Summary:
The Mulberry Pleasant View Bi County School District is served by a single elementary school, Marvin Primary School, which educates 185 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 4th grade in a rural, high-poverty area where every student qualifies for free or reduced lunch.
Marvin Primary School faces significant challenges, reflected in a declining state ranking that dropped from the 38th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 21st percentile in 2025-2026. While the school outperforms its own district average (which is itself, for elementary grades), it consistently falls below state proficiency averages. For the 2025-2026 school year, only 30.3% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (compared to 39.4% statewide), 28.6% in Math (vs. 44.1% statewide), and 35.7% in Science (vs. 44.0% statewide). The school spends a high $16,218 per student, likely due to fixed costs spread across a small population, yet this investment has not closed the achievement gap with the state.
Despite these hurdles, there are specific bright spots. Science is the school's strongest subject relative to the state, with the smallest proficiency gap. Additionally, 4th graders show a notable "bounce back" in math, with 34.6% proficient compared to just 23.3% of 3rd graders, suggesting effective instruction at that grade level. The school maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1, a positive resource for addressing the needs of its economically disadvantaged student body, though it has not yet translated into higher state rankings.
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