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Enrollment
747
Middle
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JANESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550702000768
Marshall Middle
25 S Pontiac Dr, Janesville, WI 53545 · (608) 743-6200 · Rock County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL747 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
337 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 243 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 247 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 257 | 34% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +3.8pp 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 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.1% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 52.1% | 50.6% |
% 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
Where Marshall Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Rock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #205 of 323 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #199 of 327 | #7 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #189 of 327 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 747 | #46 of 389 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #135 of 265 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #96 of 265 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.1% | #99 of 323 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #85 of 176 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
747
-30 (-4%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 755
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 747 | 56.9 | 13.1:1 | 45% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 730 | 55.1 | 13.3:1 | 46% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 733 | 53.8 | 13.6:1 | 46% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 777 | 56 | 13.9:1 | 47% (368) |
| 2017-18 | 856 | 62.1 | 13.8:1 | 39% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 872 | 59 | 14.8:1 | 44% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 899 | 65 | 13.8:1 | 39% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 983 | 67 | 14.7:1 | 19% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 755 | 57 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshall Middle.
About Marshall Middle
Families in Janesville, Wisconsin, are served by Marshall Middle, a high-enrollment middle-grades school. It enrolls 747 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That is 96% bigger than the average of about 381 students for middle schools in Wisconsin.
The district, Janesville School District, has 9,355 students enrolled across 22 schools.
At Marshall Middle, 72% of students are White. Other students are 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 82% White share among all Rock County residents. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at Marshall Middle are from different groups.
Marshall Middle has 56.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. The 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin is close to this figure. At Marshall Middle, 45% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Rock County is close, at 47%.
The model predicts 50.0% for a school in Wisconsin with Marshall Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Marshall Middle posts 53.0%.
In Rock County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $75,673, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 65 public schools in the county, enrolling about 25,542, Marshall Middle among them.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Monroe Elementary, is the closest to Marshall Middle. Marshall Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Marshall Middle ranks 5th on proficiency.
Marshall Middle is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 4%, from 777 to 747.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Rock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,350
Census ACS
Median income
$75,673
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
25,542 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Janesville School District
- Craig HighHigh · 1,400 students
- Parker HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 587 students
- Franklin MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 412 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 410 students
Other schools in Janesville
- Craig HighHigh · 1,400 students
- Parker HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 587 students
- Franklin MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 412 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Monroe Elementary0.1 mi · 376
- Harrison Elementary0.7 mi · 266
- Jefferson Elementary0.9 mi · 293
- Craig High1.1 mi · 1,400
- Adams Elementary1.3 mi · 267
- Roosevelt Elementary1.3 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Marshall MiddleHow large is Marshall Middle?
Marshall Middle enrolls approximately 747 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Marshall Middle serve?
Marshall Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marshall Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marshall Middle is approximately 13.1:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Marshall Middle?
Student demographics at Marshall Middle are roughly 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Marshall Middle public or private?
Marshall Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Janesville School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.