Getting kids into Marshall school

Sorry if I come across a bit frustrated, but I'll admit its hard to control my paternal instincts and just go 100% fighting lol.

Any one have experience getting their kids into Marshall school? Anyone from out of town get their kids into the school?

We have family and friends in the school and my kids are asking to go in. I'd say my kids are above average (who wouldn't :) but not prodigies, so I'm not 100% sure they would pass their tests. But I can't even take the test unless I live in district, or 25 miles outside of it, and I'm in "no man's" land here, and in a difficult position. Do I just waste a bunch of money and move into the city and risk failing? We have a nice house and the schools in Winnebago are not anything special, but they are nice and I don't think RPS will be any better.

I've already called and got ignored, and also emailed and got basically a form-letter rejection, so I'm not sure where to go from here.