Marshall Middle

Marshall Middle is a sprawling junior high in Janesville, Wisconsin, operated by Janesville School District. The school enrolls 747 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 96% bigger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 22 schools in Janesville School District (9,355 students total), Marshall Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Marshall Middle logs that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Marshall Middle lists 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Marshall Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.0%; this one delivers 53.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Rock County put median household earnings sit near $75,673, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Rock County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,542 students), Marshall Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Monroe Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Marshall Middle. On composite proficiency, Marshall Middle comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 58.3%.

Marshall Middle operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marshall Middle has fell 13%, going from 856 students in 2018 to 747 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Marshall Middle community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.