A small portion of the City of Houston is in the school's boundary.

Marshall opened on August 15, 2002 and was dedicated on October 13 of the same year.

Marshall is magnetized for its three career academies, Electronic Engineering (EE), Geographical Information Systems (GIS) (Discontinued),[6] and Fire Science Technology.

The EE Academy's FIRST Robotics team has received distinguished honors from FIRST in its six years of existence.

In the Fall of 2009 they are proposed to open the first International Baccalaureate program in Fort Bend Independent School District.