📍 188 Star Mountain Dr, Marion, Smyth County, 24354
Marion Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Marion, Smyth County. The school has 307 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Smyth County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Marion Elementary enrolls 307 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.8% Black or African American and 3.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 266 | 87% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 6.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
283 of the school's 307 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 283 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 Elementary 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 Elementary 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 307 students, Marion Elementary is close to the district average of about 295 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant