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Enrollment
742
Middle
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION CUSD 2·NCES 172460002667
Marion Jr High School
1609 W Main St, Marion, IL 62959 · (618) 997-1317 · Williamson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL742 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Illinois public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
421 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 250 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 237 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 255 | 34% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Marion Jr High School→Marion High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Marion CUSD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
43.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
31.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 25.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Jr High School
Marion Jr High School's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Jr High School this school | 742 | 56.7% | 36.2% |
| Jacksonville Middle School Jacksonville | 680 | 54.9% | 37.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Charleston | 698 | 51.6% | 32.4% |
| Reagan Middle School Dixon | 585 | 55.0% | 39.6% |
| Liberty Intermediate School Bourbonnais | 714 | 53.5% | 51.9% |
| Ingersoll Middle School Canton | 631 | 56.3% | 41.6% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #374 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #338 of 640 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #470 of 640 ▼ 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 742 | #108 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #467 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #299 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.7% | #215 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #190 of 440 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
742
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 747
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 | 742 | 48.5 | 15.3:1 | 57% (421) |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 50.5 | 13.9:1 | 54% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 50.7 | 14.3:1 | 52% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 770 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 860 | 52 | 16.5:1 | 53% (459) |
| 2015-16 | 812 | 49 | 16.6:1 | 58% (469) |
| 2010-11 | 830 | 45 | 18.4:1 | 44% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 924 | 39 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 747 | 27 | 27.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marion Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (860 to 742); teachers down 7% (52 to 48.5).
About Marion Jr High School
Marion Jr High School is a large middle school located in Marion, Illinois. It enrolls 742 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. The school is 61% above the average for middle schools in Illinois.
Marion CUSD 2 is responsible for 7 schools, Marion Jr High School included, with 3,684 students in all.
More than half of enrollment at Marion Jr High School is White: 73%. Other groups make up 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Williamson County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 45%.
The school's 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. Middle schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.0:1. At Marion Jr High School, 57% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Williamson County average a similar 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, Marion Jr High School lands at C, ahead of 34% of Illinois public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 38.8% at Marion Jr High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.2%.
For Williamson County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $65,604 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Williamson County number 26, with about 9,700 students.
Longfellow Elementary School is the nearest public school to Marion Jr High School, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Marion Jr High School comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% decrease, from 770 to 742.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Marion Jr High School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,876
Census ACS
Median income
$65,604
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,700 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marion CUSD 2
- Marion High SchoolHigh · 1,075 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Adams SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other schools in Marion
- Marion High SchoolHigh · 1,075 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Crab Orchard Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other Marion Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Marion Junior High. Marion Jr High School is the largest of the 2.
- MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMARION, AR · 588 students
Nearby schools
- Longfellow Elementary School0.5 mi · 261
- Marion High School1.0 mi · 1,075
- Washington Elementary School1.1 mi · 465
- Jefferson Elementary School1.5 mi · 376
- Lincoln Elementary School1.7 mi · 482
- Jefferson Elementary School6.4 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Marion Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Marion Jr High School?
Marion Jr High School enrolls approximately 742 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Marion Jr High School serve?
Marion Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Marion Jr High School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Marion Jr High School.
How diverse is Marion Jr High School?
Marion Jr High School reports a student body of 73% White, 7% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Marion Jr High School public or private?
Marion Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marion CUSD 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.