North Marion Intermediate School

North Marion Intermediate School operates as a reasonably sized elementary school in Aurora, Oregon, part of North Marion SD 15. Current enrollment sits at 345 students spanning grades 3 through 5.

North Marion SD 15 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,604 students; North Marion Intermediate School is among them.

Demographically, North Marion Intermediate School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 36% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 29% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 87% of students at North Marion Intermediate School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), North Marion Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.9%; this one delivers 25.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household income runs about $77,351, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,799 students), of which North Marion Intermediate School is one.

The closest other public school is North Marion Primary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Marion Intermediate School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 23.6%.

North Marion Intermediate School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 19%: 424 students in 2018 compared to 345 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 48% to 36% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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