MARION CO. ELEM.

MARION CO. ELEM. operates as a minimally staffed K-5 school in PHILADELPHIA, Missouri, overseen by MARION CO. R-II. Current enrollment sits at 109 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 65% below typical.

MARION CO. R-II runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 207 students. MARION CO. ELEM. is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MARION CO. ELEM. lists that nearly all students (98%) are White. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MARION CO. ELEM. has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting MARION CO. ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, MARION CO. ELEM. is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 77.8%, a residual of +27.3 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household earnings sit near $62,903, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Marion County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,724 students), MARION CO. ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MARION CO. HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MARION CO. ELEM. at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 52.0%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MARION CO. ELEM. has increased 10%, going from 99 students in 2018 to 109 in 2025.

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