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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	Distance	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
Prairie River Middle	0.0mi	Public	5-8	106 N Polk St	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 536-9593	507	38	13.3	47.3%	445 (87.8%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)	30.8	492^nd of 643 public middle schools	23.5%		31.8	467^th of 628 public middle schools	25.6%	25	54.2	44.8	43.4	36.9	39.2	35.3	36.1	36.9	54.1	47.9	$16,943	$695	$16,248
Horace Mann Middle	14.4mi	Public	6-8	3101 N 13th St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0725	635	48	13.2	46.1%	411 (64.7%)	21 (3.3%)	50 (7.9%)	95 (15.0%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.9%)	59.2	275^th of 643 public middle schools	57.2%		55.8	298^th of 628 public middle schools	52.5%	23		56.8	50.9	59.9		60.2	53.8	61.5	64.9	54.5	$15,828	$916	$14,911
John Muir Middle	15.4mi	Public	6-8	1400 W Stewart Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0100	967	74	12.9	44.9%	596 (61.6%)	21 (2.2%)	63 (6.5%)	225 (23.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.9%)	61	253^rd of 643 public middle schools	60.7%		55.1	309^th of 628 public middle schools	50.8%	56		55.9	57.7	55.9		56.8	63.2	56.2	72.4	52.9	$14,541	$664	$13,877
Marathon Venture Academy	18.6mi	Public, Charter	6-8	100 Spring Valley Dr	Marathon	54448	Marathon County	Marathon City School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 443-2538	173	12	15.0	26.6%	148 (85.5%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (6.9%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	59.9	268^th of 643 public middle schools	58.3%		55.2	307^th of 628 public middle schools	51.1%	39		43.1	40.8	58.2		45.6	59.2	74.6	78.2	72.7	$11,172	$283	$10,889

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