Enrollment
231
Elementary
DISTRICT 239 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551590002053
John Marshall Elementary
1918 Lamont St, Wausau, WI 54403 · (715) 261-0060 · Marathon County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
136 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -11.3pp since 2023
Math
41.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.9% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 52.2% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like John Marshall Elementary
John Marshall Elementary's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Marshall Elementary this school | 231 | 58.9% | 43.2% |
| Pigeon River Elementary Sheboygan | 254 | 60.2% | 45.6% |
| Stephen Foster Elementary Charter Appleton | 200 | 64.5% | 50.0% |
| Prairie Ridge Early Learning School Eau Claire | 248 | 63.7% | N/A |
| Jackson Elementary Sheboygan | 295 | 61.0% | 54.5% |
| Spence Elementary La Crosse | 329 | 54.7% | 62.7% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where John Marshall Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Marathon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #733 of 982 | #22 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #709 of 992 ▼ 109 | #22 of 25 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #797 of 992 ▼ 121 | #24 of 25 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 231 | #826 of 1,157 | #17 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #268 of 901 | #6 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #179 of 901 | #5 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.9% | #286 of 1,064 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #207 of 664 | #6 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
231
+18 (+8%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 231 | 19.3 | 11.9:1 | 59% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 223 | 19.8 | 11.3:1 | 58% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 19.8 | 11.3:1 | 53% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 213 | 19 | 11.2:1 | 59% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 20.8 | 14.0:1 | 50% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 25 | 14.7:1 | 49% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 47% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 33% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 442 | 22 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Marshall Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (291 to 231); teachers down 7% (20.8 to 19.3).
About John Marshall Elementary
A low-enrollment elementary school in Wausau, Wisconsin, John Marshall Elementary is part of Wausau School District. The school serves 231 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Wisconsin is roughly 323 students; this school is 28% smaller than that.
John Marshall Elementary is one school in a 21-school district, Wausau School District, which enrolls 7,738 students.
White students make up a majority at John Marshall Elementary, at 56%. Smaller groups are 18% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Black. For comparison, the population of Marathon County is roughly 87% White. John Marshall Elementary's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
John Marshall Elementary counts 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.9 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.8 below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. About 59% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Marathon County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
The allk12 Grade for John Marshall Elementary is C. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Wisconsin, John Marshall Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.2% actual against a predicted 41.5%.
Marathon County census figures show that the median household income is $77,884, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 52 public schools in Marathon County, enrolling about 18,592 students in all.
The nearest public school is Wausau Area Virtual Education, at about 1.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, John Marshall Elementary is 5th among 8 schools close by.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment increase, from 213 in 2020-21 to 231 in 2024-25.
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Marathon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
138,403
Census ACS
Median income
$77,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
18,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wausau School District
- West HighHigh · 1,470 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 967 students
- East HighHigh · 893 students
- Horace Mann MiddleMiddle · 635 students
- G D Jones ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 445 students
Other schools in Wausau
- West HighHigh · 1,470 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 967 students
- East HighHigh · 893 students
- Horace Mann MiddleMiddle · 635 students
- G D Jones ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 445 students
Other John Marshall Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named John Marshall Elementary. John Marshall Elementary is the 5th largest of the 5.
- John Marshall Elementary SchoolEDISON, NJ · 762 students
- John Marshall ElementaryGlendale, CA · 486 students
- John Marshall ElementaryStockton, CA · 394 students
- John Marshall ElementaryWestminster, CA · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Wausau Area Virtual Education1.2 mi · 152
- Lincoln Elementary1.6 mi · 204
- G D Jones Elementary1.6 mi · 492
- Hawthorn Hills Elementary1.6 mi · 227
- John Muir Middle2.1 mi · 967
- Franklin Elementary2.2 mi · 181
Frequently asked questions
About John Marshall ElementaryHow large is John Marshall Elementary?
John Marshall Elementary enrolls approximately 231 students in grades KG-05.
Is John Marshall Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
John Marshall Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John Marshall Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John Marshall Elementary is approximately 11.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at John Marshall Elementary?
Student demographics at John Marshall Elementary are roughly 56% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 18% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is John Marshall Elementary in?
John Marshall Elementary is part of Wausau School District.
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