For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 216 students in Marion School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
Public Middle School in Marion School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Wisconsin public middle school average of 39% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
2 Schools
729 Schools
# Students
452 Students
248,238 Students
# Teachers
38 Teachers
17,959 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Marion School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 444 school districts in Wisconsin (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#348 out of 450 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
38%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
44%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.20
0.59
# American Indian Students
5 Students
3,614 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
2%
# Asian Students
4 Students
11,285 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
14 Students
37,753 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
15%
# Black Students
1 Student
30,293 Students
% Black Students
n/a
12%
# White Students
405 Students
152,522 Students
% White Students
90%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
174 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
22 Students
12,537 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
21
6,117
# Students in K Grade:
31
6,551
# Students in 1st Grade:
29
6,827
# Students in 2nd Grade:
35
7,080
# Students in 3rd Grade:
24
7,007
# Students in 4th Grade:
33
8,146
# Students in 5th Grade:
29
14,725
# Students in 6th Grade:
34
48,528
# Students in 7th Grade:
42
57,406
# Students in 8th Grade:
40
59,497
# Students in 9th Grade:
32
7,426
# Students in 10th Grade:
34
5,915
# Students in 11th Grade:
38
6,276
# Students in 12th Grade:
30
6,737
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,179 is higher than the state median of $17,039. The school district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,799 is less than the state median of $17,011. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$13,869 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$13,846 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,179
$17,039
Spending / Student
$15,799
$17,011
Best Marion School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Marion High School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
105 School St
Marion, WI 54950
(715) 754-5273
Marion, WI 54950
(715) 754-5273
Grades: 7-12
| 216 students
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