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Hughes Elementary School

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Hughes Elementary School ranks 278 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

278^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Hughes Elementary School is a high-performing PK-5 school in Marshall, MI, serving 261 students as part of the Marshall Public Schools district, and has climbed to the 81st percentile statewide in recent rankings.

For parents, the headline news is that Hughes delivers exceptional academic results, often far exceeding state averages. In the most recent testing year, 4th graders posted an 86.7% proficiency rate in English Language Arts—a remarkable 45-point advantage over the state average. The school also shines in math and social studies, with 3rd graders hitting 63.6% proficiency in math and 5th graders reaching 46.3% in social studies. What makes this even more impressive is that Hughes achieves these outcomes while spending less per student ($14,606) than nearly all comparable schools in the area. The school is also highly effective at supporting all learners, with students from low-income backgrounds ranking in the 95th percentile statewide—a strong indicator that the school successfully closes achievement gaps. Chronic absenteeism has also dropped dramatically, from 38.1% to 21.4% over three years, which is now below both district and state averages.

When comparing Hughes to nearby options, the differences are striking. Just 1.8 miles away, Walters Elementary ranks slightly higher overall (91st percentile) and shows stronger 5th grade social studies scores (71.4% vs. 46.3%), though Hughes outperforms Walters in 4th grade ELA. A more dramatic contrast exists with Harrington Elementary, also in the same district but 11.4 miles away, which ranks in the 5th percentile and struggles with 53.6% chronic absenteeism—despite spending significantly more per student. One area to watch at Hughes is a noticeable dip in 5th grade scores compared to 3rd and 4th grades, which may reflect a transition challenge. Overall, Hughes offers a compelling combination of high achievement, equity, and efficient resource use, making it an excellent choice for families in the Marshall area.

261

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,606

Per pupil spending ?

45.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

103 W Hughes St
Marshall, MI 49068-1924

(269) 781-1275

District: Marshall Public Schools

Students who attend Hughes Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Marshall Middle School
High:	Marshall High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.8%

Two or more races:

8.4%

Hispanic:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 92nd percentile in 2023 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (56% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 92nd-percentile peak (2023) to 81st (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg45%

Michigan avg38%

278^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	79.1	278 of 1492	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	85.7	194 of 1488	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	147 of 1486	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	121 of 1470	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	71.3	322 of 1344	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	45.0	590 of 1153	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	606 of 1408	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	716 of 1448	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.6	654 of 1466	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.0	675 of 1548	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.2	529 of 1580	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.4	791 of 1533	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	68.9	460 of 1563	70.6%	★★★★☆
2012	54.4	741 of 1566	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.7	907 of 1552	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.2	681 of 1552	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.3	837 of 1589	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.1	872 of 1577	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.9	1205 of 1565	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.4	1136 of 1545	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	395 of 1343	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	84.9	155 of 1338	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	95.8	23 of 1342	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	96 of 1321	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	65.5	311 of 1106	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	36.9	579 of 902	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	510 of 1171	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	778 of 1443	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	298 of 1352	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	88.7	62 of 1346	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	106 of 1381	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	49 of 1350	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	79.2	117 of 1099	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	35.1	526 of 749	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	698 of 1134	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	916 of 1397	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	222 of 1372	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	240 of 1366	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	107 of 1347	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	208 of 1334	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	305 of 1139	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	50.8	413 of 915	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	641 of 1196	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.7	650 of 1446	55.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	78.1	232 of 1199	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	84.7	142 of 1206	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	85 of 1204	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	119 of 1198	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	72.1	265 of 1102	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	44.3	537 of 1005	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	540 of 1128	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	692 of 1253	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)84th percentile~ school

White (2026)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts65%+24 vs state

Math55%+17 vs state

Social Studies46%+19 vs state

Science40%~ state avg

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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
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
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
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
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
Post Franklin School	Public	K-2	20 Newark Ave	Battle Creek	49014	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 965-9693	219	15	14.6	82.2%	56 (25.6%)	85 (38.8%)	38 (17.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (17.8%)								(n/a)																	$21,283	$3,592	$17,691

Frequently Asked Questions about Hughes Elementary School

How many students attend Hughes Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 261 students attended Hughes Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Hughes Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Marshall Middle School
High : Marshall High School

Is Hughes Elementary School a good school?

Hughes Elementary School ranks 278^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hughes Elementary School?

Students at Hughes Elementary School are 81% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What district is Hughes Elementary School in?

Marshall Public Schools

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