WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL

WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL is an intimate middle-grades school in Foxworth, Mississippi, operated by Marion County School District. The school enrolls 355 students in grades 5 through 8. That puts it 21% smaller than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 452 students.

Across the 6 schools in Marion County School District (1,794 students total), WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 24% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household earnings sit near $45,110, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Marion County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,667 students), WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Inside the community feed, members of the WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.