📍 209 Robert Street, Marion, McDowell County, 28752
Marion Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Marion, McDowell County. The school has 355 pupils enrolled. It is part of the McDowell County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Marion Elementary School enrolls 355 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 6.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 247 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 6.5% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
269 of the school's 355 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 258 qualify for free lunch and 11 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 Elementary 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 85.
Marion Elementary School is one of 15 schools in McDowell County Schools, based in Marion, North Carolina. The district serves 5,792 students district-wide and employs 404 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 355 students, Marion Elementary School is close to the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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