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Hughes Elementary School

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Hughes Elementary School ranks 194 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

194^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Hughes Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Marshall, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 266 students. The school is part of the Marshall Public Schools district, which is ranked 239 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hughes Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Michigan, with a statewide ranking of 194 out of 1,488 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly higher than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Hughes Elementary had 53.5% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 45.9% for the district and 38.9% for the state. The school also excels in math, with 65.1% of 3rd-grade students, 64.3% of 4th-grade students, and 69% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in 2024-2025, outperforming the district and state.

While Harrington Elementary School, another school in the Marshall Public Schools district, performs well academically, Walters Elementary often matches or exceeds the performance of Hughes Elementary. However, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Pennfield Dunlap Elementary and Verona Elementary, have significantly lower academic performance compared to Hughes Elementary.

261

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,848

Per pupil spending ?

45.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 67th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (62% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg48%

Michigan avg39%

194^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Marshall Public Schools

239^th of 613Marshall 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
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
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
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
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
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies71%+42 vs state

Math66%+28 vs state

English Language Arts58%+16 vs state

Science52%+12 vs state

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Schools Near Hughes Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	85.7	194^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.0%		88.2	147^th of 1486 public elementary schools	90.1%	47			53.5	51.2	69.0			65.1	64.3	69.0			52.4		71.4		$15,848	$3,058	$12,790
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%)	77.6	297^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.0%		58.3	574^th of 1486 public elementary schools	61.4%	277			63.0	48.8	59.1			63.0	55.8	36.4			54.5		50.0		$13,546	$1,738	$11,808
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%)	88.4	149^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.0%		79.7	253^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	83.0%	104			54.5	66.7	75.0			65.9	58.3	54.8			60.0		82.5		$15,374	$2,215	$13,160
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%)	44.4	804^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.0%		45.2	762^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	48.7%	42	80.0	27.5	52.6	35.7	37.5	46.2	24.2	42.1	25.0	27.5	15.4	18.2	32.5	65.0	37.5	62.5	$15,328	$1,243	$14,085
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%)	58.9	580^th of 1488 public elementary schools	61.0%		61	537^th of 1486 public elementary schools	63.9%	43			39.0	41.6				50.6	49.4								$16,545	$1,691	$14,854
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%)	50.1	717^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.8%		37.1	904^th of 1486 public elementary schools	39.2%	187			38.2	45.1				50.0	25.5								$16,312	$1,615	$14,697
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%)	28.1	1036^th of 1488 public elementary schools	30.4%		30.9	1008^th of 1486 public elementary schools	32.2%	28			32.3	34.5				25.4	22.4								$13,980	$1,130	$12,849
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%)	6.4	1438^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.4%		5.7	1447^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.6%	9			11.8	9.7	11.1			11.5	6.3	7.8			12.5				$23,672	$5,103	$18,569
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%)	7.3	1417^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.8%		4.9	1465^th of 1486 public elementary schools	1.4%	48			7.7	6.1	20.6			17.9					9.4				$21,005	$6,443	$14,562
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)																	$19,460	$5,043	$14,417

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

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.

How many students attend Hughes Elementary School?

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

What district is Hughes Elementary School in?

Marshall Public Schools

Is Hughes Elementary School a good school?

Hughes Elementary School ranks 194^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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