Enrollment
287
Middle
DISTRICT 648 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050939005150
MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY
10 PATRIOT DRIVE, MARION, AR 72364 · (870) 739-5173 · Crittenden County
GRADES 07–07MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Arkansas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
216 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 287 | 100% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
Feeds from
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
14.3%
AR avg 34.9% . -9.3pp since 2023
Math
21.1%
AR avg 38.9% . -4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.3% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 23.6% | 25.6% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY
MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY's state test result (20.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY this school | 287 | 75.3% | 20.0% |
| ESTEM JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL LITTLE ROCK | 401 | 73.6% | 38.5% |
| STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUTTGART | 234 | 65.8% | 32.1% |
| JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE FLIGHTLINE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK | 156 | 67.9% | 22.1% |
| NETTLETON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL JONESBORO | 566 | 74.0% | 24.5% |
| MALVERN MIDDLE SCHOOL MALVERN | 264 | 76.9% | 29.9% |
Matched among Arkansas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #182 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #181 of 208 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #195 of 208 ▼ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #159 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #54 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #57 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.3% | #69 of 210 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 287 | 22.6 | 12.7:1 | 75% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 24.3 | 12.1:1 | 79% (234) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY.
About MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY
MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY is a small middle school for students in MARION, Arkansas. School enrollment was 287 students in 2024-25, in grade 7. For comparison, middle schools in Arkansas average about 464 students.
MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY is among 6 schools run by MARION SCHOOL DISTRICT, which serves 3,888 students.
At MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY, Black students make up 57% of the student body. The next largest groups are 32% White, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY is 22.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.7:1. That is lower than the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas. The school counts 216 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 75%. Across public schools in Crittenden County, the average is 90%.
The allk12 Grade for MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY is D. Compared with Arkansas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.9% for MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY. The school posts 20.0%, 11.8 points below the prediction.
In Crittenden County (population about 47,266), the median household income is $55,358, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY is one of 19 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, MARION MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY MAGNET SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 588 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 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 588 students
Nearby schools
- MARION MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY MAGNET SCHOOL0.1 mi · 654
- MARION HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 927
- MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 588
- HERBERT CARTER GLOBAL COMMUNITY MAGNET SCHOOL1.3 mi · 670
- MARION VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET SCHOOL2.3 mi · 762
- WEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.8 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMYHow large is MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY?
MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 287 students in grades 07-07.
Is MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY is a middle school covering grades 07-07.
How many students per teacher at MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY?
At MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 32% White, 5% Hispanic, 57% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY public or private?
MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by MARION SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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