Marshall Elementary School

Set in BYRON CENTER, Michigan, Marshall Elementary School is an average-sized primary school, part of Byron Center Public Schools. It caters to 463 students across grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 25% above the state mean of about 369.

Across the 7 schools in Byron Center Public Schools (4,546 students total), Marshall Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Marshall Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Marshall Elementary School lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Marshall Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 23% of students at Marshall Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kent County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Marshall Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Michigan schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 56.0%; actual is 86.3%, +30.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Kent County) records that the typical household earns roughly $82,631 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kent County runs 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), of which Marshall Elementary School is one.

Vanguard Charter Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Marshall Elementary School comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 59.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 531 students in 2018 compared to 463 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 75% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

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