📍 2634 Sims, St Louis, St. Louis County, 63114
Marion Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in St Louis, St. Louis County. The school has 475 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ritenour school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Marion Elem. enrolls 475 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Hispanic or Latino, 35% Black or African American and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 184 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 164 | 35% |
| White | 83 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 8% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
472 of the school's 475 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 472 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Marion Elem. is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 MO-10, state senate district 24, state house district 72.
Marion Elem. is one of 10 schools in RITENOUR, based in ST LOUIS, Missouri. The district serves 6,579 students district-wide and employs 423 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 475 students, Marion Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 658 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large