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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
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 108 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 117 | 14% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 70% · 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
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.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.4% | 51.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.9% | 45.4% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like MARATHON SCHOOL
MARATHON SCHOOL's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARATHON SCHOOL this school | 809 | 49.3% | 43.3% |
| DESOTO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ARCADIA | 1,215 | 50.9% | 40.0% |
| SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY SARASOTA | 997 | 53.0% | 45.6% |
| ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 1,477 | 51.0% | 31.3% |
| NAPLES HIGH SCHOOL NAPLES | 1,535 | 47.4% | 58.2% |
| GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 626 | 48.9% | 48.9% |
Matched among Florida high 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 MARATHON SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #438 of 555 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #168 of 549 ▲ 17 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #424 of 559 ▲ 47 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 809 | #430 of 830 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #21 of 575 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #328 of 594 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #248 of 630 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.6% | #51 of 246 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
809
+193 (+31%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 809 | 55 | 14.7:1 | 49% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 772 | 51 | 15.1:1 | 54% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 45 | 15.7:1 | 54% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 616 | 43 | 14.3:1 | 40% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 47 | 13.6:1 | 72% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 683 | 42 | 16.3:1 | 54% (371) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 38 | 16.1:1 | 49% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 690 | 40 | 17.3:1 | 40% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 35 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARATHON SCHOOL.
About MARATHON SCHOOL
MARATHON SCHOOL is a public small high school in MARATHON, Florida. The latest federal count shows 809 students in grades 6 through 12. Against the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida, enrollment here is 22% lower.
The district for MARATHON SCHOOL is MONROE, with 22 schools and 8,928 students.
Hispanic students account for 55% of enrollment at MARATHON SCHOOL. Enrollment also includes 37% White and 5% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 30 points above the 25% share among Monroe County residents. By the diversity index, MARATHON SCHOOL comes in at 56%.
At MARATHON SCHOOL, 55 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.7:1. For comparison, high schools in Florida average 23.5:1. Roughly 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 47% average for public schools in Monroe County.
MARATHON SCHOOL is 13.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (43.3% versus 56.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
According to the American Community Survey, in Monroe County, median household income is about $87,738, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MARATHON SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Monroe County, which together enroll about 8,928 students.
The closest public school, STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 1.2 miles from MARATHON SCHOOL. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 65.6%; MARATHON SCHOOL's is 43.3%, ranking 7th of 7.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
MARATHON SCHOOL saw enrollment rise 31% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at MARATHON SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Other Marathon schools
One other US public school is named Marathon. MARATHON SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Marathon SchoolKenai, AK · 8 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.
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