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Mar Lee School

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Mar Lee School ranks 658 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

658^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Mar Lee School is a small, rural K-8 school in Marshall, MI, serving 295 students as the sole school in the Mar Lee School District.

Mar Lee has shown impressive recent improvement, jumping to the 56th percentile statewide and earning a 3-star rating. The school's most notable strength is its exceptional support for students from low-income families—this group ranked in the 90th percentile statewide, a dramatic turnaround from the previous year. This is particularly striking when compared to nearby schools like Harrington Elementary and Lillian Fletcher Elementary, which serve much higher poverty populations and are struggling academically. Mar Lee also excels in 8th-grade Science and Social Studies, with proficiency rates above the state average. Its unique K-8 structure means students stay in one consistent environment from elementary through middle school, which can be a real advantage for families. Chronic absenteeism is also a manageable issue here at 18%, well below the state average of nearly 28%.

However, there is a clear academic split. While English Language Arts scores are strong—above state averages in most grades—math proficiency lags behind in every grade level tested, with some grades falling roughly 15 points below the state average. This is an area parents may want to ask about. Additionally, while Mar Lee outperforms many regional counterparts, it still trails the top-performing Marshall Public Schools elementary buildings like Walters Elementary and Hughes Elementary, which post significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math. On the positive side, Mar Lee achieves its results with lower per-student spending than many peers, suggesting a cost-effective approach. For parents, this is a school on an upward trajectory with notable strengths in literacy and supporting disadvantaged students, but with a clear need for math intervention.

295

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,291

Per pupil spending ?

38.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21236 H Dr N
Marshall, MI 49068-9319

(269) 781-5412

District: Mar Lee School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.8%

Hispanic:

8.8%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

658^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

297^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

210^th of 625Mar Lee School District among Michigan districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	658 of 1492	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.4	804 of 1488	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	762 of 1486	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	836 of 1470	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	924 of 1344	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	768 of 1153	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	793 of 1408	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	830 of 1448	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.5	1028 of 1466	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.8	940 of 1548	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.0	806 of 1580	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.8	839 of 1533	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.8	753 of 1563	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.9	731 of 1566	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.3	873 of 1552	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.6	834 of 1552	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.2	1106 of 1589	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.9	1085 of 1577	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.6	1090 of 1565	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.6	1056 of 1545	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	427 of 1343	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.3	529 of 1338	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	667 of 1342	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	566 of 1321	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	840 of 1171	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	951 of 1443	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	139 of 1352	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	34.9	879 of 1346	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	629 of 1381	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	297 of 1134	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	49.6	735 of 1397	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	651 of 1372	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.5	893 of 1366	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	728 of 1347	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	919 of 1334	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	930 of 1139	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.1	451 of 915	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	523 of 1196	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	641 of 1446	55.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	702 of 1199	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.7	865 of 1206	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	844 of 1204	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	881 of 1198	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	910 of 1102	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	691 of 1005	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	805 of 1128	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	841 of 1253	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	297 of 896	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	312 of 890	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	427 of 897	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	257 of 883	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	339 of 776	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	313 of 675	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	390 of 792	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	376 of 838	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.2	287 of 821	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.4	231 of 894	74.2%	★★★★☆
2015	68.1	244 of 919	73.4%	★★★★☆
2014	76.4	167 of 921	81.9%	★★★★☆
2013	76.6	166 of 919	81.9%	★★★★☆
2012	67.9	263 of 900	70.8%	★★★★☆
2011	59.7	436 of 858	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.7	524 of 851	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.0	541 of 847	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	73.0	217 of 839	74.1%	★★★★☆
2007	79.8	123 of 823	85.1%	★★★★☆
2006	66.1	308 of 806	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	213 of 789	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	62.5	229 of 789	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	196 of 771	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.9	357 of 770	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	348 of 657	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	349 of 521	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	242 of 658	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	373 of 794	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	141 of 832	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	48.1	387 of 836	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	281 of 825	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	275 of 691	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.3	92 of 523	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	256 of 815	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	343 of 813	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	323 of 798	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	463 of 786	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.8	185 of 776	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	176 of 540	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	316 of 639	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	320 of 797	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	18 of 244	92.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	335 of 687	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.1	298 of 696	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	413 of 701	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	269 of 688	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	341 of 638	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	318 of 577	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	374 of 624	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	359 of 678	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science48%+8 vs state

English Language Arts48%+8 vs state

Social Studies37%~ state avg

Math31%-5 vs state

Mathematics21%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mar Lee School	Public	K-8	21236 H Dr N	Marshall	49068	Calhoun County	Mar Lee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 781-5412	295	23	12.6	38.3%	259 (87.8%)	3 (1.0%)	26 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	53.1	658^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.9%		44.4	804^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.0%	146	72.7	21.2	51.4	56.0	32.3	48.8	50.0	51.4	24.0	22.6	27.9	20.8	45.2	50.0	19.4	53.1	$15,291	$1,158	$14,133
Gordon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 N Gordon St	Marshall	49068	Calhoun County	Marshall Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 781-1271	252	17	15.1	40.5%	206 (81.7%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	69.8	413^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.3%		77.6	297^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.0%	116			45.0	60.0	40.0			67.5	68.9	42.5			46.2		25.0		$14,642	$839	$13,803
Walters Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	705 N Marshall Ave	Marshall	49068	Calhoun County	Marshall Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 781-1280	293	21	14.1	37.5%	245 (83.6%)	13 (4.4%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	89.9	138^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.8%		88.4	149^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.0%	11			69.2	81.8	69.4			56.4	59.1	62.5			53.1		71.4		$15,622	$839	$14,783
Hughes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	103 W Hughes St	Marshall	49068	Calhoun County	Marshall Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 781-1275	261	18	14.7	45.6%	211 (80.8%)	7 (2.7%)	19 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.4%)	79.1	278^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.4%		85.7	194^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.0%	84			48.8	86.7	58.5			63.6	57.8	43.9			40.0		46.3		$14,606	$851	$13,755
Harrington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 S Clark St	Albion	49224	Calhoun County	Marshall Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 781-1261	236	20	11.6	81.8%	85 (36.0%)	95 (40.3%)	25 (10.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.3%)	7.6	1418^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.0%		7.3	1417^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.8%	1			11.1	20.9	11.8			16.2	9.1	1448.4			5.9		1462.6		$23,817	$3,680	$20,137
Fern Persons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4425 W Butterfield Hwy	Olivet	49076	Eaton County	Olivet Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 749-4611	374	27	13.8	35.0%	353 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)								(n/a)			42.9					38.1									$14,866	$839	$14,027
Springport Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 W Main St	Springport	49284	Jackson County	Springport Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 857-3465	437	29	15.3	56.1%	392 (89.7%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	22.9	1121^st of 1492 public elementary schools	24.9%		34.9	938^th of 1488 public elementary schools	37.0%	183			19.2	23.8	33.0			15.1	23.8	23.1			27.5		17.6		$14,796	$1,592	$13,204
Wattles Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	132 Wattles Rd S	Battle Creek	49014	Calhoun County	Harper Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 441-5853	375	22	17.4	39.2%	303 (80.8%)	8 (2.1%)	21 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.4%)	44.1	794^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.8%		58.9	580^th of 1488 public elementary schools	61.0%	214			29.7	43.0				36.5	39.2								$17,200	$1,320	$15,880
Lillian Fletcher Elementary School	Public	K-4	291 W Fulton St	Homer	49245	Calhoun County	Homer Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 568-4452	319	20	15.7	66.5%	289 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	28.2	1030^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.0%		28.1	1036^th of 1488 public elementary schools	30.4%	6			24.6	34.3				24.6	29.9								$15,279	$1,094	$14,185
Bellevue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	904 W Capital Ave	Bellevue	49021	Eaton County	Bellevue Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 763-9435	226	11	20.0	58.0%	195 (86.3%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (7.1%)	35.9	916^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.6%		18.9	1181^st of 1488 public elementary schools	20.6%	265			35.5	33.3	20.0	41.7		45.2	33.3	13.3	25.0		20.0		1469.4		$17,011	$1,675	$15,337

Frequently Asked Questions about Mar Lee School

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Mar Lee School ranks 658^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mar Lee School?

Students at Mar Lee School are 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Mar Lee School in?

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How many students attend Mar Lee School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended Mar Lee School.

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