Marble School, East Lansing MI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Marble School

Marble School is a regular public elementary school in the East Lansing School District, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It sits on North Hagadorn Road in East Lansing, a college town shaped in nearly every way by Michigan State University. The university is the dominant employer and demographic force, and the city's downtown sits directly adjacent to campus along Grand River Avenue. East Lansing has seen a downtown construction boom in recent years, with multiple city center complexes redeveloping large parts of the historic core at increased density. The city has also expanded its borders through agreements with neighboring townships, adding substantial acreage. Housing in the school's zip code sits above the state benchmark but below the national figure, and rents are moderate relative to income. For families considering the area, the cost of ownership is shaped by a college-town market where demand from university affiliates plays a steady role.

The school's enrollment is moderate for an elementary building. A slight majority of students are white, with sizable Black and Hispanic populations and a meaningful share of students identifying as two or more races. Just over a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on English learners and special education populations was not available, so those figures are absent from this picture rather than indicating anything about the school's services.

On state assessments, Marble's results are solid. In English language arts, proficiency climbs steadily from third grade through fifth grade, reaching a level where a majority of tested fifth graders are proficient. Math proficiency follows a similar upward pattern across grades, with fourth and fifth graders performing better than third graders. Science and social studies, both tested only in fifth grade, show roughly half of students reaching proficiency. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Ingham County. This is a strong standing in a county that includes a range of district contexts.

There are no multi-year trend data available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement, stability, or decline over time. A parent wanting to understand the direction of performance may want to ask the school directly about prior years.

Because Marble is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate, and that metric does not apply here. Chronic absenteeism data was also not available. No information on specific program offerings, course access, staffing ratios, or discipline was provided, so those aspects of school life cannot be characterized here. Title I status was not reported, and the school is neither a charter nor a magnet school.

The broader district context is relevant for families thinking ahead. East Lansing Public Schools operates six elementary schools, MacDonald Middle School, and East Lansing High School spread across the district, which extends into small portions of Lansing, Lansing Township, and Meridian Township. About one-fifth of the district's students come from outside East Lansing through Michigan's Schools of Choice program, which adds to the diversity of the student body. Civic amenities near the school include the East Lansing Public Library on Abbot Road, the Northern Tier Trail for pedestrian and bicycle access, and CATA bus transit throughout the area.

For a family weighing Marble School, the picture is of a solidly performing elementary school in a walkable, university-anchored community with a diverse student body and strong assessment results relative to its county peers. The gaps in available data on programs, staffing, and student support services are worth exploring directly with the school to round out the decision.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 345%

School 45% · District 51% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 49% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 554%

School 54% · District 48% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 45% · ▼ 7 pts below district

even with state median · even with county median

Grade 458%

School 58% · District 59% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 561%

School 61% · District 63% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Science

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 54% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 544%

School 44% · District 42% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

This schoolEast Lansing School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income30%Higher-income75%45 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income32%Higher-income78%47 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income14%Higher-income68%54 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income25%Higher-income72%47 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income26%Higher-income70%43 pp gap