^th of 426Marathon City 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
2025	55.2	307 of 628	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	176 of 641	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	221 of 640	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	346 of 617	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.8	105 of 613	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	219 of 594	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	166 of 579	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	43.0	380 of 612	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	71.3	122 of 609	80.0%	★★★★☆
2015	57.2	283 of 612	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.9	271 of 585	53.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	19 of 178	89.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	284 of 573	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	227 of 580	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	172 of 579	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	249 of 576	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.7	55 of 574	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	58.1	249 of 557	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	173 of 551	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	334 of 509	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	80.1	49 of 520	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	48.7	256 of 525	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	218 of 522	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.7	31 of 499	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	61.9	133 of 487	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.6	191 of 489	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	279 of 577	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.1	111 of 585	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.3	268 of 591	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	345 of 577	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.2	187 of 572	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	189 of 557	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	158 of 551	71.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	124 of 414	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	150 of 425	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	178 of 439	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.1	307 of 421	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	351 of 437	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	293 of 399	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	281 of 412	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Science61%+11 vs state

Social Studies60%-3 vs state

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Mathematics53%~ state avg

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Schools Near Marathon Venture Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)					Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)					Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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%)	55.2	307^th of 628 public middle schools	51.1%		70.1	176^th of 641 public middle schools	72.5%	131			46.2	66.7	49.2			42.3	74.1	43.6		59.7		61.3	$3,937	$296	$3,641
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%)	72.2	152^nd of 628 public middle schools	75.8%		64.4	225^th of 641 public middle schools	64.9%	73			76.3	66.7	52.3			84.2	77.8	54.6		61.4		65.9	$12,842	$701	$12,141
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%)	55.1	309^th of 628 public middle schools	50.8%		62.2	246^th of 641 public middle schools	61.6%	63			53.9	56.9	52.0			55.6	60.7	49.1		62.8		49.1	$12,147	$293	$11,855
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%)	66.4	212^th of 628 public middle schools	66.2%		71.5	164^th of 641 public middle schools	74.4%	48	46.6	54.4	44.7	54.2	60.8	45.8	57.6	68.9	78.9	63.9	60.3	69.2	46.6	56.9	$12,048	$567	$11,481
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%)	55.8	298^th of 628 public middle schools	52.5%		50.7	353^rd of 641 public middle schools	44.9%	55			52.4	52.8	55.6			55.0	54.6	56.5		62.5		52.3	$13,520	$578	$12,942
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%)	63.3	232^nd of 628 public middle schools	63.1%		46	396^th of 641 public middle schools	38.2%	164			51.7	62.5	74.2			48.3	50.0	48.4		83.9		58.1	$14,716	$1,403	$13,314
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%)	74.9	124^th of 628 public middle schools	80.3%		81.6	76^th of 641 public middle schools	88.1%	48			63.0	63.8	61.8			74.1	72.3	81.8		67.3		58.2	$12,294	$300	$11,993
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%)	61.6	246^th of 628 public middle schools	60.8%		69	186^th of 641 public middle schools	71.0%	60			53.9	55.3				57.6	65.9						$12,756	$554	$12,202
Prairie River Middle	Public	5-8	106 N Polk St	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 536-9593	507	38	13.3	47.3%	445 (87.8%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)	31.8	467^th of 628 public middle schools	25.6%		36.2	452^nd of 641 public middle schools	29.5%	15		26.2	31.9	38.5	42.9		27.1	32.8	41.8	51.3		54.6		39.5	$12,474	$272	$12,202

Frequently Asked Questions about Marathon Venture Academy

What high school do graduates of Marathon Venture Academy attend?

Students who attend Marathon Venture Academy usually go on to attend Marathon High

What is the racial makeup of Marathon Venture Academy?

Students at Marathon Venture Academy are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Marathon Venture Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 173 students attended Marathon Venture Academy.

Is Marathon Venture Academy a good school?

Marathon Venture Academy ranks 307^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Marathon Venture Academy in?

Marathon City School District

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