Summary:
ZIP code 54143 in Marinette has two elementary schools, both part of the Marinette School District: Marinette Primary, which serves PK–1 with 390 students, and Marinette Intermediate, which serves grades 2–4 with 372 students. Together they enroll 762 elementary students and function as consecutive grade-level feeders. The broader district context is weak: the Marinette School District ranks 382 of 432 Wisconsin districts, in the 12th percentile with 1 star, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 22.9% is well above the state's 17.3%.
Marinette Intermediate is the standout of the two. Its latest rank is 645 of 1,039, in the 38th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, up from 18th percentile with 1 star in 2023–2024 and 34th percentile with 2 stars in 2024–2025. It also has the lower chronic absenteeism rate (15.0% versus 20.0% at Marinette Primary) and a lower student-teacher ratio (15.0 versus 20.8). Only Marinette Intermediate beats the state chronic absenteeism rate. Its academics are mixed: 4th grade Social Studies was above the state at 69.35% versus 65.51% in 2025–2026, and 4th grade Mathematics was above state in 2024–2025, but ELA and Mathematics remain generally below state, especially 3rd grade.
Marinette Primary cannot be judged on Forward Exam proficiency here because it serves PK–1. Its most recent rank is from 2021–2022, at 908 of 1,067, in the 15th percentile with 1 star, down from 32nd percentile with 2 stars in 2018–2019. It also has higher absenteeism and a higher student-teacher ratio, though lower per-student spending ($12,991 versus $13,503). Free/reduced lunch is nearly identical at both schools, about 52%.
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