Summary:
ZIP code 53559 contains exactly one middle school, Marshall Middle in Marshall School District in Marshall, WI, serving grades 7–8 with 128 students. As the only local middle school, it has no local peers to compare against. Its 2025–26 results are sharply split: eighth grade is above the state in social studies (70.77% vs. 64.63%), science (61.54% vs. 51.86%), and math (55.38% vs. 53.67%), and close in ELA (52.31% vs. 54.38%). Seventh grade is far below state in ELA (28% vs. 55.33%) and math (30% vs. 55.67%). Overall, the school averages 49.67% across six tests, slightly above the district’s 49.13% but below the state’s 55.92%.
Year-over-year changes are large. Seventh-grade ELA dropped 38.15 points and math dropped 34.62 points, while eighth-grade science rose 25 points, social studies 19.79 points, ELA 11.93 points, and math 9.23 points. But the current eighth graders were last year’s seventh graders, and that cohort fell from 66.15% to 52.31% in ELA and 64.62% to 55.38% in math, so the eighth-grade gain is largely cohort replacement, not the same students improving. The school’s rank improved from 422 of 641 (34th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–24 to 362 of 643 (44th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–26. The district ranks 358 of 432, 17th percentile, 1 star.
Other indicators are mixed but mostly favorable. The dropout rate is 0.0%, better than the district’s 0.2% and state’s 1.1%, while chronic absenteeism is 17.7%, slightly above the district’s 16.7% and state’s 17.3%. Resources look relatively strong: 39.84% free/reduced lunch, $17,088 per student, and an 11.2 student-teacher ratio. With only 128 students, each grade has about 60–70 students, so small changes can shift percentages by several points. For parents, the main takeaway is to check grade-level supports: eighth grade is a relative strength, especially in science and social studies, while seventh-grade ELA and math need the most attention.
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