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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in MARION

This page covers 32 of the 33 elementary schools in MARION had enough federal data to rank, including 2 charter schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

32
Schools Ranked
Florida
State
2
Charter Schools
RankingsHow We RankFAQAbout Data

Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 32
1
rank
MCINTOSH AREA SCHOOL
Grades KG–0554 studentsCharter
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.8:1)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
10.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
63%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
EIGHTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05405 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
15.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
33%
Low economic need
3
rank
MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05817 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
REDDICK-COLLIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05334 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
DR N H JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05807 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
16.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
38%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
MARION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05939 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
SOUTH OCALA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05715 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
60%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
MADISON STREET ACADEMY OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
Grades PK–05455 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
31/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
30%
Low economic need
9
rank
SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05643 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
16.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
WARD-HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05959 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
17.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
59%
Near nat'l 52.2%
22 more elementary schools in MARION not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
32
Elementary Schools
60
Total Schools
56
#1 Score
44
Avg Score
District profileMARION
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.