Gordon Elementary School

Gordon Elementary School, a compact primary school in MARSHALL, Michigan, run under Marshall Public Schools, hosts 252 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 32% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Across the 8 schools in Marshall Public Schools (2,598 students total), Gordon Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Gordon Elementary School lists that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Gordon Elementary School lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Calhoun County's rate of about 56%.

After controlling for student poverty, Gordon Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 53.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Calhoun County shows the typical household earns roughly $63,177 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Calhoun County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,982 students), Gordon Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Marshall Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Gordon Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gordon Elementary School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 52.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 11%: 284 students in 2018 compared to 252 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 90% to 82% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.