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Enrollment
588
High
DISTRICT 758 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050939000683
MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
801 CARTER DR, MARION, AR 72364 · (870) 739-5140 · Crittenden County
GRADES 08–09HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
450 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 70%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL→MARION HIGH SCHOOL
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Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
21.7%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
3.4%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
14.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 31% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
588
-67 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.3:1
% White
26%
was 40%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
62%
was 54%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates as a reasonably sized 9-12 campus in MARION, Arkansas, one of the schools within MARION SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 588 students spanning grades 8 through 9.
MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by MARION SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 3,888 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports that Black students make up the majority at 62%; the rest is composed of 26% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Crittenden County as a whole is about 51% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.8:1, putting MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 77% of students at MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Crittenden County's rate of about 90%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 30.8%; actual is 14.8%, a gap of -16.0 points.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Crittenden County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $55,358 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Crittenden County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,770 students), of which MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.
MARION HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 20.9%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL has declined 10%, going from 655 students in 2018 to 588 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 40% to 26% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Crittenden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,266
Census ACS
Median income
$55,358
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,770 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARION SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MARION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 927 students
- MARION VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 762 students
- HERBERT CARTER GLOBAL COMMUNITY MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 670 students
- MARION MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 654 students
- MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMYMiddle · 287 students
Other schools in MARION
- MARION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 927 students
- HERBERT CARTER GLOBAL COMMUNITY MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 670 students
- MARION MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 654 students
- MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMYMiddle · 287 students
Nearby schools
- MARION HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 927
- MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY0.2 mi · 287
- MARION MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY MAGNET SCHOOL0.3 mi · 654
- HERBERT CARTER GLOBAL COMMUNITY MAGNET SCHOOL1.4 mi · 670
- MARION VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET SCHOOL2.2 mi · 762
- WEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.6 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 588 students in grades 08-09.
What grades does MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 08-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 12.8:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 26% White, 7% Hispanic, 62% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MARION SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.