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Marshall High

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Marshall High ranks 321 st of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 40% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Marshall High is a small public high school serving grades 9–12 in Marshall, WI, with 281 students, and it is part of the Marshall School District, which ranks 358th of 432 districts in Wisconsin. The high school itself is a relative bright spot within that district. In 2025–26, Marshall High ranked 321st of 533 high schools statewide — the 40th percentile, 2 stars. That is a real climb from the 8th percentile in 2018–19 and 12th percentile in 2022–23, though it slipped from the 56th percentile (3 stars) reached in 2024–25. Among nearby schools, Marshall is close to Waterloo High (also 40th percentile) but behind Deerfield High (47th), Columbus High (56th), Sun Prairie East High (65th), Sun Prairie West High (70th), Cambridge High (78th), and Lake Mills High (90th).

Academics are mixed. English Language Arts is the standout: 52.54% of students were proficient in 2025–26, above the state's 48.47%, though below Lake Mills High (70.83%) and Cambridge High (61.43%). Math and science are the biggest gaps — 30.51% proficient in math versus 42.93% statewide, and 32.2% in science versus 43.2% statewide, with science falling sharply from 51.52% the year before. Social studies came in at 45.0%, below the state (48.25%) but above the district (41.79%).

Completion and engagement tell a different story. The graduation rate was 93.5% in 2024–25, above the state's 92.0%, and the dropout rate was 0.0%, better than the state's 1.1%. Chronic absenteeism, though, was 19.6% — higher than the district (16.7%) and state (17.3%), and above Waterloo High, Columbus High, and Deerfield High. For student groups, the school's effectiveness with English Language Learner students is exceptional (6th of 115 schools, 95th percentile, 5 stars), but there is a wide gap between female students (62nd percentile) and male students (21st percentile), and low-SES effectiveness has declined from the 69th to the 46th percentile over three years. Despite spending $17,513 per student with a favorable 11.8 student-teacher ratio, math and science results trail.

281

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,513

Per pupil spending ?

34.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

623 Madison St
Marshall, WI 53559-9273

(608) 655-1310

District: Marshall School District

Feeder schools for Marshall High:

Elementary:	Marshall Early Learning Center
	Marshall Elementary
Middle:	Marshall Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.3%

Hispanic:

23.5%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (40% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg38%

Wisconsin avg46%

321^st of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 30 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

358^th of 432Marshall 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	321 of 533	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.0	189 of 431	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	283 of 431	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.8	365 of 415	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	342 of 391	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	325 of 390	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	369 of 400	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	313 of 410	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.2	276 of 410	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	18.2	368 of 408	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.1	333 of 466	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	77.5	66 of 462	85.7%	★★★★☆
2013	58.3	202 of 457	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.2	291 of 452	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.3	208 of 445	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.5	234 of 450	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.8	159 of 438	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.3	255 of 437	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.2	229 of 292	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	6 of 115	94.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	173 of 461	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	169 of 358	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	215 of 353	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	280 of 329	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	296 of 343	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	251 of 332	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	229 of 343	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	245 of 355	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	100 of 187	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	243 of 446	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.0	154 of 335	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	101 of 326	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	13.6	240 of 255	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	365 of 462	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.0	178 of 380	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	259 of 365	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	282 of 359	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	286 of 347	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	305 of 334	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	348 of 354	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	327 of 373	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	200 of 344	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.8	92 of 285	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	204 of 300	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	225 of 271	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	231 of 269	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	221 of 266	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	238 of 266	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	138 of 261	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)95th percentile+55 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)21st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%+4 vs state

Social Studies45%-3 vs state

Science32%-11 vs state

Mathematics31%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Marshall High School is a terrible school; there are few options, poor staff members, and inadequate acedemic programs. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam Social Studies (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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marshall High	Public	9-12	623 Madison St	Marshall	53559	Dane County	Marshall School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 655-1310	281	24	11.8	34.9%	175 (62.3%)	12 (4.3%)	66 (23.5%)	9 (3.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	44.8	321^st of 533 public high schools	39.8%		56	189^th of 431 public high schools	56.1%	132	52.5	30.5	32.2	45.0	$17,513	$14,862	$2,651
Waterloo High	Public	9-12	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 478-2171	232	16	14.2	37.9%	156 (67.2%)	4 (1.7%)	66 (28.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	45	320^th of 533 public high schools	40.0%		22.3	367^th of 431 public high schools	14.8%	47	45.2	33.9	33.9	48.9	$16,217	$532	$15,685
Sun Prairie East High	Public	9-12	888 Grove St	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-6700	1,340	94	14.3	27.2%	821 (61.3%)	136 (10.1%)	152 (11.3%)	95 (7.1%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	124 (9.3%)	64.8	186^th of 533 public high schools	65.1%		49	231^st of 431 public high schools	46.4%	45	53.9	42.9	48.9	53.3	$16,795	$314	$16,481
Prairie Phoenix Academy	Public	9-12	220 Kroncke Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-6900	88	8	10.7	55.7%	31 (35.2%)	28 (31.8%)	12 (13.6%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (14.8%)	10.8	472^nd of 533 public high schools	11.4%					(n/a)	29.4	11.8	11.8	0.0	$20,053	$250	$19,804
Deerfield High	Public	9-12	300 Simonson Blvd	Deerfield	53531	Dane County	Deerfield Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 764-5431	207	18	11.6	21.3%	173 (83.6%)	6 (2.9%)	17 (8.2%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	50.8	283^rd of 533 public high schools	46.9%		38.3	294^th of 431 public high schools	31.8%	11	42.0	42.0	36.0	51.9	$17,341	$256	$17,085
DOC: Thompson Correctional Center	Public	7-12	434 State Farm Rd	Deerfield	53531	Dane County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(608) 423-3415	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sun Prairie West High	Public	9-12	2850 Ironwood Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(608) 834-6624	1,325	92	14.4	30.0%	705 (53.2%)	192 (14.5%)	161 (12.2%)	157 (11.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (7.5%)	67.4	159^th of 533 public high schools	70.2%		59.1	170^th of 431 public high schools	60.6%	11	58.0	46.2	45.6	55.0	$17,056	$299	$16,757
Lake Mills High	Public	9-12	615 Catlin Dr	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 648-2355	447	33	13.7	25.3%	374 (83.7%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (13.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	84.3	51^st of 533 public high schools	90.4%		77.8	68^th of 431 public high schools	84.2%	17	70.8	63.5	65.6	53.3	$15,178	$528	$14,650
Cambridge High	Public	9-12	403 Blue Jay Way	Cambridge	53523	Jefferson County	Cambridge School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 423-3261	277	19	14.3	20.9%	243 (87.7%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.1%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	72.9	118^th of 533 public high schools	77.9%		70.6	93^rd of 431 public high schools	78.4%	25	61.4	49.3	50.7	55.4	$18,468	$267	$18,201
Columbus High	Public	9-12	1164 Farnham St	Columbus	53925	Columbia County	Columbus School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 623-5950	383	30	12.6	21.4%	329 (85.9%)	6 (1.6%)	34 (8.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	57.4	237^th of 533 public high schools	55.5%		66.3	127^th of 431 public high schools	70.5%	110	53.6	33.3	42.9	54.0	$16,589	$378	$16,210

Frequently Asked Questions about Marshall High

What is the racial makeup of Marshall High?

Students at Marshall High are 62% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into Marshall High?

Marshall High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Marshall Early Learning Center
Elementary : Marshall Elementary
Middle : Marshall Middle

Is Marshall High a good school?

Marshall High ranks 321^st of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Marshall High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Marshall High.

What district is Marshall High in?

Marshall School District

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