📍 820 Marler Road, Marion, McDowell County, 28752
West Marion Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Marion, McDowell County. The school has 377 pupils enrolled. It is part of the McDowell County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Marion Elementary School enrolls 377 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 295 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
268 of the school's 377 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 251 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
West 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 85.
West 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 377 students, West 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: Rural - Fringe
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