📍 2 West Marion Street, Foxworth, Marion County, 39483
West Marion Elementary is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Foxworth, Marion County. The school has 259 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marion Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 4–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Marion Elementary enrolls 259 students across grades 4–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 23% Black or African American and 3.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 188 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 259 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 259 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.
West Marion Elementary 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 99.
West Marion Elementary 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 259 students, West Marion Elementary is close to 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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