John Marshall Elementary

John Marshall Elementary, a tight-knit elementary-level community in Wausau, Wisconsin, part of Wausau School District, educates 231 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 28% leaner than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

John Marshall Elementary is one of 21 schools operated by Wausau School District, a district that caters to 7,738 students overall.

On demographics, John Marshall Elementary shows that 56% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 18% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting John Marshall Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Marathon County's rate of about 37%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), John Marshall Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.5%, the actual is 43.2%, a residual of +1.6 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Marathon County) shows that median household income runs about $77,884, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Marathon County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,592 students), of which John Marshall Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wausau Area Virtual Education, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John Marshall Elementary. On composite proficiency, John Marshall Elementary comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 48.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 21%: 291 students in 2018 compared to 231 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 70% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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