📍 527 East Marion School Road, Columbia, Marion County, 39429
East Marion Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Marion County. The school has 394 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marion Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Marion Elementary School enrolls 394 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 31% White and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 245 | 62% |
| White | 122 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
394 of the school's 394 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 394 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.
East Marion 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 MS-30, state senate district 40, state house district 100.
East Marion Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Marion County School District, based in Columbia, Mississippi. The district serves 1,794 students district-wide and employs 162 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 394 students, East Marion Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 256 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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