Marshall Middle

As a micro-enrollment middle school in Marshall, Wisconsin, Marshall Middle hosts 128 students from grades 7 through 8, run under Marshall School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 381 students each, so Marshall Middle sits 66% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Marshall School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,094 students, Marshall Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Marshall Middle lists that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 29% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dane County (around 32%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Marshall Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.6%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dane County put median household income runs about $89,975, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marshall Middle is one of 169 public schools in Dane County (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students).

The closest other public school is Marshall Early Learning Center, roughly 0.1 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Marshall Middle comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 22%: 164 students in 2018 compared to 128 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 21% to 29% over that span.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.