Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARATHON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550867000991
Marathon Elementary
100 Spring Valley Dr, Marathon, WI 54448 · (715) 443-2538 · Marathon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B+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
11.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
88 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Marathon City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -11.3pp since 2023
Math
60.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.7% | 60.8% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 67.3% |
% 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Marathon Elementary
Marathon Elementary's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon Elementary this school | 323 | 27.2% | 63.2% |
| Ozaukee Elementary Fredonia | 344 | 27.9% | 65.0% |
| Jackson Elementary Jackson | 306 | 26.8% | 72.3% |
| Bangor Elementary Bangor | 313 | 25.9% | 62.2% |
| Theodore Robinson Intermediate School Evansville | 339 | 26.5% | 57.7% |
| Little Prairie Primary East Troy | 328 | 28.0% | N/A |
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 Marathon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Marathon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #329 of 982 | #8 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #377 of 992 ▼ 96 | #11 of 25 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #498 of 992 ▼ 220 | #12 of 25 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #548 of 1,157 | #12 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #182 of 901 | #4 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #604 of 901 | #16 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.2% | #778 of 1,064 | #20 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #663 of 664 | #22 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
323
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 323 | 28.3 | 11.4:1 | 27% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 27.7 | 12.0:1 | 29% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 28.5 | 11.7:1 | 26% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 26% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 24.3 | 13.3:1 | 21% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 21% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 410 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 20% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 7% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 20 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marathon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (324 to 323); teachers up 17% (24.3 to 28.3).
About Marathon Elementary
Marathon Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Marathon, Wisconsin. It educates 323 students in pre-K through 5.
Marathon Elementary reports to Marathon City School District, which has 3 schools and 770 students.
About 84% of the student body at Marathon Elementary is White. Other students are 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 87% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 28.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.4:1. This ratio sits 3.3 below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Roughly 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 37% for public schools in Marathon County.
Marathon Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Marathon Elementary, the prediction is 60.9% and the result is 63.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Marathon County, the median household income is $77,884, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marathon County is home to 52 public schools and about 18,592 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Marathon Venture Academy, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 62.7%; Marathon Elementary's is 63.2%, ranking 5th of 9.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (331) and 2024-25 (323). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.4:1, from 13.2:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Marathon Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Marathon City School District
- Marathon HighHigh · 274 students
- Marathon Venture AcademyMiddle · 173 students
Other schools in Marathon
- Marathon HighHigh · 274 students
- Marathon Venture AcademyMiddle · 173 students
Other Marathon Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Marathon Elementary. Marathon Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Marathon Elementary SchoolHopkinton, MA · 545 students
Nearby schools
- Marathon Venture Academy0.0 mi · 173
- Marathon High0.3 mi · 274
- Edgar Middle6.4 mi · 120
- Edgar High6.4 mi · 193
- Edgar Elementary6.4 mi · 255
- Stettin Elementary6.6 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About Marathon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Marathon Elementary?
Marathon Elementary enrolls approximately 323 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Marathon Elementary serve?
Marathon Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Marathon Elementary have?
Marathon Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Marathon Elementary?
Student demographics at Marathon Elementary are roughly 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Marathon Elementary in?
Marathon Elementary is part of Marathon City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.