Summary:
Marcellus Community Schools has one elementary school, Marcellus Elementary School, which serves students from preschool through 5th grade. The school faces a combination of academic and socioeconomic challenges, with mixed performance on state assessments and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Marcellus Elementary School's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 450 and 519 out of 1,470-1,488 Michigan elementary schools over the past three school years. While some grade levels perform above the state average in English Language Arts and Math, others underperform. For example, in 2024-2025, 3rd-grade students outperformed the state average in both ELA and Math, but 4th-grade students underperformed in ELA, and 5th-grade students underperformed in Math and Social Studies.
The school faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 67.8% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024 and a chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite higher per-student spending of $14,397, the school's performance suggests that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution. A deeper analysis of resource allocation and targeted interventions to address the socioeconomic factors impacting student learning could be beneficial in improving academic outcomes at Marcellus Elementary School.
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