Marshall Academy of the Arts at 5870 East Wardlow Road in the East Long Beach area of Long Beach, CA 90808 serves as a neighborhood public middle school within Long Beach Unified. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is about 955 students. The student–teacher ratio is approximately 24:1. The student body is slightly more male, with around 56% boys and 44% girls, offering a generally balanced gender mix. Recent state tests show that about 44% of students are good at math and about 65% are good at reading. The campus combines a core academic program with an emphasis on the arts and creative electives, reflecting its name and local identity. This campus primarily attracts students from established Long Beach Unified feeder patterns, with many coming from nearby elementary schools in the surrounding neighborhoods. A typical single-family home near the school is valued at about $1,050,000, a figure that matters because housing values in this part of the city often shape long-term residential stability and family engagement with the school community. Marshall Academy of the Arts is included among the group of top middle schools in California that combine academic and artistic pathways within a diverse urban setting.