Marsh Elementary School
400 East Homer St
Michigan City IN, 46360, La Porte County
Phone: 219-873-2102
Ranking:
(1,191 out of 1,449, bottom 18%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Michigan City Area Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | |||||||
Total Students: | 258 | 231 | 279 | 330 | 274 | 267 | 278 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 49 | 19.0% | 52 | 22.5% | 37 | 13.3% | 61 | 18.5% | 51 | 18.6% | 48 | 18.0% | 38 | 13.7% |
Grade 1: | 50 | 19.4% | 41 | 17.7% | 51 | 18.3% | 51 | 15.5% | 46 | 16.8% | 44 | 16.5% | 51 | 18.3% |
Grade 2: | 43 | 16.7% | 40 | 17.3% | 45 | 16.1% | 46 | 13.9% | 50 | 18.2% | 51 | 19.1% | 41 | 14.7% |
Grade 3: | 46 | 17.8% | 46 | 19.9% | 29 | 10.4% | 38 | 11.5% | 47 | 17.2% | 38 | 14.2% | 51 | 18.3% |
Grade 4: | 42 | 16.3% | 21 | 9.1% | 35 | 12.5% | 47 | 14.2% | 35 | 12.8% | 46 | 17.2% | 43 | 15.5% |
Grade 5: | 28 | 10.9% | 31 | 13.4% | 44 | 15.8% | 47 | 14.2% | 45 | 16.4% | 40 | 15.0% | 54 | 19.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 139 | 53.9% | 115 | 49.8% | 154 | 55.2% | 174 | 52.7% | 123 | 44.9% | 124 | 46.4% | 130 | 46.8% |
Female: | 119 | 46.1% | 116 | 50.2% | 125 | 44.8% | 156 | 47.3% | 107 | 39.1% | 96 | 36.0% | 104 | 37.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 27 | 10.5% | 23 | 10.0% | 30 | 10.8% | 35 | 10.6% | 22 | 8.0% | 18 | 6.7% | 20 | 7.2% |
Black: | 85 | 32.9% | 77 | 33.3% | 78 | 28.0% | 96 | 29.1% | 103 | 37.6% | 82 | 30.7% | 80 | 28.8% |
White: | 118 | 45.7% | 113 | 48.9% | 141 | 50.5% | 145 | 43.9% | 108 | 39.4% | 125 | 46.8% | 134 | 48.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 28 | 10.9% | 18 | 7.8% | 29 | 10.4% | 53 | 16.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 207 | 80.2% | 182 | 78.8% | 221 | 79.2% | 265 | 80.3% | 236 | 86.1% | 220 | 82.4% | 210 | 75.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 5.4% | 14 | 6.1% | 16 | 5.7% | 22 | 6.7% | 18 | 6.6% | 15 | 5.6% | 15 | 5.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.54 | 14.44 | 14.68 | 19.82 | 17.37 | 15.00 | 16.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 62% | N/A |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 60% | N/A |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 59% | N/A |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 66% | N/A |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 64% | N/A |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | N/A |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 70% | N/A |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.7% | N/A |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 74.9% | N/A |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 62% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 58% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 63% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 57% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 65% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 70.5% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 64.6% | N/A |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | N/A |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 57% | N/A |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | N/A |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 63% | N/A |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 60% | N/A |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | N/A |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 78.5% | N/A |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78.1% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 56% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 65% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 63% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 57% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 70.2% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 72.1% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 65.9% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 66.4% | N/A |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 59% | N/A |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 63% | N/A |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 64% | N/A |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 64% | N/A |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 63% | N/A |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 64% | N/A |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 70.8% | N/A |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 70.1% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 58% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 68% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 67% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 83.7% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 80.4% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 46% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 57.4% | N/A |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 53.1% | N/A |
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* Marsh Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.