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Enrollment
688
Elementary
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEN ISD·NCES 480789009490
James and Margie Marion Elementary School
1595 STABLERUN, ALLEN, TX 75002 · (214) 495-6784 · Collin County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL688 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
129 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 65%
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 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (102).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 48.0% | 28.0% | 15.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 14.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 76.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 68.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 64.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 James and Margie Marion Elementary School
James and Margie Marion Elementary School's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James and Margie Marion Elementary School this school | 688 | 18.8% | 67.3% |
| Max O Vaughan Elementary School ALLEN | 691 | 19.4% | 74.7% |
| Boals Elementary School FRISCO | 635 | 16.9% | 65.3% |
| Horn Elementary School BELLAIRE | 750 | 15.5% | 77.2% |
| Spears Elementary School FRISCO | 670 | 22.2% | 57.5% |
| Roberts Elementary School HOUSTON | 721 | 17.6% | 82.0% |
Matched among Texas 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 James and Margie Marion Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #399 of 4,401 | #58 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #857 of 4,466 ▼ 396 | #79 of 165 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #408 of 4,466 ▼ 55 | #51 of 165 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #2,798 of 3,998 | #96 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 688 | #992 of 4,938 | #39 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #2,230 of 4,622 | #106 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.4% | #155 of 4,628 | #28 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #4,463 of 4,789 | #106 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #2,423 of 2,838 | #85 of 94 |
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
688
+108 (+19%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 885
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 688 | 46.6 | 14.8:1 | 19% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 43.8 | 15.8:1 | 20% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 35.1 | 14.8:1 | 20% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 20% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 729 | 46.1 | 15.8:1 | 10% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 782 | 48 | 16.3:1 | 8% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 885 | 50 | 17.7:1 | 11% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James and Margie Marion Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (729 to 688); teachers up 1% (46.1 to 46.6).
About James and Margie Marion Elementary School
James and Margie Marion Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in ALLEN, Texas. It teaches 688 students in kindergarten through 6. It has 33% more students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
ALLEN ISD serves 20,838 students across 23 schools.
Of every 100 students at James and Margie Marion Elementary School, about 36 are White, the largest group. Other students are 29% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 7% multiracial. That is lower than the 54% White share among all Collin County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 74%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. The school has 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Federal data show 19% of students (129) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Collin County is 30%.
James and Margie Marion Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of Texas public elementary schools.
James and Margie Marion Elementary School scores 67.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 65.7%.
Collin County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $121,600 a year, roughly 56% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. James and Margie Marion Elementary School shares Collin County with 337 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Gene M Reed Elementary School is about 1.1 miles from James and Margie Marion Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, James and Margie Marion Elementary School is ahead of the 65.6% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 5.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 19%.
The allk12 page for James and Margie Marion Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALLEN ISD
- Allen High SchoolHigh · 5,206 students
- Lowery Freshman CenterHigh · 1,674 students
- Walter & Lois Curtis Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,323 students
- Ereckson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,263 students
- Lois Lindsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 792 students
- Dr E T Boon Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
Other schools in ALLEN
- Allen High SchoolHigh · 5,206 students
- Lowery Freshman CenterHigh · 1,674 students
- Walter & Lois Curtis Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,323 students
- Ereckson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,263 students
- Dr E T Boon Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Carlena Chandler Elementary SchoolElementary · 731 students
Nearby schools
- Gene M Reed Elementary School1.1 mi · 486
- David and Lynda Olson Elementary School1.1 mi · 678
- Walter & Lois Curtis Middle School1.4 mi · 1,323
- George J Anderson Early Childhood School1.5 mi · 439
- Allen High School1.5 mi · 5,206
- Lowery Freshman Center1.6 mi · 1,674
Frequently asked questions
About James and Margie Marion Elementary SchoolHow many students attend James and Margie Marion Elementary School?
James and Margie Marion Elementary School enrolls approximately 688 students in grades KG-06.
Is James and Margie Marion Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
James and Margie Marion Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does James and Margie Marion Elementary School have?
James and Margie Marion Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at James and Margie Marion Elementary School?
Student demographics at James and Margie Marion Elementary School are roughly 36% White, 16% Hispanic, 12% Black, 29% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees James and Margie Marion Elementary School?
James and Margie Marion Elementary School is overseen by ALLEN ISD in Collin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.