State/Public Elementary Open

Frances Slocum Elem School

๐Ÿ“ 2909 S Torrence St, Marion, Grant County, 46953

472
Pupils
17.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Frances Slocum Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Marion, Grant County. The school has 472 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marion Community Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Marion Community Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Frances Slocum Elem School enrolls 472 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.

Male students
246 (52%)
Female students
226 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
26.3
Student-teacher ratio
17.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 35% Black or African American and 18% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White16535%
Black or African American16435%
Two or more races8618%
Hispanic or Latino5411%
Asian3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

382 of the school's 472 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 382 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“4Title I

Frances Slocum Elem School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 IN-50, state senate district 17, state house district 31.

School district: Marion Community Schools

Frances Slocum Elem School is one of 9 schools in Marion Community Schools, based in Marion, Indiana. The district serves 3,668 students district-wide and employs 221 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 472 students, Frances Slocum Elem School is larger than the district average of about 408 students per school.

3,668
District students
9
Schools
221
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

12%
Reading proficient
12%
Math proficient
31%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Distant

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