Marble School

Marble School is a close-knit elementary school in EAST LANSING, Michigan, part of East Lansing School District. The school enrolls 306 students in grades pre-K through 5.

East Lansing School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,702 students; Marble School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Marble School lists that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Black, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 36% of students at Marble School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Ingham County (around 49%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Marble School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.8%.

Across the wider county, census data for Ingham County shows median household earnings sit near $65,526, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ingham County runs 100 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students), of which Marble School is one.

Nearest neighbor: MacDonald Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Marble School comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 49.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 16%: 365 students in 2018 compared to 306 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 63% to 57% over that span.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.