Marinette Middle

As a reasonably sized middle school in Marinette, Wisconsin, Marinette Middle hosts 534 students from grades 5 through 8, operated by Marinette School District. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 40% bigger than typical.

Across the 4 schools in Marinette School District (1,914 students total), Marinette Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Marinette Middle shows that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder looks like 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Marinette County as a whole is about 94% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Marinette Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.2%, the actual is 37.4%, a residual of -9.8 points.

In the broader community, Marinette County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,809 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Marinette County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,654 students), of which Marinette Middle is one.

Marinette Primary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Marinette Middle at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 35.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marinette Middle has decreased 15%, going from 627 students in 2018 to 534 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 84% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Marinette Middle community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.