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Madison Elementary

Q: Is Madison Elementary a good school?

Madison Elementary ranks 443 rd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Madison Elementary is a public elementary school in Marshfield, Wisconsin, serving 274 students in grades PK-6. It is part of the Marshfield Unified School District, which is ranked 132 out of 426 school districts in the state.

Madison Elementary has consistently performed above the state average in proficiency rates for the Forward Exam, with 65.71% of 3rd-grade students proficient in ELA and 74.29% in Math, compared to state averages of 52.14% and 55%, respectively. However, the school's performance lags behind the district averages in many areas, suggesting room for improvement. Additionally, Madison Elementary has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.4% to 19.5% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Nasonville Elementary and Washington Elementary have generally outperformed Madison Elementary in student proficiency rates, particularly in math and science. This suggests that Madison Elementary may need to align its curriculum and instructional practices with the higher-performing schools in the area. Additionally, the school's relatively high per-student spending of around $14,000 has not consistently translated to higher performance, indicating a need to evaluate the effectiveness of its resource allocation.

295

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,668

Per pupil spending ?

56.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

510 N Palmetto Ave
Marshfield, WI 54449-3099

(715) 384-8181

District: Marshfield Unified School District

Students who attend Madison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Marshfield Middle
High:	Marshfield High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.4%

Hispanic:

13.9%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 84th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 84th-percentile peak (2016) to 58th (2025)

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

!Near the bottom of Marshfield Unified School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg64%

Wisconsin avg54%

443^rd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Marshfield Unified School District

132^nd of 426Marshfield Unified 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
2025	61.1	443 of 1044	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	538 of 1061	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.2	438 of 1067	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	379 of 1067	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	358 of 1050	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	444 of 1037	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	407 of 1025	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.8	437 of 1071	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	78.3	172 of 1075	84.0%	★★★★☆
2015	52.1	601 of 1076	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.6	461 of 1061	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.5	331 of 1053	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.3	177 of 1045	83.1%	★★★★☆
2011	72.3	219 of 1046	79.1%	★★★★☆
2010	79.6	110 of 1045	89.5%	★★★★☆
2009	79.6	106 of 1030	89.7%	★★★★☆
2008	66.7	355 of 1021	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.6	190 of 689	72.4%	★★★★☆
2006	73.0	194 of 712	72.8%	★★★★☆
2005	75.6	132 of 632	79.1%	★★★★☆
2004	69.9	197 of 633	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	437 of 1001	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	611 of 1011	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	568 of 1010	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	535 of 1017	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.1	479 of 1004	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	529 of 1002	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	488 of 997	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	203 of 870	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	304 of 866	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	251 of 871	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	173 of 859	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	140 of 847	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	243 of 874	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	237 of 854	72.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	429 of 1000	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	348 of 1012	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	275 of 1011	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	256 of 1017	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	249 of 1003	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	334 of 1002	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	298 of 997	70.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	614 of 802	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	574 of 790	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.9	186 of 748	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	194 of 746	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	44.7	372 of 742	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	430 of 721	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	435 of 718	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	459 of 727	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	313 of 699	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	470 of 718	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	314 of 686	54.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

White (2025)39th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies81%+17 vs state

Science57%+6 vs state

English Language Arts56%+4 vs state

Mathematics55%~ state avg

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Thursday, October 8, 2020

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th 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 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	510 N Palmetto Ave	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 384-8181	295	24	12.4	56.6%	243 (82.4%)	3 (1.0%)	41 (13.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	61.1	443^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	57.6%		56.9	538^th of 1061 public elementary schools	49.3%	95	65.7	50.0	47.5	63.6			74.3	47.6	42.5	60.6			81.0		57.1		$14,668	$1,472	$13,196
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1621 S Felker Ave	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 387-1296	281	22	12.8	58.7%	248 (88.3%)	3 (1.1%)	25 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	60.8	446^th of 1044 public elementary schools	57.3%		45.5	676^th of 1061 public elementary schools	36.3%	230	50.0	71.1	42.4	52.4			45.8	71.1	57.6	52.4			73.7		79.0		$12,611	$1,066	$11,545
Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	425 W Upham St	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 384-4747	554	36	15.3	33.8%	481 (86.8%)	4 (0.7%)	28 (5.1%)	18 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	71.4	292^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	72.0%		72.2	285^th of 1061 public elementary schools	73.1%	7	59.8	69.4	63.6	54.5			61.5	68.1	55.7	61.4			87.5		75.0		$11,435	$338	$11,097
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1112 W 11th St	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 387-1238	316	21	14.7	32.9%	255 (80.7%)	3 (0.9%)	28 (8.9%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.6%)	69.7	321^st of 1044 public elementary schools	69.3%		73	268^th of 1061 public elementary schools	74.7%	53	54.0	67.7	64.3	61.7			60.0	76.5	83.3	53.2			76.5		52.9		$12,496	$594	$11,902
Nasonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11044 US Highway 10	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 383-1312	231	19	11.9	30.7%	220 (95.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	79.5	169^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.8%		70.8	304^th of 1061 public elementary schools	71.3%	135	85.7	64.5	50.0	71.1			92.9	83.9	68.4	57.9			77.4		93.6		$11,792	$557	$11,236
Auburndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10564 School Ave	Auburndale	54412	Wood County	Auburndale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 652-2812	421	30	14.2	27.1%	382 (90.7%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	75.2	233^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	77.7%		74.4	242^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	77.2%	9	62.5	63.2	52.6				76.8	77.2	61.4				77.2		70.2		$14,311	$827	$13,484
Spencer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N School St	Spencer	54479	Marathon County	Spencer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 659-4642	290	27	10.6	42.1%	260 (89.7%)	5 (1.7%)	22 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	59.6	466^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.4%		67.4	369^th of 1061 public elementary schools	65.2%	97	57.9	60.0	54.2				60.5	60.0	47.9				70.0		50.0		$13,898	$672	$13,226
Stratford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	213311 Legion St	Stratford	54484	Marathon County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 687-3535	328	26	12.6	28.7%	301 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	82.3	128^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.7%		88.9	43^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	95.9%	85	62.2	67.9	68.4				69.6	84.9	89.5				77.4		71.7		$11,778	$671	$11,107
Pittsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5459 Elementary Ave	Pittsville	54466	Wood County	Pittsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 884-2517	357	30	11.7	46.2%	330 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	56.5	506^th of 1044 public elementary schools	51.5%		70.9	303^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	71.4%	203	56.1	40.7	35.3	58.1	55.3	60.0	58.5	63.0	67.7	74.2	55.3	70.0	59.3	40.0	48.2	37.5	$13,411	$915	$12,495
Granton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	217 N Main St	Granton	54436	Clark County	Granton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 238-7292	132	11	11.9	50.0%	113 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	36.2	759^th of 1044 public elementary schools	27.3%		37.7	754^th of 1061 public elementary schools	28.9%	5	47.6	26.7	46.7				57.1	53.3	46.7				33.3		26.7		$14,866	$5,481	$9,385

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Elementary

How many students attend Madison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended Madison Elementary.

What district is Madison Elementary in?

Marshfield Unified School District

What is the racial makeup of Madison Elementary?

Students at Madison Elementary are 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Madison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Madison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marshfield Middle
High : Marshfield High

Is Madison Elementary a good school?

Madison Elementary ranks 443^rd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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