📍 2525 e Hwy 329, Anthony, Marion County, 32617
Sparr Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Anthony, Marion County. The school has 425 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gay Street. It is part of the Marion school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths.
Sparr Elementary School enrolls 425 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 23% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 223 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
285 of the school's 425 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 277 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sparr Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-60, state senate district 8, state house district 23.
Sparr Elementary School is one of 63 schools in MARION, based in OCALA, Florida. The district serves 46,352 students district-wide and employs 2,332 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 425 students, Sparr Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 736 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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