Summary:
ZIP code 54448 contains one elementary school — Marathon Elementary, serving grades PK–5 with 323 students as part of the Marathon City School District. Because it is the only elementary school in the area, families have a single option, and it is a solidly above-average one: the district ranks 118 of 432 Wisconsin districts, at the 73rd percentile with 4 stars.
The school's clearest strength is attendance. Its chronic absenteeism rate was 7.1% in 2024–2025 — about half the district's 14.2% and well below the statewide 17.3%. Test scores are generally strong too. In 2025–2026, math proficiency averaged about 64.2% across grades 3–5, roughly 11 points above the state's 53.1%, with 5th grade at 71.43% versus 51.81% statewide. Science was above state in both years (61.36% vs. 53.46% in 2025–2026; 63.83% vs. 50.83% the year before), and English language arts was above state in grades 3 and 5. Overall, the school averaged about 63.0% proficiency across the eight reported tests in 2025–2026, versus about 54.7% statewide.
There are a couple of watch items. Fourth-grade ELA came in at 45.45%, below the state's 53.87%, while 4th-grade math was essentially even with state. Social studies also slipped from a strong 78.72% in 2024–2025 to 63.64%, just under the state's 65.51%. The school's own rank history shows 3 stars and percentiles of 62–67 across three years — consistent and above average, though not top-tier. Contextually, 27.24% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $15,762, and the student-teacher ratio is 11.4:1.
Thank you for your feedback!