📍 134 Wilden St, Marion, Smyth County, 24354
Marion Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Marion, Smyth County. The school has 431 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Smyth County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Marion Middle enrolls 431 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 401 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
416 of the school's 431 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 416 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.
Marion Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 6.
Marion Middle is one of 14 schools in Smyth County Public Schools, based in Marion, Virginia. The district serves 4,132 students district-wide and employs 353 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 431 students, Marion Middle is larger than the district average of about 295 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant