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What's the most underrated thing about Marion Local Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
710
Elementary
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION LOCAL·NCES 391003103297
Marion Local Elementary School
7956 State Route 119, Maria Stein, OH 45860 · (419) 925-4595 · Mercer County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL710 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Ohio 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.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
32 students
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 43%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 79% larger than its 8th grade class (56).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 54% · 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 Local Elementary School→Marion Local High School
Based on grade levels within Marion Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
90.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.6pp since 2021
Math
98.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 98 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 98.0% |
| 2023-24 | 90.8% | 96.6% |
| 2022-23 | 89.9% | 96.8% |
| 2021-22 | 87.5% | 95.7% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
94.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
87.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 95% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 87% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Local Elementary School
Marion Local Elementary School's state test result (94.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Local Elementary School this school | 710 | 4.5% | 94.5% |
| Barrington Road Elementary School Upper Arlington | 800 | 2.5% | 89.1% |
| Granville Elementary School Granville | 679 | 6.6% | 84.8% |
| Wilson Elementary School Cincinnati | 635 | 5.5% | 91.0% |
| Glandorf Elementary School Ottawa | 515 | 6.8% | 87.5% |
| Evening Street Elementary School Worthington | 490 | 2.9% | 90.8% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Local Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 94.5% | #12 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 98.0% | #7 of 1,569 ▲ 5 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #51 of 1,569 ▲ 2 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #809 of 1,514 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 710 | #140 of 1,808 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #673 of 1,582 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.7% | #1,573 of 1,590 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.5% | #757 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.1% | #157 of 561 | N/A |
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
710
+103 (+17%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 710 | 41.5 | 17.1:1 | 5% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 677 | 40.5 | 16.7:1 | 3% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 661 | 36.5 | 18.1:1 | 3% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | 33 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 35.6 | 16.2:1 | 3% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 6% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | 32 | 19.1:1 | 6% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 685 | 36 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 617 | 29 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marion Local Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (577 to 710); teachers up 17% (35.6 to 41.5).
About Marion Local Elementary School
Students in Maria Stein, Ohio, attend Marion Local Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school. It enrolled 710 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students each.
The district for Marion Local Elementary School is Marion Local, with 2 schools and 1,016 students.
White students are the large majority at Marion Local Elementary School, with 98% of enrollment. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Marion Local Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 5%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.1:1, with 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 5%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Mercer County is 37%.
Marion Local Elementary School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of Ohio public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Marion Local Elementary School would be expected to post about 87.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 94.5%.
Federal survey data for Mercer County show that median household income is about $76,782, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marion Local Elementary School is among the 22 public schools in Mercer County.
The closest public school, Marion Local High School, is about 0.2 miles from Marion Local Elementary School. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 92.4%; Marion Local Elementary School's is 94.5%, ranking 2nd of 7.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 607 in 2020-21 and 710 in 2024-25, a increase of 103 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.4:1 to 17.1:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,484
Census ACS
Median income
$76,782
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
9,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Marion Local High School0.2 mi · 306
- Minster Elementary School6.1 mi · 504
- Minster Jr/Sr High School6.2 mi · 392
- New Bremen Elementary School7.3 mi · 446
- New Bremen High School7.3 mi · 384
- St Henry High School7.4 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Marion Local Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Marion Local Elementary School?
Marion Local Elementary School enrolls approximately 710 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Marion Local Elementary School serve?
Marion Local Elementary School serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Marion Local Elementary School have?
Marion Local Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
How diverse is Marion Local Elementary School?
Marion Local Elementary School reports a student body of 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Marion Local Elementary School in?
Marion Local Elementary School is part of Marion Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.