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Marion Elementary

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Marion Elementary ranks 684 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

684^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Marion Elementary is a PK–6 school in Marion, WI, serving 255 students as part of the Marion School District. The district ranks 334 of 432 statewide (23rd percentile, 1 star), while the school itself ranked 684 of 1,039 schools in 2025–26 (34th percentile, 2 stars). Its recent history shows real movement: it climbed from the 24th percentile in 2020–21 to the 40th in 2024–25 before slipping to 34th, still below its 2015–16 peak of 54th percentile (3 stars). About 50.2% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $15,714, and the student-teacher ratio is 12.5.

Achievement is uneven. Upper-grade math is a clear strength: grade 5 math was 79.17% proficient versus 51.81% statewide — the highest among nearby schools with grade 5 results, ahead of Iola-Scandinavia Elementary (57.14%), Manawa Elementary (43.75%), Brener Elementary (41.35%), Gresham Elementary (61.90%), Tigerton Elementary (33.33%), Clintonville Elementary School (43.42%), and Bowler Elementary (21.05%). Grade 6 math (58.06%) also beat the state. But early literacy and grade 3 math lag: grade 3 ELA and math were both 34.29%, and grade 4 ELA was 36.59%, well below state. Grade 4 ELA trails Iola-Scandinavia (53.57%), Sugar Bush Elementary (55%), Manawa (47.83%), Gresham (52.94%), Tigerton (50%), and Clintonville (53.52%).

Chronic absenteeism jumped from 6.8% in 2023–24 to 17.0% in 2024–25 — near the state's 17.3%, but far above Manawa (3.6%), Sugar Bush (5.1%), and Iola-Scandinavia (7.5%). Subgroup effectiveness is mixed: female students ranked at the 52nd percentile and low-income students at the 51st (up from 35th), while male students fell to the 26th percentile. Overall, Marion outperforms Bowler, posts stronger math than Manawa and Clintonville in several grades, but trails Iola-Scandinavia in ELA and in overall rank.

255

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,714

Per pupil spending ?

50.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

91%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

1001 N Main St
Marion, WI 54950-8703

(715) 754-4501

District: Marion School District

Students who attend Marion Elementary usually attend:

High:

Marion High

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.0%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (49% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Wisconsin avg55%

684^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

334^th of 432Marion 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	43.1	684 of 1039	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.2	627 of 1044	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	686 of 1061	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	740 of 1067	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	770 of 1067	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	794 of 1050	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	770 of 1037	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	593 of 1025	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.8	697 of 1071	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.8	498 of 1075	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.0	711 of 1076	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.5	544 of 1061	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.4	820 of 1053	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.0	685 of 1045	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.6	602 of 1046	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.1	825 of 1045	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.8	868 of 1030	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.8	771 of 1021	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	58.8	363 of 689	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	62.3	284 of 633	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	476 of 986	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.3	618 of 1001	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	668 of 1011	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	769 of 1010	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	692 of 1017	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	751 of 1004	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	709 of 1002	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	697 of 997	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	412 of 848	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.8	506 of 870	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	561 of 866	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	599 of 871	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	588 of 859	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	617 of 847	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	496 of 874	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	342 of 854	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	733 of 989	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.2	591 of 1000	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	625 of 1012	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	615 of 1011	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	755 of 1017	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	743 of 1003	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	772 of 1002	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.8	434 of 997	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	444 of 791	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	435 of 770	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	541 of 748	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	606 of 746	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	7.3	694 of 718	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)52nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile-8 vs school

White (2019)3rd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies61%-5 vs state

Science56%+3 vs state

Mathematics52%~ state avg

English Language Arts40%-13 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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1001 N Main St	Marion	54950	Waupaca County	Marion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 754-4501	255	20	12.5	50.2%	232 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	43.1	684^th of 1039 public elementary schools	34.2%		47.2	627^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.9%	57	34.3	36.6	58.3	38.7	34.3	46.3	79.2	58.1	61.0	56.1	91%		$15,714	$1,559	$14,155
Clintonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24 20th St	Clintonville	54929	Waupaca County	Clintonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 823-7215	505	40	12.7	59.4%	423 (83.8%)	4 (0.8%)	61 (12.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	50.4	588^th of 1039 public elementary schools	43.4%		50.6	578^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.6%	10	48.6	53.5	50.0		66.7	54.9	43.4		59.2	49.3			$13,475	$859	$12,616
Tigerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Elm St	Tigerton	54486	Shawano County	Tigerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 535-4051	121	10	12.1	47.1%	103 (85.1%)	4 (3.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.4%)	60.5	437^th of 1039 public elementary schools	57.9%		43.3	676^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.2%	239	61.5	50.0	53.3		69.2	50.0	33.3		88.9	66.7			$19,270	$995	$18,275
Gresham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Schabow St	Gresham	54128	Shawano County	Gresham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 787-3211	132	13	10.3	57.6%	64 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.6%)	1 (0.8%)	25 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (24.2%)	49.8	594^th of 1039 public elementary schools	42.8%		55.5	521^st of 1044 public elementary schools	50.1%	73	35.7	52.9	38.1		50.0	64.7	61.9		70.6	47.1	71%		$19,188	$645	$18,543
Bowler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 S Almon St	Bowler	54416	Shawano County	Bowler School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 793-4101	156	17	9.3	77.6%	56 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.9%)	1 (0.6%)	60 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (14.1%)	15	909^th of 1039 public elementary schools	12.5%		24.9	839^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.6%	70	14.3	30.0	36.8	25.0	9.5	25.0	21.1	20.0	50.0	45.0	90%		$22,830	$1,302	$21,528
Manawa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Beech St	Manawa	54949	Waupaca County	Manawa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 596-5700	221	17	12.7	52.0%	193 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	32.3	783^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	24.6%		52.3	563^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	46.1%	220	30.3	47.8	53.1		34.4	30.4	43.8		52.2	43.5	≥ 95%		$16,926	$1,917	$15,010
Brener Elementary	Public	3-5	1300 S Union St	Shawano	54166	Shawano County	Shawano School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 524-2131	389	25	15.3	56.8%	202 (51.9%)	4 (1.0%)	42 (10.8%)	3 (0.8%)	78 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (15.4%)	38.2	736^th of 1039 public elementary schools	29.2%		34	779^th of 1044 public elementary schools	25.4%	43	34.0	46.9	39.9		39.2	56.8	41.4		70.9	46.4			$16,385	$1,399	$14,986
Sugar Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	W10736 County Road WW	New London	54961	Outagamie County	New London School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 752-4135	119	8	14.6	46.2%	107 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	48.3	621^st of 1039 public elementary schools	40.2%		40.1	728^th of 1044 public elementary schools	30.3%	107	55.0	55.0			50.0	40.0			70.0	45.0	72%		$15,226	$1,106	$14,120
Hillcrest Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1410 S Waukechon St	Shawano	54166	Shawano County	Shawano School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 524-2134	472	40	11.8	60.4%	259 (54.9%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.7%)	3 (0.6%)	94 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.4%)								(n/a)											84%		$15,042	$894	$14,148
LEADS Primary Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	1410 S Waukechon St	Shawano	54166	Shawano County	Shawano School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 524-2134	80	1	80.0	33.8%	53 (66.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (13.8%)								(n/a)											95%		$17,836	$1,032	$16,804

Frequently Asked Questions about Marion Elementary

What district is Marion Elementary in?

Marion School District

What is the racial makeup of Marion Elementary?

Students at Marion Elementary are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Is Marion Elementary a good school?

Marion Elementary ranks 684^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Marion Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marion Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Marion High

How many students attend Marion Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Marion Elementary.

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