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Enrollment
809
High
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE·NCES 120132001296
MARATHON SCHOOL
350 SOMBRERO BEACH RD, MARATHON, FL 33050 · (305) 289-2480 · Monroe County
GRADES 06–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL809 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
399 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 50%
Community
3
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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
46.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
51.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
809
+170 (+27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.6:1
% White
37%
was 41%
% Hispanic
55%
was 49%
% Black
5%
was 7%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MARATHON SCHOOL
As a low-enrollment senior high in MARATHON, Florida, MARATHON SCHOOL educates 809 students from grades 6 through 12, operated by MONROE. Enrollment runs roughly 22% leaner than the state mean of about 1,035.
MONROE runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 8,928 students. MARATHON SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, MARATHON SCHOOL lists that 55% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 37% White, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, MARATHON SCHOOL logs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, MARATHON SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.5%, the actual is 43.3%, a residual of -13.2 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Monroe County put the typical household earns roughly $87,738 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MARATHON SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 8,928 students).
Nearest neighbor: STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.2 miles off. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MARATHON SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 65.6%.
The school occupies a town-center site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MARATHON SCHOOL has edged up 27%, going from 639 students in 2018 to 809 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 49% to 55%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.
On the community side, members of the MARATHON SCHOOL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,860
Census ACS
Median income
$87,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,928 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MONROE
- KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,337 students
- HORACE O'BRYANT SCHOOLElementary · 1,011 students
- CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 753 students
- KEY LARGO SCHOOLElementary · 690 students
- GERALD ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 674 students
- SUGARLOAF SCHOOLElementary · 651 students
Other schools in MARATHON
- STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 602 students
Nearby schools
- STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 602
- BIG PINE ACADEMY17.9 mi · 89
- SUGARLOAF SCHOOL28.5 mi · 651
- TREASURE VILLAGE MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL36.3 mi · 179
- PLANTATION KEY SCHOOL39.1 mi · 578
- UPPER KEYS ACADEMIC CONNECTIONS FOR EXCELLENCE39.4 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About MARATHON SCHOOLHow many students attend MARATHON SCHOOL?
MARATHON SCHOOL enrolls approximately 809 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does MARATHON SCHOOL serve?
MARATHON SCHOOL serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MARATHON SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MARATHON SCHOOL is approximately 14.7:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MARATHON SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MARATHON SCHOOL are roughly 37% White, 55% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is MARATHON SCHOOL in?
MARATHON SCHOOL is part of MONROE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.