Enrollment
128
Middle
DISTRICT 219 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550879001014
Marshall Middle
401 School St, Marshall, WI 53559 · (608) 655-1571 · Dane County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL128 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
51 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 7 | 71 | 55% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 45% |
Student demographics
55%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
Marshall Middle→Marshall High
Feeds from
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
53.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +15.4pp since 2023
Math
55.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 55.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 48.2% |
% 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Middle
Marshall Middle's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Middle this school | 128 | 39.8% | 47.6% |
| Waterloo Middle Waterloo | 118 | 44.1% | 47.2% |
| Waterloo Intermediate Waterloo | 114 | 43.9% | 41.3% |
| Clinton Junior High Clinton | 132 | 36.4% | 48.8% |
| Almond-Bancroft Middle Almond | 77 | 42.9% | 37.7% |
| Deer Creek Intermediate Saint Francis | 300 | 46.7% | 54.4% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #245 of 323 | #26 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #190 of 327 ▲ 48 | #20 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #178 of 327 ▲ 101 | #19 of 33 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 128 | #309 of 389 | #31 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #141 of 323 | #10 of 33 |
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. 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
128
-15 (-10%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 126
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 128 | 11.4 | 11.3:1 | 40% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 12 | 9.8:1 | 39% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 124 | 13.3 | 9.3:1 | 44% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 15 | 9.5:1 | 46% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 164 | 14.3 | 11.5:1 | 31% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 164 | 13 | 12.6:1 | 38% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 191 | 16 | 11.9:1 | 40% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 14 | 18.3:1 | 18% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 126 | 8 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshall Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (164 to 128); teachers down 21% (14.3 to 11.4).
About Marshall Middle
Marshall Middle is a very small middle school based in Marshall, Wisconsin. It had 128 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 7 through 8. Middle schools in Wisconsin have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 66% lower.
Marshall School District has 1,094 students in 5 schools, and Marshall Middle is one of those schools.
The student body at Marshall Middle is 60% White. The rest of enrollment is 29% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among all residents of Dane County, the White share is about 77%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
The school lists 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. Statewide, middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 40% of the student body. Across public schools in Dane County, the average is 32%.
Marshall Middle's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.6% is 5.6 points below the 53.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
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 poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 169, with about 78,525 students.
Marshall Early Learning Center sits about 0.1 miles from Marshall Middle. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Marshall Middle is 3rd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 15 students, from 143 to 128. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.3:1) than in 2020-21 (9.5:1).
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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
- Marshall ElementaryElementary · 246 students
- JEDI Virtual K-12Combined · 188 students
Other schools in Marshall
- Marshall HighHigh · 281 students
- Marshall Early Learning CenterElementary · 251 students
- Marshall ElementaryElementary · 246 students
Other Marshall Middle schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named Marshall Middle. Marshall Middle is the 12th largest of the 12.
- Marshall MiddleJanesville, WI · 747 students
- Marshall MiddleSan Diego, CA · 1,390 students
- Marshall Middle SchoolWexford, PA · 847 students
- Marshall Middle SchoolBEAUMONT, TX · 694 students
- MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOLMARSHALL, MN · 655 students
Nearby schools
- Marshall Early Learning Center0.1 mi · 251
- Marshall Elementary0.2 mi · 246
- Marshall High0.2 mi · 281
- Waterloo Elementary4.4 mi · 281
- Waterloo Intermediate4.4 mi · 114
- Waterloo Middle4.4 mi · 118
Frequently asked questions
About Marshall MiddleHow many students attend Marshall Middle?
Marshall Middle enrolls approximately 128 students in grades 07-08.
Is Marshall Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marshall Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Marshall Middle have?
Marshall Middle employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is Marshall Middle?
Marshall Middle reports a student body of 60% White, 29% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Marshall Middle in?
Marshall Middle is part of Marshall School District.
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