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Gordon Elementary School

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Gordon Elementary School ranks 413 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Gordon Elementary School in Marshall, MI, is a mid-sized public school serving 252 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the Marshall Public Schools district. The school has shown impressive momentum, climbing from a 2-star rating in 2020-2021 to a 4-star rating today, and now ranks in the 72nd percentile statewide—a remarkable jump from the 48th percentile just four years ago.

Gordon's standout strength is mathematics, particularly in 3rd and 4th grades, where proficiency rates (67.5% and 68.9%) dramatically outpace both district and state averages. In 4th grade math, Gordon holds a 25-percentage point advantage over the state. The school also excels at supporting students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the 95th percentile statewide for this group's academic performance in 2024-2025. This is especially notable when compared to nearby Verona Elementary School in Battle Creek Public Schools, which serves a similar population but ranks in the bottom 5th percentile. Even within its own district, Gordon outperforms Harrington Elementary School, which has proficiency rates in the single digits and teens despite spending significantly more per student.

One area to watch is a noticeable dip in 5th-grade performance—ELA proficiency drops from 60% in 4th grade to 40% in 5th grade, with a similar pattern in math. This suggests a transition challenge that the school's leadership will need to address. Chronic absenteeism (21.2%) is better than district and state averages but has crept up recently after improving to 13.1% in 2023-2024. Gordon achieves these results while spending less per student ($14,642) than nearby schools like Walters Elementary ($15,622) and Hughes Elementary School, its higher-performing district peers. For parents, Gordon represents a cost-effective, upward-trending school with clear strengths in early-grade math and a demonstrated commitment to helping all students succeed.

252

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,642

Per pupil spending ?

40.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 N Gordon St
Marshall, MI 49068-1271

(269) 781-1271

District: Marshall Public Schools

Students who attend Gordon Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Marshall Middle School
High:	Marshall High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.7%

Hispanic:

8.7%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (50% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Marshall Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg45%

Michigan avg38%

413^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Marshall Public Schools

197^th of 625Marshall Public 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	69.8	413 of 1492	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	297 of 1488	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	574 of 1486	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	626 of 1470	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	695 of 1344	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	729 of 1153	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	728 of 1408	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	643 of 1448	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.4	805 of 1466	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	68.4	437 of 1548	71.8%	★★★★☆
2015	76.4	334 of 1580	78.9%	★★★★☆
2014	86.3	141 of 1533	90.8%	★★★★★
2013	88.4	105 of 1563	93.3%	★★★★★
2012	81.5	232 of 1566	85.2%	★★★★☆
2011	82.0	117 of 1552	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	78.9	173 of 1552	88.9%	★★★★☆
2009	75.4	339 of 1589	78.7%	★★★★☆
2008	79.3	231 of 1577	85.4%	★★★★☆
2007	61.4	705 of 1565	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	80.3	171 of 1545	88.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	456 of 1343	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.7	437 of 1338	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	522 of 1342	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	591 of 1321	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	513 of 1106	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	416 of 902	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	515 of 1171	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	498 of 1443	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	288 of 1352	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	88.9	61 of 1346	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	56.8	519 of 1381	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.4	218 of 1350	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	53.9	456 of 1099	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	730 of 1397	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	363 of 1372	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	239 of 1366	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	55.0	567 of 1347	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	637 of 1334	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	521 of 1139	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.3	765 of 915	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	770 of 1196	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	751 of 1446	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	331 of 1199	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	71.8	302 of 1206	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.2	526 of 1204	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	733 of 1198	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	782 of 1102	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	744 of 1005	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	769 of 1128	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	714 of 1253	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

White (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)66th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math60%+22 vs state

English Language Arts49%+8 vs state

Science46%+6 vs state

Social Studies25%-3 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
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
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
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
Beadle Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8175 C Dr N	Battle Creek	49014	Calhoun County	Harper Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 441-3295	333	22	15.3	46.8%	253 (76.0%)	10 (3.0%)	28 (8.4%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.1%)	50.3	693^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	53.6%		50.1	717^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.8%	24			45.0	40.3				40.0	35.8								$17,753	$1,338	$16,416
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
Verona Elementary School	Public	3-5	825 Capital Ave NE	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 965-9710	201	12	16.2	91.0%	48 (23.9%)	78 (38.8%)	33 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	41 (20.4%)	7.7	1417^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.0%		6.4	1438^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.4%	21			9.0	17.3	16.9			4.5	10.7	7.8			12.5		6.3		$22,044	$3,379	$18,665
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
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary	Public	2-4	8465 Pennfield Rd	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Pennfield Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 961-9789	273	17	16.0	61.2%	208 (76.2%)	13 (4.8%)	16 (5.9%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.4%)	30	1002^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	32.8%		32.7	973^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	34.6%	29			27.9	33.8				30.9	26.9								$16,932	$1,243	$15,689

Frequently Asked Questions about Gordon Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Gordon Elementary School?

Students at Gordon Elementary School are 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend Gordon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Gordon Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Gordon Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Marshall Middle School
High : Marshall High School

What district is Gordon Elementary School in?

Marshall Public Schools

Is Gordon Elementary School a good school?

Gordon Elementary School ranks 413^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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