Marion Middle

Marion Middle is one of the public schools in Marion, Virginia. It is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. In all, 401 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 47% below the 750-student average for middle schools in Virginia.

Smyth County Public Schools runs 14 schools with a combined 4,132 students. Marion Middle is one of them.

Roughly 89% of students at Marion Middle are White. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.

On staff are 37 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.8:1. Middle schools in Virginia average 13.1:1, 2.3 more students per teacher than here. Marion Middle has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%. The figure for public schools in Smyth County is close, at 102%.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Marion Middle is 2.9 points above its prediction. Actual: 63.8%. Predicted: 60.9%.

American Community Survey estimates for Smyth County show that the median household earns about $49,883 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Smyth County, 16 public schools serve about 4,132 students.

Smyth County Virtual is the nearest public school to Marion Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Marion Middle ranks 7th on average proficiency.

Federal data place Marion Middle in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 104 students, from 505 to 401. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.8:1.

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