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Marsh Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

779^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Marsh Elementary School is a K–6 school in Michigan City, Indiana, serving 296 students in the Michigan City Area Schools district. Its 2025–2026 rank is 779th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools (23rd percentile, 1 star). The school serves a high-poverty population: 68.92% of students received free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, similar to nearby Michigan City schools but more than double the rates at nearby schools outside the district, such as Brummitt Elementary School (28.65%), F Willard Crichfield Elementary (22.44%), and Renaissance Academy Charter School (27.46%).

Test results are mixed. Math is the stronger subject overall at 32.28%, slightly above the district's 30.87%, and fourth-grade math is a bright spot at 63.16% — above the state's 52% and the highest among nearby same-district schools, ahead of Knapp Elementary School (60.34%) and Joy Elementary School (56.6%). ELA is below the district at 25.32%, and science is a clear weakness at 14.29% versus the district's 24.74%. Sixth grade is weak across the board (ELA 15%, math 15%, science 10.26%), with sixth-grade math the lowest among same-district peers, and fifth-grade social studies (17.86%) is also the lowest nearby.

Chronic absenteeism is a success story, falling from 39.8% in 2021–2022 to 18.8% in 2024–2025 — better than the district's 28.9% and second-lowest among nearby Michigan City schools, though still above the state's 16.7%. The student-teacher ratio improved to 13.4 from 17.1, and Marsh spends the least per student ($13,456) among same-district peers. Its rank has slipped from the 38th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 23rd in 2025–2026. The gap with nearby outside-district schools is large: Brummitt Elementary School, F Willard Crichfield Elementary, and Renaissance Academy Charter School all rank above the 68th percentile with much lower poverty, lower absenteeism, and far higher proficiency — Marsh's all-grades science of 14.29%, for example, compares with Crichfield's 68.75%.

296

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,456

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 E Homer St
Michigan City, IN 46360

(219) 873-2102

District: Michigan City Area Schools

Students who attend Marsh Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Martin T Krueger Middle School
High:	Michigan City High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.9%

African American:

29.7%

Hispanic:

15.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (25% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg29%

Indiana avg47%

779^th of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Michigan City Area Schools

277^th of 374Michigan City Area Schools among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	779 of 1015	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	689 of 1005	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	630 of 1011	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	677 of 1016	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	725 of 1020	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	752 of 1016	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	789 of 1031	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	791 of 1027	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.8	820 of 1033	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.3	730 of 1046	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.1	821 of 1040	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.1	947 of 1036	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	28.4	860 of 1035	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.5	786 of 1015	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.7	758 of 1025	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.6	805 of 1009	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.0	816 of 1003	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.8	874 of 996	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.8	855 of 985	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.0	803 of 961	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.6	801 of 959	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Math32%

English Language Arts25%

Social Studies18%-29 vs state

Science14%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marsh Elementary School	Public	K-6	400 E Homer St	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2102	296	22	13.4	68.9%	121 (40.9%)	88 (29.7%)	47 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (12.8%)	24.7	779^th of 1015 public elementary schools	23.3%		33.7	689^th of 1005 public elementary schools	31.4%	90	19.6	36.8	34.5	15.0			25.3	23.5	63.2	31.0	15.0			32.3	18.4	10.3	14.3	17.9	$13,456	$2,613	$10,843
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	K-6	502 Boyd Cir	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2079	350	22	15.8	65.1%	105 (30.0%)	167 (47.7%)	33 (9.4%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.1%)	22.2	807^th of 1015 public elementary schools	20.5%		25.7	770^th of 1005 public elementary schools	23.4%	37	19.6	38.9	18.0	8.2			20.0	31.4	52.8	20.5	22.5			30.9	22.2	2.0	10.6	33.3	$13,901	$2,641	$11,260
Knapp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	321 Bolka Ave	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2096	407	26	15.5	66.1%	197 (48.4%)	89 (21.9%)	65 (16.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.3%)	50.9	515^th of 1015 public elementary schools	49.3%		52	484^th of 1005 public elementary schools	51.8%	31	32.0	46.6	24.5	40.0			36.1	50.0	60.3	24.5	41.8			44.4	44.8	43.6	44.3	32.1	$14,245	$2,694	$11,551
Joy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 E Coolspring Ave	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2090	416	29	14.2	68.5%	165 (39.7%)	142 (34.1%)	44 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	61 (14.7%)	37.3	647^th of 1015 public elementary schools	36.3%		37.6	643^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	36.0%	4	20.4	49.1	25.0	20.8			28.9	29.6	56.6	44.6	33.3			41.2	32.1	31.9	32.0	21.4	$13,822	$2,585	$11,238
Lake Hills Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	201 Ferguson Rd	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(219) 873-2105	345	24	14.3	73.0%	74 (21.4%)	190 (55.1%)	31 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.5%)	27.4	748^th of 1015 public elementary schools	26.3%		13.9	877^th of 1005 public elementary schools	12.7%	129	20.3	8.0	23.5	13.5			17.5	48.4	28.0	29.4	40.5			39.4	20.0	29.7	25.8	23.5	$16,381	$2,788	$13,593
Pine Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1660 Co Line Rd	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(219) 873-2114	396	32	12.5	73.5%	154 (38.9%)	151 (38.1%)	45 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.4%)	44.1	580^th of 1015 public elementary schools	42.9%		37.6	644^th of 1005 public elementary schools	35.9%	64	41.4	26.2	43.3	28.0			35.7	53.5	45.2	55.0	20.0			44.3	27.9	12.0	19.4	45.8	$15,932	$2,620	$13,313
Coolspring Elementary School	Public	K-6	9121 W 300 N	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2073	249	18	13.6	66.3%	113 (45.4%)	85 (34.1%)	32 (12.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	31.4	707^th of 1015 public elementary schools	30.3%		29	737^th of 1005 public elementary schools	26.7%	30	5.1	23.5	55.6	30.6			28.3	7.7	35.3	58.3	30.6			32.4	14.7	22.2	18.6	27.8	$15,785	$2,719	$13,065
Renaissance Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4093 W US Hwy 20	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 878-8711	244	17	14.3	27.5%	184 (75.4%)	16 (6.6%)	30 (12.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	66.7	325^th of 1015 public elementary schools	68.0%		60.6	391^st of 1005 public elementary schools	61.1%	66	51.7	53.6	35.5	34.6	54.6	57.9	46.5	48.3	53.6	41.9	65.4	45.5	47.4	50.7	46.4	57.7	51.9	61.3	$8,109	$347	$7,762
Springfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3054 W 800 N	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2117	312	20	15.9	63.8%	185 (59.3%)	68 (21.8%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.3%)	27.5	745^th of 1015 public elementary schools	26.6%		25	778^th of 1005 public elementary schools	22.6%	33	23.5	13.5	25.6	37.0			25.6	41.2	27.0	30.8	30.4			32.1	13.5	32.6	24.1	18.0	$14,326	$2,626	$11,700
F Willard Crichfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	336 W Johnson Rd	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 362-2020	459	26	17.6	22.4%	387 (84.3%)	4 (0.9%)	44 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	82	159^th of 1015 public elementary schools	84.3%		83.4	149^th of 1005 public elementary schools	85.2%	10	43.9	59.4					52.3	61.0	77.1					69.7	68.8		68.8		$9,631	$464	$9,167

Frequently Asked Questions about Marsh Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Marsh Elementary School?

Students at Marsh Elementary School are 41% White, 30% African American, 16% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

How many students attend Marsh Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Marsh Elementary School.

What district is Marsh Elementary School in?

Michigan City Area Schools

What schools do graduates of Marsh Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Marsh Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin T Krueger Middle School
High : Michigan City High School

Is Marsh Elementary School a good school?

Marsh Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.3% of Indiana elementary schools.

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