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Washington Elementary

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Washington Elementary ranks 321 st of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a public elementary school in Marshfield, Wisconsin, serving 312 students in grades PK-6. It is part of the Marshfield Unified School District, which is ranked 132 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary is a standout school, consistently performing well on the Forward Exam with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science across grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 4th and 5th-grade students outperformed the district and the state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's statewide ranking has steadily improved, rising from 280 out of 1076 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 104 out of 1050 in 2020-2021, earning it a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Washington Elementary has also shown strong performance across different student subgroups, with many subgroups ranking in the top 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

While Washington Elementary's overall performance is impressive, there are a few areas where the school could potentially improve, such as the slightly lower proficiency rates in 6th-grade Mathematics and 4th-grade Science compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate, although decreasing, is still higher than the ideal and could be an area of focus. Nonetheless, Washington Elementary's consistent high performance, particularly in comparison to other Marshfield Unified School District elementary schools, such as Nasonville Elementary and Grant Elementary, makes it a standout institution in the region.

316

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,496

Per pupil spending ?

32.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1112 W 11th St
Marshfield, WI 54449-2699

(715) 387-1238

District: Marshfield Unified School District

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Marshfield Middle
High:	Marshfield High

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.7%

Hispanic:

8.9%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (64% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

Wisconsin avg54%

321^st of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	69.7	321 of 1044	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.0	268 of 1061	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	214 of 1067	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	144 of 1067	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	104 of 1050	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	68 of 1037	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	97 of 1025	90.5%	★★★★★
2017	86.4	82 of 1071	92.3%	★★★★★
2016	82.5	131 of 1075	87.8%	★★★★☆
2015	70.5	280 of 1076	74.0%	★★★★☆
2014	77.6	155 of 1061	85.4%	★★★★☆
2013	71.3	231 of 1053	78.1%	★★★★☆
2012	76.3	135 of 1045	87.1%	★★★★☆
2011	76.4	155 of 1046	85.2%	★★★★☆
2010	78.8	123 of 1045	88.2%	★★★★☆
2009	75.0	181 of 1030	82.4%	★★★★☆
2008	78.6	118 of 1021	88.4%	★★★★☆
2006	79.2	103 of 712	85.5%	★★★★☆
2005	77.8	106 of 632	83.2%	★★★★☆
2004	87.5	17 of 633	97.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	368 of 1001	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	253 of 1011	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	344 of 1010	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.8	168 of 1017	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	153 of 1004	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	117 of 1002	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	104 of 997	89.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	240 of 870	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	123 of 866	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	134 of 871	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	244 of 859	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.8	269 of 847	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	294 of 874	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	278 of 854	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	266 of 1000	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	293 of 1012	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	99 of 1011	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	82.7	120 of 1017	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	68 of 1003	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	50 of 1002	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	95 of 997	90.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	193 of 802	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	175 of 790	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	223 of 770	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	135 of 748	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	51 of 746	93.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	296 of 718	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	313 of 727	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	205 of 715	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	92 of 704	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	86 of 699	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	112 of 686	83.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies76%+13 vs state

Mathematics67%+13 vs state

English Language Arts61%+9 vs state

Science53%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Marshfield Unified School District

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 321^st of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Washington Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marshfield Middle
High : Marshfield High

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