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Enrollment
516
High
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION ISD·NCES 482910003280
Marion High School
506 BULLDOG DR, MARION, TX 78124 · (830) 914-2803 · Guadalupe County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Texas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
182 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 136 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 157 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 108 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 115 | 22% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MARION ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 50.0% | 20.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 31.0% | 46.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 13.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Marion High School
Marion High School's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion High School this school | 516 | 35.3% | 59.1% |
| Goliad High School GOLIAD | 415 | 37.3% | 57.5% |
| Navarro High School SEGUIN | 703 | 32.4% | 57.6% |
| Pilot Point High School PILOT POINT | 482 | 39.6% | 54.0% |
| Blanco High School BLANCO | 365 | 37.5% | 60.8% |
| Ponder High School PONDER | 557 | 37.2% | 65.9% |
Matched among Texas high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Guadalupe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #521 of 1,385 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #787 of 1,425 ▼ 474 | #3 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #693 of 1,425 ▲ 166 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #477 of 1,184 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #879 of 2,107 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #520 of 1,344 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #487 of 1,346 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #1,286 of 1,522 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.2% | #220 of 672 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
516
+47 (+10%) vs 2020
+102% since 1990-91, when it was 255
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 516 | 37.5 | 13.8:1 | 35% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 38.2 | 12.5:1 | 38% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 39.3 | 11.6:1 | 36% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 35% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 37.4 | 11.6:1 | 39% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 34 | 13.4:1 | 40% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 33 | 12.2:1 | 35% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 22% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 255 | 21 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marion High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (433 to 516); teachers unchanged (37.4 to 37.5).
About Marion High School
In MARION, Texas, part of Guadalupe County, Marion High School is a high school. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 516 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 35% below the 796-student average for high schools in Texas.
MARION ISD counts 1,709 students in its 5 schools, and Marion High School is one of them.
The biggest share of students at Marion High School, 47%, is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 47% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Marion High School scores 56%.
Based on 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Marion High School has a ratio of 13.8:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 35%. Compared with the 45% average for public schools in Guadalupe County, the school's rate is lower.
Marion High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of Texas public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Marion High School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
In Guadalupe County, median household income comes to about $92,375, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 49, with about 30,977 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Marion Alternative Center, is the closest to Marion High School. Marion High School has 5 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 50.0%, lower than Marion High School's 59.1%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment increased by 10% across 4 years, from 469 in 2020-21 to 516 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.7:1 to 13.8:1 over the same years.
The discussion board for Marion High School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Guadalupe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,642
Census ACS
Median income
$92,375
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
30,977 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARION ISD
- Norma Krueger El-PrimaryElementary · 398 students
- Marion Middle SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer CampusElementary · 387 students
- Marion Alternative CenterHigh · 12 students
Other schools in MARION
- Norma Krueger El-PrimaryElementary · 398 students
- Marion Middle SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer CampusElementary · 387 students
- Marion Alternative CenterHigh · 12 students
Other Marion High schools
9 other US public schools in 10 states are named Marion High. Marion High School is the 6th largest of the 10.
- Marion High SchoolMarion, IL · 1,075 students
- Marion High SchoolMarion, IN · 1,058 students
- MARION HIGH SCHOOLMARION, AR · 927 students
- Marion High SchoolMarion, IA · 735 students
- Marion HighMarion, SC · 572 students
Nearby schools
- Marion Alternative Center0.1 mi · 12
- Marion Middle School0.1 mi · 396
- Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus0.1 mi · 387
- Norma Krueger El-Primary0.2 mi · 398
- Byron P Steele II High School4.5 mi · 2,793
- Two Rivers High School5.1 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About Marion High SchoolHow many students attend Marion High School?
Marion High School enrolls approximately 516 students in grades 09-12.
Is Marion High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marion High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Marion High School have?
Marion High School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Marion High School?
Student demographics at Marion High School are roughly 47% White, 47% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Marion High School public or private?
Marion High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MARION ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.