EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of mid-sized scale in SILVER SPRINGS, Florida, one of the schools within MARION, educateing 631 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within MARION, which oversees 62 schools and 46,349 students, EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Marion County shows median household earnings sit near $61,010, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 68 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 46,349 students).

The closest other public school is GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 8.4 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.9%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 672 (now 631). White enrollment moved from 89% to 77% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.