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What's one thing Marshfield Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
537
Middle
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHFIELD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550882001020
Marshfield Middle
900 E 4th St, Marshfield, WI 54449 · (715) 387-1249 · Wood County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
189 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 7 | 265 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 272 | 51% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Marshfield Middle→Marshfield High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Marshfield Unified School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
64.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.2% | 64.5% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 61.8% |
% 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
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Marshfield Middle
Marshfield Middle's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshfield Middle this school | 537 | 35.2% | 61.6% |
| Silverbrook Intermediate West Bend | 704 | 32.1% | 69.5% |
| Fort Atkinson Middle Fort Atkinson | 467 | 34.0% | 63.2% |
| Edgerton Middle Edgerton | 413 | 32.0% | 64.8% |
| Badger Middle West Bend | 714 | 32.9% | 62.6% |
| New London Middle New London | 540 | 40.6% | 58.0% |
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 Marshfield Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #127 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #119 of 327 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #152 of 327 ▼ 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #111 of 389 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #217 of 265 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #178 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #168 of 323 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #151 of 176 |
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
537
-69 (-11%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 893
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 537 | 36.7 | 14.6:1 | 35% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 40.7 | 13.6:1 | 38% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 41 | 13.7:1 | 38% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 606 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 36% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 38.2 | 14.6:1 | 25% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 33% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 26% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 644 | 41 | 15.7:1 | 11% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 893 | 62 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshfield Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (556 to 537); teachers down 4% (38.2 to 36.7).
About Marshfield Middle
Marshfield Middle is a middle school in Marshfield, Wisconsin, and it is part of Marshfield Unified School District. In all, 537 students attend the school in grades 7 through 8. That puts enrollment 41% larger than the 381-student average for middle schools in Wisconsin.
Marshfield Middle belongs to Marshfield Unified School District, a district of 8 schools and 3,553 students.
The share of students at Marshfield Middle who are White is 85%. Other students are 9% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Marshfield Middle has a ratio of 14.6:1. Across middle schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Income data for the school show 35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 43% average for public schools in Wood County is 8 points higher.
Marshfield Middle holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 71% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Marshfield Middle would score about 56.0%. It scores 61.6%, 5.5 points above that figure.
For Wood County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $67,989 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Marshfield Middle, Wood County has 32 public schools.
Marshfield K4 sits about 0.1 miles from Marshfield Middle. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Marshfield Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
From 606 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 537 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 17.3:1 to 14.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,004
Census ACS
Median income
$67,989
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
10,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marshfield Unified School District
- Marshfield HighHigh · 1,181 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 316 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 281 students
- Nasonville ElementaryElementary · 231 students
Other schools in Marshfield
- Marshfield HighHigh · 1,181 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 316 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 281 students
- Nasonville ElementaryElementary · 231 students
Nearby schools
- Marshfield K40.1 mi · 158
- Lincoln Elementary0.4 mi · 281
- Madison Elementary0.8 mi · 295
- Marshfield High1.0 mi · 1,181
- Washington Elementary1.6 mi · 316
- Grant Elementary1.7 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Marshfield MiddleHow large is Marshfield Middle?
Marshfield Middle enrolls approximately 537 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Marshfield Middle serve?
Marshfield Middle serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marshfield Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marshfield Middle is approximately 14.6:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Marshfield Middle?
Student demographics at Marshfield Middle are roughly 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Marshfield Middle in?
Marshfield Middle is part of Marshfield Unified School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.