Sandy Knoll School

Located at 401 N 6TH ST, in MARQUETTE, Michigan, Sandy Knoll School is a moderately sized elementary-level community that teaches 322 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Marquette Area Public Schools.

Sandy Knoll School is one of 7 schools operated by Marquette Area Public Schools, a district that hosts 3,209 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Sandy Knoll School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school logs 8% multiracial, 2% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Sandy Knoll School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 26% of students at Sandy Knoll School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Sandy Knoll School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.6%; this one delivers 59.9%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Marquette County) reports that median household income runs about $65,429, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Marquette County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,657 students), Sandy Knoll School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Graveraet Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sandy Knoll School. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sandy Knoll School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 52.0%.

Sandy Knoll School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Sandy Knoll School's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 351 (now 322).

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