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Marshall Middle

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Marshall Middle ranks 362 nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

362^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Marshall Middle is a small public school serving 128 students in grades 7 and 8 in the community of Marshall, Wisconsin, and it is the only middle school in the Marshall School District — which means the school's scores are the district's scores for those grades. That context matters: the district ranks at the 17th percentile statewide (1 star), while the school ranks 362nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools (44th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–26. About 40% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school spends $17,088 per student with an 11.2-to-1 student-teacher ratio — among the smallest classes in the area.

The most striking pattern is a split between grade levels. In 2025–26, 8th graders performed at or near state levels in all four subjects — 61.54% in science against the state's 51.86%, the best 8th-grade science result among ten nearby middle schools — while 7th graders trailed the state by roughly 25–27 points in ELA (28%) and math (30%), last among those same peers. With about 60–65 students per grade, one student is worth nearly two percentage points, and past 7th-grade classes have gained 6 to 29 points by 8th grade. Chronic absenteeism, 17.7%, is above the district, state, and nearby average, though down from about 28% four years ago; top-ranked neighbors like Columbus Middle and Lake Mills Middle report rates near 6%.

The school's standout results come with specific groups of students: English Language Learners rank in the 93rd percentile (5 stars) after three years of improvement — the strongest metric in the school's file — and special education students reached the 88th percentile (4 stars), though that data is several years old. The low-income subgroup sits at the 33rd percentile, the weakest recent result, in a school where about 40% of students are low-income. Among nearby schools, Marshall ranks 9th of 10, ahead of only Waterloo Middle, and behind lower-poverty schools such as Lake Mills Middle and Glacial Drumlin School.

128

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,088

Per pupil spending ?

39.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

401 School St
Marshall, WI 53559-9271

(608) 655-1571

District: Marshall School District

Students who attend Marshall Middle usually attend:

High:

Marshall High

Feeder schools for Marshall Middle:

Elementary:	Marshall Early Learning Center
	Marshall Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.2%

Hispanic:

28.9%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Wisconsin avg56%

362^nd of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 44% (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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	362 of 643	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.0	359 of 628	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	422 of 641	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	457 of 640	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.4	292 of 617	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	379 of 613	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	400 of 594	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	432 of 579	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	53.4	285 of 612	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	23.3	504 of 609	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	51.3	342 of 612	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.8	372 of 585	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.0	327 of 569	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.2	234 of 559	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.4	352 of 549	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.1	370 of 539	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.2	379 of 521	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.0	344 of 519	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.5	256 of 366	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	12 of 169	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	64.8	31 of 178	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	44 of 173	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	35.1	119 of 170	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	96 of 138	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	24 of 153	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.8	40 of 140	71.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	314 of 572	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.8	369 of 573	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	375 of 580	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	350 of 579	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	302 of 576	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	330 of 574	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	359 of 557	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	425 of 551	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	128 of 236	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	156 of 239	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.6	216 of 229	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	59.9	68 of 221	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.6	178 of 225	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	189 of 209	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	192 of 204	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	345 of 513	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.1	356 of 509	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	370 of 520	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	435 of 525	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	363 of 522	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	293 of 499	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.4	440 of 487	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	426 of 489	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	353 of 575	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.3	251 of 577	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	389 of 585	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	453 of 591	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.7	235 of 577	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	348 of 572	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	396 of 557	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.1	361 of 551	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	12.8	89 of 96	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	72.7	54 of 439	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	107 of 421	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	42.8	228 of 417	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	203 of 391	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	240 of 399	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	300 of 407	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	242 of 412	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	226 of 397	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	237 of 393	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	247 of 382	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	238 of 375	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)93rd percentile+49 vs school

Special Education (2023)88th percentile+59 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile~ school

Female (2026)45th percentile~ school

Male (2026)39th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)7th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies71%+6 vs state

Science62%+10 vs state

Mathematics44%-10 vs state

English Language Arts42%-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)	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 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 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marshall Middle	Public	7-8	401 School St	Marshall	53559	Dane County	Marshall School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 655-1571	128	11	11.2	39.8%	77 (60.2%)	6 (4.7%)	37 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	48.6	362^nd of 643 public middle schools	43.7%		49	359^th of 628 public middle schools	42.8%	3			28.0	52.3			30.0	55.4	70.8	61.5	$17,088	$14,350	$2,738
Waterloo Middle	Public	5-8	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 478-2696	118	8	14.7	44.1%	80 (67.8%)	2 (1.7%)	32 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	38.1	445^th of 643 public middle schools	30.8%		41.8	424^th of 628 public middle schools	32.5%	21	46.3	37.5	41.5	58.3	39.0	39.3	32.1	43.8	60.4	56.3	$16,998	$468	$16,530
Patrick Marsh Middle	Public	6-8	1351 Columbus St	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7600	581	48	12.1	29.1%	359 (61.8%)	41 (7.1%)	67 (11.5%)	56 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.6%)	53.9	318^th of 643 public middle schools	50.5%		60.9	256^th of 628 public middle schools	59.2%	62		46.2	58.2	57.3		50.5	57.1	57.1	64.1	48.7	$16,766	$247	$16,518
Central Heights Middle	Public	6-8	220 Kroncke Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(608) 834-8000	560	47	12.0	33.9%	295 (52.7%)	85 (15.2%)	74 (13.2%)	48 (8.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.3%)	50.1	357^th of 643 public middle schools	44.5%		49.3	354^th of 628 public middle schools	43.6%	3		54.8	64.6	40.4		57.6	63.2	47.4	52.3	40.7	$16,855	$249	$16,606
Deerfield Middle	Public	7-8	300 Simonson Blvd	Deerfield	53531	Dane County	Deerfield Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 764-5431	114	10	11.0	24.6%	91 (79.8%)	4 (3.5%)	10 (8.8%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	52.3	340^th of 643 public middle schools	47.1%		67.2	208^th of 628 public middle schools	66.9%	132			68.6	45.0			72.6	50.0	58.3	41.7	$13,209	$249	$12,960
Glacial Drumlin School	Public	6-8	801 Damascus Tr	Cottage Grove	53527	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 839-8437	766	64	11.9	20.0%	587 (76.6%)	34 (4.4%)	52 (6.8%)	31 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.6%)	57.8	287^th of 643 public middle schools	55.4%		56.3	296^th of 628 public middle schools	52.9%	9		52.2	56.5	48.3		57.8	57.7	50.8	76.6	56.7	$15,936	$306	$15,631
Prairie View Middle	Public	6-8	400 N Thompson Rd	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7800	699	60	11.7	35.9%	320 (45.8%)	103 (14.7%)	99 (14.2%)	108 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.4%)	58	281^st of 643 public middle schools	56.3%		51.2	341^st of 628 public middle schools	45.7%	60		57.9	52.4	65.3		48.4	52.0	62.0	68.1	53.1	$16,206	$246	$15,959
Lake Mills Middle	Public	5-8	318 College St	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 648-2358	413	34	12.2	26.9%	348 (84.3%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (9.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	59.3	274^th of 643 public middle schools	57.4%		70.4	173^rd of 628 public middle schools	72.5%	101	53.3	69.8	75.6	46.2	56.2	53.5	67.4	47.1	58.7	53.9	$14,660	$354	$14,306
Nikolay Middle	Public	6-8	211 South St	Cambridge	53523	Dane County	Cambridge School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 423-7335	203	15	13.7	28.1%	181 (89.2%)	2 (1.0%)	10 (4.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	54.8	309^th of 643 public middle schools	51.9%		46.9	371^st of 628 public middle schools	40.9%	62		42.9	45.2	56.1		58.7	41.9	69.6	73.7	60.7	$17,817	$266	$17,551
Columbus Middle	Public	6-8	400 S Dickason Blvd	Columbus	53925	Columbia County	Columbus School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 623-5950	241	18	13.1	32.8%	193 (80.1%)	4 (1.7%)	29 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	68.3	191^st of 643 public middle schools	70.3%		72.2	153^rd of 628 public middle schools	75.6%	38		67.1	72.4	49.2		69.9	71.1	60.7	60.7	54.1	$15,023	$437	$14,586

Frequently Asked Questions about Marshall Middle

What is the racial makeup of Marshall Middle?

Students at Marshall Middle are 60% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What district is Marshall Middle in?

Marshall School District

Is Marshall Middle a good school?

Marshall Middle ranks 362^nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Marshall Middle attend?

Students who attend Marshall Middle usually go on to attend Marshall High

How many students attend Marshall Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 128 students attended Marshall Middle.

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