The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
Schools›Texas›MARLIN
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARLIN ISD·NCES 482913013360

MARLIN EL

678 SUCCESS DR #B, MARLIN, TX 76661 · (254) 883-3232 · Falls County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
472 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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
Pre-K
53
Kindergarten
65
Grade 1
59
Grade 2
64
Grade 3
66
Grade 4
52
Grade 5
53
Grade 6
67
Student demographics
White
143%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
18739%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 54%
Black
25253%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 13%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Two+
204%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
23950%
Female
24050%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
MARLIN EL→MARLIN HIGH
Based on grade levels within MARLIN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

Discussions

HotNewTop
+ POST

Test scores

STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
29.0%
TX avg 53.3% . -5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 43.3% . -3.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are down about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.

Source: STAAR. 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
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
479
+93 (+24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 11.7:1
% White
3%
was 7%
% Hispanic
39%
was 28%
% Black
53%
was 61%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About MARLIN EL

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in MARLIN, Texas, MARLIN EL serves 479 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under MARLIN ISD.

MARLIN EL is one of 3 schools operated by MARLIN ISD, a district that caters to 843 students overall.

Looking at the student body, MARLIN EL records that the largest single group is Black at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Falls County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Falls County's rate of about 79%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MARLIN EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.6%, the actual is 25.1%, a residual of -6.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Falls County) records that the typical household earns roughly $57,247 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Falls County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,358 students), of which MARLIN EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: MARLIN HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around MARLIN EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MARLIN EL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MARLIN EL has rose 24%, going from 386 students in 2018 to 479 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 28% to 39% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Falls County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
17,291
Census ACS
Median income
$57,247
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,358 students

Quick facts

School name
MARLIN EL
District
MARLIN ISD
Address
678 SUCCESS DR #B, MARLIN, TX 76661
Phone
(254) 883-3232
County
Falls County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
479
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
17.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
472 (99%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
482913013360
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in MARLIN ISD
Other schools in MARLIN
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About MARLIN EL
How many students attend MARLIN EL?
MARLIN EL enrolls approximately 479 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does MARLIN EL serve?
MARLIN EL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MARLIN EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MARLIN EL is approximately 17.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MARLIN EL?
At MARLIN EL, the student body is approximately 3% White, 39% Hispanic, 53% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is MARLIN EL in?
MARLIN EL is part of MARLIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
＋ Post