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What's the most underrated thing about Marvin Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
666
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370462002651
Marvin Elementary
9700 Marvin School Rd, Marvin, NC 28173 · (704) 296-6357 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL666 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
29 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 22 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 142 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 54% smaller than its 5th grade class (142).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
86.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
92.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
89.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Marvin Elementary
Marvin Elementary's state test result (89.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Elementary this school | 666 | 4.4% | 89.4% |
| Sandy Ridge Elementary Waxhaw | 528 | 7.2% | 90.2% |
| Scotts Ridge Elementary Apex | 869 | 8.2% | 85.6% |
| Polo Ridge Elementary Charlotte | 634 | 18.5% | 91.0% |
| Wesley Chapel Elementary Monroe | 729 | 14.4% | 92.2% |
| Hawk Ridge Elementary Charlotte | 640 | 19.5% | 82.9% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Marvin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.4% | #5 of 1,297 | #3 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.6% | #7 of 1,296 | #2 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #8 of 1,300 | #3 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 666 | #226 of 1,485 | #9 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #611 of 1,377 | #13 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #601 of 1,379 | #12 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.4% | #1,413 of 1,414 | #30 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #231 of 369 | #8 of 12 |
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
666
-44 (-6%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 692
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 666 | 45.8 | 14.5:1 | 4% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 726 | 44.9 | 16.2:1 | 4% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 751 | 47.8 | 15.7:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 42 | 16.9:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2017-18 | 625 | 39.8 | 15.7:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2015-16 | 625 | 39 | 16.0:1 | 2% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 692 | 38 | 18.2:1 | 4% (25) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marvin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (625 to 666); teachers up 15% (39.8 to 45.8).
About Marvin Elementary
Marvin Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Marvin, North Carolina. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 666 students. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students.
Marvin Elementary reports to Union County Public Schools, which has 52 schools and 41,272 students.
By race and ethnicity, Marvin Elementary is 54% White. Other reported shares: 26% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 69% White among all Union County residents. Marvin Elementary has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.5:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 14.9:1. Eligible students account for 4% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 41% average for public schools in Union County is 37 points higher.
Marvin Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 89.4% is 11.9 points above the 77.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Union County (population about 250,958), median household income is about $102,900, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Marvin Elementary is one of 58 public schools in Union County, which together enroll about 45,934 students.
The closest public school to Marvin Elementary is Marvin Ridge High, about 1.9 miles away. Within five miles of Marvin Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Marvin Elementary is ahead of the 85.5% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 710 to 666 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.9 to 14.5 over 4 years.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
250,958
Census ACS
Median income
$102,900
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
45,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union County Public Schools
- Marvin Ridge HighHigh · 1,961 students
- Weddington HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Cuthbertson HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Porter Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Porter Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,447 students
- Weddington MiddleMiddle · 1,324 students
Other Marvin Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Marvin Elementary. Marvin Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- MARVIN ELEM.ST LOUIS, MO · 561 students
- Marvin ElementarySan Diego, CA · 543 students
- Marvin ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 503 students
- Marvin Elementary SchoolNorwalk, CT · 375 students
Nearby schools
- Marvin Ridge High1.9 mi · 1,961
- Marvin Ridge Middle2.0 mi · 1,277
- Knights View Elementary School2.2 mi · 511
- Sandy Ridge Elementary2.2 mi · 528
- Rea View Elementary2.2 mi · 629
- Ardrey Kell High School2.3 mi · 3,036
Frequently asked questions
About Marvin ElementaryHow large is Marvin Elementary?
Marvin Elementary enrolls approximately 666 students in grades PK-05.
Is Marvin Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marvin Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Marvin Elementary have?
Marvin Elementary employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Marvin Elementary?
Student demographics at Marvin Elementary are roughly 54% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 26% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Marvin Elementary in?
Marvin Elementary is part of Union County Public Schools.
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