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Schools in Peshtigo · Peshtigo School District, Marinette School District

Peshtigo’s public schools score below 80% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Peshtigo’s districts is 27%, below the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Peshtigo, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

#332of 362 Wisconsin townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
27%
▼ 11 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 10 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–6 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 21% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Marinette
Students per teacher
14.9
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,603 students on the public path
In brief

Peshtigo’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1335 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Peshtigo’s, its schools beat 15%, lower than their 20% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin (the state reports Peshtigo’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Peshtigo spends $14,243 per student and Marinette $13,074, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Peshtigo’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 20% of Wisconsin school districts, #332 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Both inputs trail the Wisconsin average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 20%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1335)Better than 15%
Towns in Marinette County (18)Better than 56%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,509 test results and a graduating class of 157 could put Peshtigo anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Peshtigo’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,509 in math, 1,509 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Peshtigo, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−

Peshtigo runs its own schools through grade 12 (Peshtigo School District). From grade PK, students attend the Marinette School District, shared with Lake, Marinette and Porterfield. Its school is in Peshtigo. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Peshtigo

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Peshtigo School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,061 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,243WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Marinette School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,914 students, up 21% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,074WI $16,459 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Peshtigo School District34%
State average 38.1% · 568 students tested
Math · PK–12, Peshtigo School District31%
State average 38.7% · 568 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Marinette School District23%
State average 38.1% · 941 students tested
Math · PK–12, Marinette School District27%
State average 38.7% · 941 students tested

Peshtigo vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Peshtigo’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PeshtigoC−Peshtigo PK–12 · Marinette PK–12
MarinetteDMarinette
GardnerB+Southern Door County
GroverB−Peshtigo PK–12 · Coleman PK–12
Little RiverC+Oconto PK–12 · Lena PK–12
Egg HarborASevastopol PK–12 · Gibraltar Area PK–12
PorterfieldDMarinette

2 of the 6 neighbors share Marinette with Peshtigo for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Menominee, MI borders Peshtigo but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Peshtigo

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Peshtigoin other towns
Peshtigo Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
580 students15:1Rate it →
Marinette Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Marinette
C
390 students21:1Rate it →
Marinette Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Marinette
C−
534 students13:1Rate it →
Peshtigo Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8
D
151 students14:1Rate it →
Marinette High
High · Grades 9–12 · Marinette
D
618 students14:1Rate it →
Peshtigo High
High · Grades 9–12
C−
330 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Peshtigo’s schools

Are Peshtigo’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Peshtigo children attend score below 80% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #332 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 15%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Peshtigo in?

Two districts: Peshtigo School District runs grades PK–12, and Marinette School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Lake, Marinette and Porterfield.

Where do Peshtigo kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Marinette High and Peshtigo High.

What is Peshtigo’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Marinette School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Peshtigo spend per student?

$14,243 in Peshtigo School District and $13,074 in Marinette School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.