Marshall Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Byron Center, Michigan
Marshall Elementary School in Byron Center, Michigan enrolled 463 students in 2024-25 with 23.8 full-time teachers, 19.5 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 78-82% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 84% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
523 students in 2022-23, 528 students in 2023-24, 463 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.6 to 23.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 523 | 26.6 | 19.7 |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 28.4 | 18.6 |
| 2024-25 | 463 | 23.8 | 19.5 |
19.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools
Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 598 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Marshall Elementary School enrolled 598 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 598 of the 598 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent11.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.7% of students were White, 9.7% of two or more races, 8.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White74.7%
- Two or more races9.7%
- Hispanic8.9%
- Asian5.2%
- Black1.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Marshall Elementary School scored proficient or above: 78-82% in reading in 2021-22 and 84% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 78‑82% | 75% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 84% | 72% (2021-22) | 34.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Byron Center
4 public elementary schools in Byron Center report 2024-25 enrollment; Marshall Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Creek Charter Academy | 809 | 20.9 | 28.6% |
| Marshall Elementary School | 463 | 19.5 | 22.9% |
| Brown Elementary School | 438 | 19.4 | 17.1% |
| Countryside Elementary School | 426 | 18.6 | 20.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Marshall Elementary School
- Brown Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 438 students, 19.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Countryside Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.0 miles away: 426 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
- Compare Marshall Elementary School with Brown Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Byron Center Public Schools spends per student$13,529 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,529
- The largest public schools in MichiganMarshall Elementary School is the number 394 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#394 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher19.5 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.19.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Marshall Elementary School
How many students attend Marshall Elementary School?
463 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 523 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Byron Center, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Marshall Elementary School?
19.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Marshall Elementary School a Title I school?
Marshall Elementary School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Marshall Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Marshall Elementary School scored proficient or above: 78-82% in reading in 2021-22 and 84% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Marshall Elementary School in?
Byron Center Public Schools, NCES district ID 2607560. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260756004335 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.