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Enrollment
541
Middle
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262297005983
Marshall Middle School
100 E GREEN ST, MARSHALL, MI 49068 · (269) 781-1251 · Calhoun County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
247 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 175 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 187 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 179 | 33% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Marshall Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
25.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Marshall Middle School
Marshall Middle School's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Middle School this school | 541 | 45.7% | 38.6% |
| Flushing Middle School FLUSHING | 636 | 47.8% | 42.5% |
| Garden City Middle School GARDEN CITY | 423 | 47.3% | 24.4% |
| Three Rivers Middle School THREE RIVERS | 476 | 41.8% | 36.5% |
| Seitz Middle School RIVERVIEW | 606 | 41.9% | 32.9% |
| ReethsPuffer Middle School MUSKEGON | 537 | 46.4% | 36.1% |
Matched among Michigan middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Marshall Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #247 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #303 of 380 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #251 of 377 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #218 of 491 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #47 of 436 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #146 of 437 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #248 of 477 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #299 of 339 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
541
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 541 | 36.7 | 14.7:1 | 46% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 35.3 | 15.3:1 | 48% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 547 | 34.7 | 15.8:1 | 50% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 44% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 34.3 | 16.4:1 | 45% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 32% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 697 | 41 | 17.0:1 | 30% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 570 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 28% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 540 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshall Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (562 to 541); teachers up 7% (34.3 to 36.7).
About Marshall Middle School
Marshall Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school, is located in MARSHALL, Michigan. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 541 students.
Marshall Middle School is among 8 schools run by Marshall Public Schools, which serves 2,598 students.
At 71%, White students outnumber all other groups at Marshall Middle School combined. The school is also 11% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Marshall Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
The teaching staff at Marshall Middle School is 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.7:1. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 46%. Public schools in Calhoun County average 56%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Marshall Middle School would score about 46.1%. It scores 38.6%, 7.5 points below that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Calhoun County, median household income is about $63,177, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 56 public schools operate in Calhoun County, serving about 18,982 students.
The school nearest to Marshall Middle School is Gordon Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of Marshall Middle School, there are 7 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Marshall Middle School ranks 6th of 6 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
The number of students dropped from 565 to 541 over 4 years.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Marshall Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
133,778
Census ACS
Median income
$63,177
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
18,982 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marshall Public Schools
- Marshall High SchoolHigh · 787 students
- Walters ElementaryElementary · 293 students
- Hughes Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Gordon Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
- Harrington Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
- Michigan Youth Challenge AcademyHigh · 119 students
Other schools in MARSHALL
- Marshall High SchoolHigh · 787 students
- Mar Lee SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Walters ElementaryElementary · 293 students
- Hughes Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Gordon Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
- Marshall AcademyCombined · 242 students
Other Marshall Middle schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named Marshall Middle. Marshall Middle School is the 8th largest of the 12.
- Marshall MiddleSan Diego, CA · 1,390 students
- Marshall Middle SchoolWexford, PA · 847 students
- Marshall MiddleJanesville, WI · 747 students
- Marshall Middle SchoolBEAUMONT, TX · 694 students
- MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOLMARSHALL, MN · 655 students
Nearby schools
- Gordon Elementary School0.5 mi · 252
- Hughes Elementary School0.7 mi · 261
- Marshall High School1.0 mi · 787
- Walters Elementary1.1 mi · 293
- Calhoun County Youth Center1.4 mi · 9
- Marshall Academy1.6 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About Marshall Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Marshall Middle School?
Marshall Middle School enrolls approximately 541 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Marshall Middle School serve?
Marshall Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Marshall Middle School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Marshall Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marshall Middle School?
At Marshall Middle School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 9% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Marshall Middle School in?
Marshall Middle School is part of Marshall Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.