Enrollment
109
Elementary
DISTRICT 104 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION CO. R-II·NCES 292028001074
MARION CO. ELEM.
2905 HWY D, PHILADELPHIA, MO 63463 · (573) 439-5913 · Marion County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL109 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Missouri public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
44 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 54%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (15).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 52% · 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 CO. ELEM.→MARION CO. HIGH
Based on grade levels within MARION CO. R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
71.6%
MO avg 44.9%
Math
73.5%
MO avg 43.8%
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.6% | 73.5% |
| 2023-24 | 71.6% | 73.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 33 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 CO. ELEM.
MARION CO. ELEM.'s state test result (77.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARION CO. ELEM. this school | 109 | 40.4% | 77.6% |
| HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM. HARDIN | 110 | 40.9% | N/A |
| ATLANTA ELEM. ATLANTA | 112 | 40.2% | 58.0% |
| NORTH HARRISON ELEM. EAGLEVILLE | 111 | 38.7% | 70.9% |
| OTTERVILLE ELEM. OTTERVILLE | 115 | 37.4% | 18.4% |
| BLACKWATER ELEM. BLACKWATER | 101 | 43.6% | N/A |
Matched among Missouri 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 CO. ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #13 of 1,002 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #32 of 1,019 ▼ 5 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #36 of 1,018 ▼ 4 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 109 | #1,149 of 1,294 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #808 of 1,165 | #7 of 8 |
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
109
+11 (+11%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 142
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 109 | 10.6 | 10.3:1 | 40% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 120 | 10.5 | 11.4:1 | 39% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 106 | 10.7 | 9.9:1 | 38% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 98 | 10 | 9.8:1 | 38% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 99 | 10.2 | 9.7:1 | 40% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 120 | 10 | 12.0:1 | 43% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 134 | 10 | 13.4:1 | 53% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 152 | 11 | 13.8:1 | 34% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 142 | 11 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARION CO. ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (99 to 109); teachers up 4% (10.2 to 10.6).
About MARION CO. ELEM.
Located in PHILADELPHIA, Missouri, MARION CO. ELEM. is a very small elementary school. It has an enrollment of 109 students in pre-K through 6. On average, elementary schools in Missouri enroll around 315, and this school is 65% below that mark.
MARION CO. R-II runs MARION CO. ELEM. along with 1 other school, enrolling 207 students in total.
The share of students at MARION CO. ELEM. who are White is 98%. Among people living in Marion County, the White share is about 89%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 4%.
On staff are 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.3:1. Elementary schools in Missouri have an average ratio of 12.4:1. About 40% of students at MARION CO. ELEM. are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Marion County average 52%.
On the allk12 Grade, MARION CO. ELEM. lands at A+, ahead of 99% of Missouri public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 44.8% for MARION CO. ELEM., given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 77.6%. The 32.8-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Missouri schools.
Looking at the county, Marion County, the median household earns about $62,903 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting MARION CO. ELEM., Marion County has 15 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, MARION CO. HIGH is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. The nearest schools with test data average 52.0%, lower than MARION CO. ELEM.'s 77.6%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, MARION CO. ELEM. enrolled 98 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 109.
On allk12, people connected to MARION CO. ELEM. can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,457
Census ACS
Median income
$62,903
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- MARION CO. HIGH0.0 mi · 98
- PALMYRA ELEM.11.6 mi · 452
- PALMYRA MIDDLE11.8 mi · 343
- PALMYRA HIGH12.3 mi · 331
- MONROE CITY R-I HIGH12.8 mi · 271
- MONROE CITY MIDDLE12.9 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About MARION CO. ELEM.How large is MARION CO. ELEM.?
MARION CO. ELEM. enrolls approximately 109 students in grades PK-06.
Is MARION CO. ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
MARION CO. ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does MARION CO. ELEM. have?
MARION CO. ELEM. employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at MARION CO. ELEM.?
Student demographics at MARION CO. ELEM. are roughly 98% White, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees MARION CO. ELEM.?
MARION CO. ELEM. is overseen by MARION CO. R-II in Marion County.
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