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Markesan Intermediate

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Markesan Intermediate ranks 506 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

506^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Markesan Intermediate is a grade 3–5 elementary school serving 153 students in Markesan, a small community in central Wisconsin, and it is part of the Markesan School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 506th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools (51st percentile, 3 stars), an improvement from 45th percentile and 2 stars the year before. The district itself is rated 204th of 432 districts, or 53rd percentile with 3 stars, so the school sits right around its district's level and roughly average statewide.

Attendance is a clear strength. Chronic absenteeism is just 7.1%, well below the state's 17.3% and the district's 9.3%, and lower than most nearby schools such as Rock River Intermediate (12.4%) and School for Agricultural and Environmental Studies (17.4%). Class sizes are also favorable, with a student-teacher ratio of 11.5 and per-student spending of $16,357. Academically, results are uneven. Fifth grade math (63.27%) and fourth grade social studies (73.91%) are well above state averages, and fourth grade science is above the state as well. The weaker spots are fourth grade English language arts (47.83%, about 6 points below the state) and third grade math (48.08%, about 7 points below). Compared with the Waupun schools, Markesan generally comes out ahead in most tested grades and subjects, but it trails higher-performing neighbors including Laconia Elementary School, Cambria Friesland Elementary, Randolph Elementary, and Green Lake Elementary, and often Murray Park Elementary.

Results for specific student groups have swung noticeably from year to year. The special education subgroup fell from 90th percentile with 5 stars in 2023–2024 to 34th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, while low-income students moved from 73rd percentile (4 stars) to 33rd percentile (2 stars) and back up to 55th percentile (3 stars). Overall, Markesan Intermediate is a small, middle-performing school with strong attendance, small classes, and real strengths in social studies, science, and fifth grade math — but grade 4 reading and grade 3 math are areas to watch.

153

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,357

Per pupil spending ?

41.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 S Margaret St
Markesan, WI 53946

(920) 398-2373

District: Markesan School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.6%

Hispanic:

7.2%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Wisconsin median (51st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Wisconsin avg55%

506^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to top 49% (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	56.6	506 of 1039	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.5	570 of 1044	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.1	418 of 1061	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	555 of 1067	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.6	456 of 1067	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	427 of 1050	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	277 of 1037	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	432 of 1025	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.8	672 of 1071	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.6	755 of 1075	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.3	704 of 1076	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.0	647 of 1061	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.7	844 of 1053	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.3	654 of 1045	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.6	550 of 1046	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.2	516 of 1045	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.5	398 of 1030	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.8	546 of 1021	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	76.4	28 of 222	87.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	486 of 986	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.8	493 of 1001	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	331 of 1011	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	443 of 1010	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	249 of 1017	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	389 of 1004	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	370 of 1002	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	346 of 997	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	382 of 848	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.2	586 of 870	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.3	235 of 866	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.4	350 of 871	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	429 of 859	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	282 of 847	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	349 of 874	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	501 of 854	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	475 of 989	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.9	583 of 1000	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.5	441 of 1012	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	577 of 1011	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	602 of 1017	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.0	445 of 1003	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.0	231 of 1002	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	54.9	476 of 997	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	525 of 791	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	438 of 802	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	83.0	78 of 790	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	45.4	400 of 770	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	351 of 748	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	230 of 746	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	262 of 721	63.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	428 of 718	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	335 of 727	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	443 of 715	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	311 of 704	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	228 of 699	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	293 of 686	57.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)87th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)51st percentile~ school

White (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies74%+8 vs state

Science57%+3 vs state

Mathematics55%~ state avg

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

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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/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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Markesan Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	200 S Margaret St	Markesan	53946	Green Lake County	Markesan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 398-2373	163	14	12.0	38.0%	138 (84.7%)	2 (1.2%)	21 (12.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)											$15,848	$762	$15,086
Markesan Intermediate	Public	3-5	200 S Margaret St	Markesan	53946	Green Lake County	Markesan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 398-2373	153	13	11.5	41.2%	134 (87.6%)	3 (2.0%)	11 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	56.6	506^th of 1039 public elementary schools	51.3%		51.5	570^th of 1044 public elementary schools	45.4%	64	53.9	47.8	55.1		48.1	54.4	63.3		73.9	56.5	$16,357	$611	$15,746
Green Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	612 Mill St	Green Lake	54941	Green Lake County	Green Lake School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 294-6411	137	12	11.4	28.5%	125 (91.2%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	83.3	112^th of 1039 public elementary schools	89.2%		72.4	281^st of 1044 public elementary schools	73.1%	169	78.3	73.7	59.1	80.0	82.6	73.7	81.8	90.0	79.0	57.9	$21,112	$856	$20,256
School for Agricultural and Environmental Studies	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	200 S Depot St	Fox Lake	53933	Dodge County	Waupun School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 928-3136	128	11	11.6	51.6%	116 (90.6%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	40.1	719^th of 1039 public elementary schools	30.8%		51.5	571^st of 1044 public elementary schools	45.3%	148	27.3	45.5	43.8	45.5	36.4	40.9	50.0	90.9	59.1	45.5	$17,503	$1,134	$16,370
Randolph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Meadowood Dr	Randolph	53956	Dodge County	Randolph School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 326-2431	195	18	11.1	34.4%	173 (88.7%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	78.9	177^th of 1039 public elementary schools	83.0%		75.1	235^th of 1044 public elementary schools	77.5%	58	64.5	72.0	58.6		61.3	76.0	72.4		88.0	84.0	$15,066	$600	$14,466
Barlow Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	100 Ringstad Drive	Ripon	54971	Fond du Lac County	Ripon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 748-1550	398	30	13.0	44.7%	312 (78.4%)	3 (0.8%)	58 (14.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.5%)								(n/a)											$14,928	$1,350	$13,578
Cambria Friesland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	410 E Edgewater St	Cambria	53923	Columbia County	Cambria-Friesland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 348-5548	165	14	12.2	25.5%	123 (74.5%)	3 (1.8%)	34 (20.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	78.8	179^th of 1039 public elementary schools	82.8%		64.7	390^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.6%	211	63.6	83.3	64.0		68.2	83.3	60.0		83.3	91.7	$19,498	$1,051	$18,446
Murray Park Elementary	Public	3-5	64 Sunset Ave	Ripon	54971	Fond du Lac County	Ripon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 748-4695	156	14	11.1	46.8%	127 (81.4%)	3 (1.9%)	20 (12.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	68.4	339^th of 1039 public elementary schools	67.4%		52.3	562^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	46.2%	223	65.3	58.9	65.2		67.4	64.4	58.7		68.9	57.8	$15,529	$783	$14,746
Meadow View Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	506 Beaver Dam St	Waupun	53963	Dodge County	Waupun School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 324-3361	324	20	16.1	46.6%	272 (84.0%)	3 (0.9%)	33 (10.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)								(n/a)											$14,453	$725	$13,728
Rock River Intermediate	Public	2-6	451 E Spring St	Waupun	53963	Dodge County	Waupun School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 324-9322	585	41	14.1	39.7%	499 (85.3%)	5 (0.9%)	53 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	49.4	600^th of 1039 public elementary schools	42.3%		48.7	600^th of 1044 public elementary schools	42.5%		36.9	45.4	48.7	50.0	55.0	51.9	57.5	54.2	70.4	52.8	$14,492	$659	$13,833

Frequently Asked Questions about Markesan Intermediate

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Markesan School District

What is the racial makeup of Markesan Intermediate?

Students at Markesan Intermediate are 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Markesan Intermediate a good school?

Markesan Intermediate ranks 506^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Markesan Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 153 students attended Markesan Intermediate.

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