Enrollment
228
Elementary
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION·NCES 120126004387
MARION CHARTER SCHOOL
39 CEDAR RD, OCALA, FL 34472 · (352) 687-2100 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL228 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
132 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
58.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
68.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.5% | 68.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 57.8% |
% 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
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 MARION CHARTER SCHOOL
MARION CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARION CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 228 | 57.9% | 60.1% |
| HARTRIDGE ACADEMY WINTER HAVEN | 200 | 54.5% | 67.6% |
| ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 221 | 54.3% | 53.4% |
| SARASOTA ACADEMY OF THE ARTS SARASOTA | 193 | 55.4% | 49.7% |
| WALSINGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LARGO | 366 | 61.5% | 65.7% |
| LANIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 282 | 56.4% | 59.1% |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #862 of 2,136 | #6 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #700 of 2,149 ▲ 327 | #6 of 32 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #902 of 2,149 ▲ 72 | #6 of 32 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 228 | #2,077 of 2,267 | #32 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #412 of 2,077 | #4 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #435 of 2,108 | #12 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #986 of 2,188 | #23 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #348 of 621 | #11 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
228
+19 (+9%) vs 2020
+66% since 2000-01, when it was 137
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 228 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 58% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 16 | 14.4:1 | 68% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 14 | 15.9:1 | 63% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | 15 | 13.9:1 | 59% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 17 | 12.3:1 | 63% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 210 | 15 | 14.0:1 | 66% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 189 | 15 | 12.6:1 | 64% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 137 | N/A | N/A | 31% (42) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARION CHARTER SCHOOL.
About MARION CHARTER SCHOOL
MARION CHARTER SCHOOL serves students in OCALA, Florida, as a very small elementary school. It enrolls 228 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 62% below the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida.
MARION operates 62 schools. Combined enrollment is 46,349 students.
The largest group at MARION CHARTER SCHOOL is White students, at 46%. The remaining students are 31% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Marion County is about 69% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, MARION CHARTER SCHOOL scores 67%.
Staffing at MARION CHARTER SCHOOL comes to 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1. MARION CHARTER SCHOOL counts 58% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Marion County is close, at 57%.
On BeatsExpectations, MARION CHARTER SCHOOL is 8.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Marion County show that the median household earns about $61,010 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Marion County, 68 public schools serve about 46,349 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.9 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, MARION CHARTER SCHOOL is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, MARION CHARTER SCHOOL is Suburb: Mid-size. MARION CHARTER SCHOOL is run as a public charter school.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 9%, from 209 to 228.
The discussion board for MARION CHARTER SCHOOL is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
400,078
Census ACS
Median income
$61,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
46,349 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARION
- WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,022 students
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,904 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,600 students
- DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,562 students
Other schools in OCALA
- WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,022 students
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- LAKE WEIR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,447 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,402 students
- HORIZON ACADEMY AT MARION OAKSMiddle · 1,260 students
Nearby schools
- GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 720
- EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 696
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOL3.0 mi · 2,387
- LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 753
- BELLEVIEW-SANTOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.8 mi · 663
- LAKE WEIR HIGH SCHOOL3.9 mi · 1,447
Frequently asked questions
About MARION CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend MARION CHARTER SCHOOL?
MARION CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 228 students in grades KG-05.
Is MARION CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MARION CHARTER SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at MARION CHARTER SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at MARION CHARTER SCHOOL.
How diverse is MARION CHARTER SCHOOL?
MARION CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 46% White, 31% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees MARION CHARTER SCHOOL?
MARION CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by MARION in Marion County.
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