📍 401 N 6th St, Marquette, Marquette County, 49855
Sandy Knoll School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Marquette, Marquette County. The school has 349 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marquette Area Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sandy Knoll School enrolls 349 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.3% Two or more races and 2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 301 | 86% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 2% |
| Asian | 7 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
130 of the school's 349 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 116 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sandy Knoll School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-10, state senate district 38, state house district 109.
Sandy Knoll School is one of 7 schools in Marquette Area Public Schools, based in MARQUETTE, Michigan. The district serves 3,233 students district-wide and employs 192 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 349 students, Sandy Knoll School is smaller than the district average of about 462 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote