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Marlette Elementary

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Marlette Elementary ranks 594 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

594^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Marlette Elementary is a mid-sized public school in the rural community of Marlette, MI, serving 328 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Marlette Community Schools district.

Marlette Elementary has earned a consistent 3-star rating over the past three years, placing it in the 60th percentile of Michigan elementary schools—a solid mid-tier performance. What truly sets this school apart is its exceptional work with students facing economic challenges. With nearly 60% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school's economically disadvantaged students rank in the 69th percentile statewide, a remarkable achievement that has remained a strength for three straight years. This is especially notable when compared to nearby Yale Elementary School (91st percentile) and North Branch Elementary School (87th percentile), both of which have significantly lower percentages of low-income students (around 43-45%). Marlette is achieving respectable results with a higher-needs population and lower per-student spending ($14,098) than neighbors like Sandusky Elementary School ($16,524) and Peck Community Elementary School ($16,083)—yet it outperforms both in overall ranking.

Parents will also be encouraged by the school's remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 12.8%, far below the state average of 27.9% and a dramatic recovery from pandemic-era spikes above 30%. This signals strong student engagement and a welcoming school environment. Academically, the 4th grade stands out as a bright spot, with proficiency rates of 53.4% in ELA and 60.3% in math—well above state averages. However, there are two areas worth watching: a widening gender gap (girls rank in the 66th percentile while boys rank in the 46th), and inconsistent performance between grade-level cohorts, suggesting that a student's experience can vary depending on their class. Overall, Marlette Elementary is a school that does more with less, particularly for its most vulnerable students, making it a solid choice for families in the Marlette area.

328

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,098

Per pupil spending ?

59.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6230 Euclid St
Marlette, MI 48453-1429

(989) 635-4925

District: Marlette Community Schools

Students who attend Marlette Elementary usually attend:

High:

Marlette JrSr High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.1%

Two or more races:

8.5%

Hispanic:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (60th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Michigan avg38%

594^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

308^th of 625Marlette Community Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	594 of 1492	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.7	693 of 1488	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	657 of 1486	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	852 of 1470	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.4	492 of 1344	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	371 of 1153	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	422 of 1408	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	719 of 1448	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.0	852 of 1466	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.4	767 of 1548	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.0	788 of 1580	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.4	751 of 1533	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.9	880 of 1563	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.3	876 of 1566	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.8	625 of 1552	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.9	486 of 1552	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.1	687 of 1589	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.0	738 of 1577	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.3	951 of 1565	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.0	1017 of 1545	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	452 of 1343	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.2	610 of 1338	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	642 of 1342	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	740 of 1321	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	460 of 1106	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	340 of 902	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	369 of 1171	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	675 of 1443	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	413 of 1352	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.2	518 of 1346	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	354 of 1381	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	36.8	859 of 1350	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.6	360 of 1099	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	240 of 749	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	176 of 1134	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	368 of 1397	73.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	745 of 1372	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.5	735 of 1366	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	647 of 1347	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	866 of 1334	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	485 of 1139	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	422 of 915	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	449 of 1196	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	777 of 1446	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	78 of 252	69.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	656 of 1199	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.5	705 of 1206	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	685 of 1204	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	901 of 1198	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.4	553 of 1102	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.9	401 of 1005	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	504 of 1128	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	818 of 1253	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)66th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science48%+8 vs state

English Language Arts45%+4 vs state

Math44%+6 vs state

Social Studies22%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Sad to see how fast things can change for the worse with leadership. I haven't lost all hope, but there isn't much left for this once incredible school and district. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marlette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6230 Euclid St	Marlette	48453	Sanilac County	Marlette Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 635-4925	328	18	18.0	59.1%	276 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.5%)	57.1	594^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.2%		51.7	693^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	53.4%	99	36.4	53.4	44.0		41.8	60.3	28.0		48.0	22.0	$14,098	$1,885	$12,213
Brown City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4290 2nd St	Brown City	48416	Sanilac County	Brown City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 346-4700	362	23	15.9	62.2%	326 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	53.5	652^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	56.3%		56.8	614^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.7%	38	29.3	57.5	40.0	31.0	61.0	53.7	30.0	23.8	36.0	32.0	$15,494	$2,147	$13,347
Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3644 Ross St	Kingston	48741	Tuscola County	Kingston Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 683-2284	319	17	19.0	58.6%	303 (95.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	64.7	495^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.8%		63	523^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	64.9%	28	23.1	47.5	50.0	52.8	56.4	55.0	45.8	47.2	45.8	25.0	$15,852	$1,994	$13,858
North Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4055 Elm Creek Rd	North Branch	48461	Lapeer County	North Branch Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 688-3041	964	56	17.1	42.9%	888 (92.1%)	10 (1.0%)	39 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.4%)	84.9	198^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.7%		79.1	284^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.9%	86	64.5	53.5			65.1	60.6					$12,731	$1,127	$11,604
Sandusky Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	395 S Sandusky Rd	Sandusky	48471	Sanilac County	Sandusky Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 648-2488	471	30	15.4	53.9%	435 (92.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	47.9	731^st of 1492 public elementary schools	51.0%		53.6	667^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.2%	64	58.0	37.5	32.8	46.3	58.6	30.0	17.2	30.1	27.4	20.3	$16,524	$1,344	$15,180
Peck Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	222 E Lapeer St	Peck	48466	Sanilac County	Peck Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 378-5200	174	13	13.3	70.1%	166 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	28.8	1021^st of 1492 public elementary schools	31.6%		48.8	739^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.3%	282	33.3	19.1	33.3		33.3	19.1	1468.9		30.3	21.2	$16,083	$1,651	$14,432
Mayville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	106 Orchard St	Mayville	48744	Tuscola County	Mayville Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 843-6115	248	16	15.5	71.0%	229 (92.3%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	51	679^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.5%		51.7	692^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	53.5%	13	28.1	37.5	43.6		53.1	66.7	41.0		30.8	15.4	$15,189	$2,753	$12,436
Yale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 School Dr	Yale	48097	St. Clair County	Yale Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 387-3231	329	21	15.7	45.3%	314 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	90.4	128^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.4%		89.1	135^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.9%	7	59.2	61.3	68.9		57.1	61.3	67.2		78.7	57.4	$14,919	$1,152	$13,768
Elva Lynch Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	2035 Roods Lake Rd	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 667-2448	390	21	18.9	54.4%	339 (86.9%)	5 (1.3%)	33 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	63.2	507^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.0%		39.7	868^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.7%	361	59.6	45.1			47.4	39.4					$14,431	$1,387	$13,044

Frequently Asked Questions about Marlette Elementary

Is Marlette Elementary a good school?

Marlette Elementary ranks 594^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Marlette Elementary in?

Marlette Community Schools

What schools do graduates of Marlette Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marlette Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Marlette JrSr High School

What is the racial makeup of Marlette Elementary?

Students at Marlette Elementary are 84% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

How many students attend Marlette Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Marlette Elementary.

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