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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH MARION SD 15·NCES 410888000771

North Marion Intermediate School

20237 Grim Rd NE, Aurora, OR 97002 · (503) 678-7114 · Marion County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 321
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
299 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 76%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 311634%
Grade 410129%
Grade 512837%
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
12436%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
19356%
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
216%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
18052%
Female
16548%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
North Marion Intermediate School→North Marion Middle School→North Marion High School
Feeds from
North Marion Primary SchoolPK–02
Based on grade levels within North Marion SD 15. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
31.3%
OR avg 43.0% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
21.9%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2531.3%21.9%
2023-2433.4%24.0%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 North Marion Intermediate School

North Marion Intermediate School's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
North Marion Intermediate School this school34586.7%25.6%
Hugh Hartman Elementary
Redmond
37681.9%30.4%
Highland Hills Elementary School
Hermiston
30891.2%41.7%
Desert View Elementary School
Hermiston
35191.7%48.8%
Kennedy Elementary School
Keizer
35890.8%17.2%
Joseph Gale Elementary School
Forest Grove
38881.7%20.8%
Matched among Oregon 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 North Marion Intermediate School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OregonIn Marion County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
25.6%#439 of 591#28 of 58
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.9%#501 of 646
▼ 33
#35 of 62
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
31.3%#475 of 646
▼ 42
#32 of 62
▼ 5
Enrollment
ranked largest first
345#323 of 710#33 of 66
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.7:1#105 of 587#4 of 54
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
55.4%#234 of 587#21 of 54
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
86.7%#218 of 645#42 of 61
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.6%#260 of 493#22 of 47
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 2024-25
Enrollment
345
-38 (-10%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 18.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534523.614.7:187% (299)
2023-243332215.1:157% (189)
2022-233602216.4:157% (204)
2020-213832118.2:1N/A
2017-184242120.2:160% (253)
2015-164702320.4:164% (303)
2010-114352021.8:169% (300)
2000-013952317.2:146% (182)
1990-915963517.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Marion Intermediate School.

Since 2017-18: students down 19% (424 to 345); teachers up 12% (21 to 23.6).

About North Marion Intermediate School

In Aurora, Oregon, North Marion Intermediate School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 345 students in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25.

North Marion SD 15 operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,604 students.

At North Marion Intermediate School, Hispanic students make up 56% of the student body. The remaining shares are 36% White and 6% multiracial. Marion County as a whole is about 29% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Teachers at the school number 23.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Oregon have 16.5:1, compared with 14.7:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 87% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

Test results at North Marion Intermediate School are 3.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (25.6% actual, 28.9% predicted).

North Marion Intermediate School is located in Marion County, where the median household income is $77,351, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. North Marion Intermediate School is one of 111 public schools in the county.

The school nearest to North Marion Intermediate School is North Marion Primary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 6. North Marion Intermediate School is 2nd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment at North Marion Intermediate School dropped 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 383 to 345 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.7:1) than in 2020-21 (18.2:1).

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Marion County at a glance

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Population
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 students

Quick facts

School name
North Marion Intermediate School
District
North Marion SD 15
Address
20237 Grim Rd NE, Aurora, OR 97002
Phone
(503) 678-7114
County
Marion County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
345
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
299 (87%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
410888000771
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About North Marion Intermediate School
How many students attend North Marion Intermediate School?
North Marion Intermediate School enrolls approximately 345 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does North Marion Intermediate School serve?
North Marion Intermediate School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Marion Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Marion Intermediate School is approximately 14.7:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at North Marion Intermediate School?
Student demographics at North Marion Intermediate School are roughly 36% White, 56% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees North Marion Intermediate School?
North Marion Intermediate School is overseen by North Marion SD 15 in Marion County.
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