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Markesan High

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Markesan High ranks 218 th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 59% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Markesan High is a 9–12 high school in Markesan, Wisconsin, with 244 students, part of the Markesan School District in a rural area. It currently ranks 218th of 533 Wisconsin high schools (59th percentile, 3 stars), placing it mid-pack among nearby schools.

In 2025–2026, Markesan’s strongest subjects are social studies (56.9) and math (48.28), both above the state averages (48.25 and 42.93). Social studies is second only to Laconia High among nearby schools, and math is near the top of the local group. English language arts is the weak spot: 43.1, below the state’s 48.47 and below most nearby schools except Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School, which is essentially tied at 43.07. Science (43.1) is close to the state average (43.2) but behind Laconia High, Cambria Friesland Middle/High, and Ripon High. Overall, Markesan has rebounded from a sharp decline to the 15th percentile in 2021–2022, reaching the 59th percentile in 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, though it remains behind Laconia High and Ripon High and roughly on par with Cambria Friesland Middle/High and Randolph High.

The biggest concern is the 2024–2025 graduation rate: 84.4%, below Wisconsin’s 92.0% and lower than every nearby school, including Montello Junior/Senior High (97.1%), Laconia High (93.6%), Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School (97.2%), Ripon High (99.0%), Randolph High (100.0%), and Green Lake High (100.0%). The dropout rate is low at 0.8%, better than the state’s 1.1%, so the graduation drop from the mid-90s in 2021–2023 is puzzling and worth monitoring. Chronic absenteeism is 13.4%, better than the state’s 17.3% and better than several nearby high schools, but higher than the district average of 9.3%. Subgroup rankings show a wide gap: male students rank at the 83rd percentile (4 stars) while female students rank at the 26th percentile (1 star), and low-SES students rank at the 66th percentile (3 stars). Per-student spending is $16,595, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.8; neither neatly explains outcomes.

244

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,595

Per pupil spending ?

34.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 E Vista Blvd
Markesan, WI 53946-8530

(920) 398-2373

District: Markesan School District

Feeder schools for Markesan High:

Elementary:	Markesan Primary
Middle:	Markesan Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.6%

Hispanic:

12.3%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2022 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 59th (2026) from a 15th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Wisconsin average (84% vs 92%)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Wisconsin avg46%

218^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

204^th of 432Markesan 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	60.6	218 of 533	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	175 of 431	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	300 of 431	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	297 of 415	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	334 of 391	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.9	159 of 390	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.2	69 of 400	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	118 of 410	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	59.9	143 of 410	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.6	83 of 408	79.7%	★★★★☆
2015	61.6	212 of 466	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.4	271 of 462	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.4	289 of 457	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	69.4	124 of 452	72.6%	★★★★☆
2011	49.7	309 of 445	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.8	209 of 450	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.5	313 of 438	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	59.2	215 of 437	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.0	166 of 281	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	339 of 461	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.3	157 of 358	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	185 of 329	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	213 of 343	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	176 of 332	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.5	35 of 343	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	67.6	93 of 355	73.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	134 of 187	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	153 of 446	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	147 of 335	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	79 of 226	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	66 of 251	73.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	79 of 462	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	53.6	179 of 380	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.9	265 of 365	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	318 of 359	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	319 of 347	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	55.4	134 of 334	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	113 of 354	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	156 of 373	58.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	177 of 344	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.6	142 of 285	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	205 of 300	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	222 of 271	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	250 of 269	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	52.1	113 of 266	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	60 of 266	77.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)83rd percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile-31 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies57%+9 vs state

Mathematics48%+5 vs state

English Language Arts43%-5 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th 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 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Markesan High	Public	9-12	100 E Vista Blvd	Markesan	53946	Green Lake County	Markesan School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 398-2373	244	18	13.8	34.4%	204 (83.6%)	3 (1.2%)	30 (12.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	60.6	218^th of 533 public high schools	59.1%		58.5	175^th of 431 public high schools	59.4%	43	43.1	48.3	43.1								56.9		$16,595	$736	$15,859
DOC: Fox Lake Correctional Institution	Public	12	W10237 Lake Emily Rd	Fox Lake	53933	Dodge County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(920) 928-3151	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Green Lake High	Public	7-12	612 Mill St	Green Lake	54941	Green Lake County	Green Lake School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 294-6411	139	16	8.9	36.7%	120 (86.3%)	2 (1.4%)	9 (6.5%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	41.2	343^rd of 533 public high schools	35.6%		47.5	242^nd of 431 public high schools	43.9%	101	45.0	25.0	40.0		72.7	73.3		36.4	33.3	73.3	42.1	66.7	$21,112	$856	$20,256
Ripon High	Public	9-12	850 Tiger Dr	Ripon	54971	Fond du Lac County	Ripon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 748-4616	426	34	12.7	30.8%	357 (83.8%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (10.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	70.2	139^th of 533 public high schools	73.9%		72.9	88^th of 431 public high schools	79.6%	51	56.2	57.3	44.9								53.6		$16,628	$774	$15,854
Randolph High	Public	9-12	110 Meadowood Dr	Randolph	53956	Dodge County	Randolph School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 326-2425	161	15	10.9	26.1%	142 (88.2%)	2 (1.2%)	12 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	59.1	228^th of 533 public high schools	57.2%		26.3	348^th of 431 public high schools	19.3%	120	57.1	50.0	39.3								43.3		$21,483	$342	$21,141
Cambria Friesland Middle/High	Public	6-12	410 E Edgewater St	Cambria	53923	Columbia County	Cambria-Friesland School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 348-5548	163	16	10.3	33.1%	128 (78.5%)	6 (3.7%)	26 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	62.4	204^th of 533 public high schools	61.7%		57.5	183^rd of 431 public high schools	57.5%	21	47.4	47.4	47.4	41.7	33.3	50.0	45.8	33.3	58.3	75.0	52.4	66.7	$20,724	$579	$20,145
DOC: John Burke Correctional Center	Public	9-12	900 S Madison St	Waupun	53963	Dodge County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(920) 324-3460	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
DOC: Waupun Correctional Institution	Public	12	200 S Madison St	Waupun	53963	Dodge County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(920) 324-7231	1	1	1.0		0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	801 E Lincoln St	Waupun	53963	Dodge County	Waupun School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 324-5591	832	55	15.2	33.2%	715 (85.9%)	5 (0.6%)	83 (10.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)	42.2	332^nd of 533 public high schools	37.7%		54	204^th of 431 public high schools	52.7%	128	43.1	31.4	30.7		56.0	48.7		62.7	57.5	58.4	50.0	51.3	$14,545	$177	$14,368
Laconia High	Public	9-12	301 W Division St	Rosendale	54974	Fond du Lac County	Rosendale-Brandon School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 872-2161	318	21	15.0	16.4%	297 (93.4%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	79.1	72^nd of 533 public high schools	86.5%		69.3	103^rd of 431 public high schools	76.1%	31	63.9	56.9	52.8								58.5		$14,181	$294	$13,887

Frequently Asked Questions about Markesan High

Is Markesan High a good school?

Markesan High ranks 218^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Markesan High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Markesan High.

What schools feed into Markesan High?

Markesan High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Markesan Primary
Middle : Markesan Middle

What district is Markesan High in?

Markesan School District

What is the racial makeup of Markesan High?

Students at Markesan High are 84% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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