ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a cozy elementary campus in ANTHONY, Florida, overseen by MARION, serves 351 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 42% leaner than typical.

MARION runs 62 schools in total, collectively educating 46,349 students. ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 27% Black, 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Marion County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.0%, the actual is 47.9%, a residual of +1.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household income runs about $61,010, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,349 students), of which ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: OCALA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 3.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 40.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 5%, going from 370 students in 2018 to 351 in 2025.

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