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Alumni: what's one memory from MARION SENIOR HIGH that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
563
High
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SMYTH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510352001562
Marion Senior High
848 Stage ST, Marion, VA 24354 · (276) 783-4731 · Smyth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Virginia public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
562 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 66%
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 | 139 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 127 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 136 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 161 | 29% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
82.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
90.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +15.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 15 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 90.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 75.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
60.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Senior High
Marion Senior High's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Senior High this school | 563 | 99.8% | 67.3% |
| Ridgeview High Clintwood | 548 | 97.8% | 76.5% |
| Union High Big Stone Gap | 564 | 90.6% | 84.9% |
| Lebanon High Lebanon | 571 | 90.9% | 67.1% |
| Central High Norton | 676 | 90.7% | 88.6% |
| Grundy High Grundy | 352 | 98.3% | 66.6% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #234 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #89 of 316 ▲ 110 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #200 of 316 ▼ 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #237 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #32 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.2% | #286 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #26 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #49 of 178 |
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
563
-60 (-10%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 991
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 563 | 53 | 10.6:1 | 100% (562) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 48.2 | 12.4:1 | 99% (592) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 55.8 | 11.4:1 | 84% (533) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 47 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 50.9 | 12.9:1 | 49% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 50 | 13.8:1 | 46% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 730 | 37 | 19.7:1 | 46% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 842 | 56 | 15.0:1 | 23% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 991 | 56 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marion Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (656 to 563); teachers up 4% (50.9 to 53).
About Marion Senior High
Marion Senior High is a high school in Marion, Virginia, according to federal school records. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 563 students. On average, high schools in Virginia enroll around 1,213, and this school is 54% below that mark.
Smyth County Public Schools has 14 schools; together they serve 4,132 students.
Marion Senior High is 93% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 3% Black and 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Smyth County, where about 95% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 14%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marion Senior High is 10.6:1, based on 53 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Smyth County is similar, at 102%.
On the allk12 Grade, Marion Senior High lands at C+, ahead of 41% of Virginia public high schools.
A school with Marion Senior High's lunch-eligibility share in Virginia is predicted to score 60.9%. Marion Senior High scores 67.3%, 6.3 points above that line.
In Smyth County, home to about 29,420 people, median household income comes to about $49,883, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 16 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,132, Marion Senior High among them.
Among nearby public schools, Marion Elementary is closest at about 0.3 miles. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. On average proficiency, Marion Senior High is 6th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Marion Senior High falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 623 to 563, a 10% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.3:1 in 2020-21 to 10.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Smyth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,420
Census ACS
Median income
$49,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,132 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Smyth County Public Schools
- Chilhowie ElementaryElementary · 589 students
- Marion MiddleMiddle · 401 students
- Chilhowie HighHigh · 384 students
- Oak Point ElementaryElementary · 352 students
- Smyth County VirtualElementary · 339 students
- Marion ElementaryElementary · 298 students
Other schools in Marion
- Marion MiddleMiddle · 401 students
- Oak Point ElementaryElementary · 352 students
- Smyth County VirtualElementary · 339 students
- Marion ElementaryElementary · 298 students
- Smyth County Career & Technical CenterElementary
- Southwestern Va Mental Health InstituteHigh
Nearby schools
- Marion Elementary0.3 mi · 298
- Marion Middle0.5 mi · 401
- Smyth County Virtual0.6 mi · 339
- Oak Point Elementary5.1 mi · 352
- Atkins Elementary5.2 mi · 168
- Sugar Grove Elementary6.7 mi · 88
Frequently asked questions
About Marion Senior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Marion Senior High?
Marion Senior High enrolls approximately 563 students in grades 09-12.
Is Marion Senior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marion Senior High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Marion Senior High?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Marion Senior High.
How diverse is Marion Senior High?
Marion Senior High reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Marion Senior High in?
Marion Senior High is part of Smyth County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.