Enrollment
246
Elementary
DISTRICT 249 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550879001012
Marshall Elementary
617 Madison St, Marshall, WI 53559 · (608) 655-4403 · Dane County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
113 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 52 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 21% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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 Marshall School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
51.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 51.7% |
| 2023-24 | 44.3% | 53.7% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Marshall Elementary
Marshall Elementary's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Elementary this school | 246 | 45.9% | 50.4% |
| Marshall Early Learning Center Marshall | 251 | 43.4% | N/A |
| Mitchell Elementary West Allis | 267 | 44.2% | 55.3% |
| Luther Elementary Fort Atkinson | 238 | 44.5% | 65.5% |
| Waterloo Elementary Waterloo | 281 | 43.8% | 46.1% |
| E W Luther Elementary South Milwaukee | 197 | 43.1% | 63.5% |
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 Marshall Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #621 of 982 | #52 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #563 of 992 ▲ 5 | #49 of 74 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #701 of 992 ▼ 18 | #59 of 74 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #789 of 1,157 | #80 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #211 of 901 | #36 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #252 of 901 | #44 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #483 of 1,064 | #19 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #238 of 664 | #23 of 61 |
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
246
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
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 | 246 | 21.2 | 11.6:1 | 46% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 22.3 | 11.2:1 | 43% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 20.3 | 11.3:1 | 37% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 45% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 24.8 | 12.2:1 | 42% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 23 | 13.5:1 | 41% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 41% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 21 | 13.0:1 | 18% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 416 | 26 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshall Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (303 to 246); teachers down 15% (24.8 to 21.2).
About Marshall Elementary
Among the schools in Marshall, Wisconsin, is Marshall Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. It teaches 246 students in pre-K through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll about 323 students on average.
Marshall School District is the local district for Marshall Elementary. It runs 5 schools with 1,094 students.
At Marshall Elementary, 61% of students are White. After that, the student body is 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% Black. Census figures show Dane County is about 77% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Marshall Elementary scores 56%.
The school has 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.6 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Of all students at Marshall Elementary, 46% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 32% for public schools in Dane County.
The model predicts 49.5% for a school in Wisconsin with Marshall Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Marshall Elementary posts 50.4%.
In Dane County, median household income comes to about $89,975, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Dane County counts 169 public schools with about 78,525 students.
Marshall High is the nearest public school to Marshall Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 7. Nearby schools with test data average 44.8% proficiency; Marshall Elementary posts 50.4%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 250 to 246, a small change. By 2024-25, the school had 11.6 students per teacher, compared with 13.2 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Marshall Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marshall School District
- Marshall HighHigh · 281 students
- Marshall Early Learning CenterElementary · 251 students
- JEDI Virtual K-12Combined · 188 students
- Marshall MiddleMiddle · 128 students
Other schools in Marshall
- Marshall HighHigh · 281 students
- Marshall Early Learning CenterElementary · 251 students
- Marshall MiddleMiddle · 128 students
Other Marshall Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 15 states are named Marshall Elementary. Marshall Elementary is the 20th largest of the 22.
- Marshall Elementary SchoolWexford, PA · 800 students
- Marshall ElementaryOrangeburg, SC · 625 students
- Marshall ElementaryCastro Valley, CA · 515 students
- Marshall Elementary SchoolS ORANGE, NJ · 504 students
- Marshall ElementaryFowler, CA · 486 students
Nearby schools
- Marshall High0.1 mi · 281
- Marshall Middle0.2 mi · 128
- Marshall Early Learning Center0.3 mi · 251
- Waterloo Elementary4.5 mi · 281
- Waterloo Middle4.6 mi · 118
- Waterloo High4.6 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About Marshall ElementaryHow large is Marshall Elementary?
Marshall Elementary enrolls approximately 246 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Marshall Elementary serve?
Marshall Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Marshall Elementary?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Marshall Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Marshall Elementary?
Student demographics at Marshall Elementary are roughly 61% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Marshall Elementary in?
Marshall Elementary is part of Marshall School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.