Markesan Intermediate

Markesan Intermediate is an elementary school of modestly sized scale in Markesan, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Markesan School District, instructing 153 students in grades 3 through 5. That puts it 53% below the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Within Markesan School District, which oversees 4 schools and 721 students, Markesan Intermediate is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Markesan Intermediate logs that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Markesan Intermediate has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Markesan Intermediate performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.4%, the actual is 57.6%, a residual of +5.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, Green Lake County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,196 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Green Lake County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,479 students), of which Markesan Intermediate is one.

The closest other public school is Markesan Primary, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Markesan Intermediate at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.2%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Markesan Intermediate's enrollment has grew 51% since 2018, when it stood at 101 (now 153).

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