Elementary Schools in Marion

Summary:

The Marion school district in Florida contains 35 elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The schools in this district vary significantly in their performance, with some schools like Dr. N.H. Jones Elementary School and Madison Street Academy of Visual and Performing Arts consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in the state, while others like Wyomina Park Elementary School struggle to meet proficiency standards.

The data reveals a strong correlation between a school's socioeconomic status, as measured by free and reduced-price lunch rates, and its academic performance. The highest-performing schools tend to have lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the district faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, with all schools reporting a rate of 31.4%, significantly higher than the state average. Funding disparities are also evident, with per-student spending ranging from $9,271 at Marion Charter School to $17,951 at Anthony Elementary School.

Despite these challenges, the data also highlights the success of public charter and magnet schools in the Marion district. Schools like Dr. N.H. Jones, Madison Street Academy, and Ina A. Colen Academy are outperforming their traditional public school counterparts, suggesting that innovative educational models may be a path forward for improving outcomes across the district.

District Detail

512 SE 3rd St
Ocala, FL 34471-2212

(352) 671-7700

SchoolDigger Rank:
62^nd of 67 Florida districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 45,972

Primary Schools: 36
Middle Schools: 10
High Schools: 12
Alternative Schools: 3

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)						FAST Math (2025)						Statewide Science Science (2025)		EOC Algebra 1 (2025)	EOC Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maplewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4751 SE 24th St	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6820	819	62	13.2	57.4%	399 (48.7%)	168 (20.5%)	197 (24.1%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.0%)	54.3	1009^th of 2258 public elementary schools	55.3%		53	1018^th of 2256 public elementary schools	54.9%	9	50.0	61.0	59.0				61.0	73.0	61.0				47.0				$15,538	$2,418	$13,120
Romeo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19550 SW 36th St	Dunnellon	34431	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 465-6700	747	43	17.3	66.7%	321 (43.0%)	46 (6.2%)	345 (46.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.0%)	33.2	1551^st of 2258 public elementary schools	31.3%		21.5	1865^th of 2256 public elementary schools	17.3%	314	43.0	46.0	36.0				67.0	69.0	32.0				39.0				$11,489	$1,293	$10,196
Anthony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9501 NE Jacksonville Rd	Anthony	32617	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6000	351	23	15.2	70.1%	174 (49.6%)	95 (27.1%)	63 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	35.3	1492^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	33.9%		37.8	1408^th of 2256 public elementary schools	37.6%	84	44.0	43.0	40.0				64.0	54.0	58.0				42.0				$17,140	$2,157	$14,983
Belleview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5556 SE County Highway 484	Belleview	34420	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6100	681	42	16.2	67.4%	370 (54.3%)	72 (10.6%)	199 (29.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	28.3	1693^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	25.0%		27	1710^th of 2256 public elementary schools	24.2%	17	50.0	58.0	38.0				43.0	49.0	42.0				40.0				$11,217	$1,327	$9,890
Belleview-Santos Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9600 SE Us Highway 441	Belleview	34420	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6260	663	41	16.1	63.2%	324 (48.9%)	70 (10.6%)	222 (33.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.3%)	16.2	2007^th of 2258 public elementary schools	11.1%		25	1770^th of 2256 public elementary schools	21.5%	237	36.0	35.0	38.0				42.0	44.0	41.0				34.0				$12,075	$1,538	$10,537
East Marion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14550 NE 14th Street Rd	Silver Springs	34488	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-4810	631	38	16.6	80.7%	484 (76.7%)	21 (3.3%)	92 (14.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	30.8	1616^th of 2258 public elementary schools	28.4%		37.4	1421^st of 2256 public elementary schools	37.0%	195	45.0	46.0	30.0				60.0	68.0	37.0				39.0				$12,274	$1,622	$10,652
Eighth Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	513 SE 8th St	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-7125	381	26	14.6	29.9%	265 (69.6%)	50 (13.1%)	48 (12.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	84.3	309^th of 2258 public elementary schools	86.3%		90.5	159^th of 2256 public elementary schools	93.0%	150	79.0	66.0	69.0				84.0	71.0	87.0				73.0				$13,125	$744	$12,381
Fessenden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4200 NW 89th Pl	Ocala	34482	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-4935	430	27	15.9	75.3%	112 (26.0%)	128 (29.8%)	164 (38.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	9.5	2160^th of 2258 public elementary schools	4.3%		10.7	2134^th of 2256 public elementary schools	5.4%	26	43.0	22.0	26.0				40.0	29.0	27.0				31.0				$13,131	$2,086	$11,045
Ward-Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	537 SE 36th Ave	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6810	908	60	15.1	53.6%	482 (53.1%)	130 (14.3%)	225 (24.8%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.2%)	70.8	614^th of 2258 public elementary schools	72.8%		67.3	692^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	69.3%	78	67.0	63.0	59.0				75.0	76.0	68.0				57.0				$12,215	$1,264	$10,952
Madison Street Academy Of Visual And Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	401 NW Martin Luther King Jr	Ocala	34475	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 671-7250	467	34	13.7	30.8%	275 (58.9%)	71 (15.2%)	82 (17.6%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	90.9	136^th of 2258 public elementary schools	94.0%		93.3	84^th of 2256 public elementary schools	96.3%	52	84.0	76.0	83.0				78.0	88.0	77.0				81.0				$13,295	$1,085	$12,209
Dr N H Jones Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1900 SW 5th St	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 671-7260	789	52	15.1	42.1%	261 (33.1%)	224 (28.4%)	177 (22.4%)	75 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.5%)	90.5	157^th of 2258 public elementary schools	93.0%		86.9	259^th of 2256 public elementary schools	88.5%	102	79.0	78.0	81.0				82.0	78.0	82.0				84.0				$11,444	$602	$10,841
Oakcrest Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1112 NE 28th St	Ocala	34470	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-6350	631	32	19.7	83.7%	151 (23.9%)	311 (49.3%)	120 (19.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.3%)	7.7	2186^th of 2258 public elementary schools	3.2%		9.5	2162^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	4.2%	24	30.0	33.0	24.0				46.0	32.0	18.0				16.0				$12,582	$1,862	$10,720
Sparr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 E Hwy 329	Anthony	32617	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6060	435	29	15.0	64.4%	249 (57.2%)	89 (20.5%)	72 (16.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	19.8	1912^th of 2258 public elementary schools	15.3%		38.1	1396^th of 2256 public elementary schools	38.1%	516	43.0	34.0	42.0				43.0	43.0	31.0				48.0				$14,368	$1,744	$12,625
South Ocala Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1430 SE 24th Rd	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-4750	712	47	15.1	68.5%	256 (36.0%)	231 (32.4%)	169 (23.7%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.5%)	22.8	1829^th of 2258 public elementary schools	19.0%		28.7	1657^th of 2256 public elementary schools	26.6%	172	36.0	46.0	48.0				40.0	53.0	42.0				33.0				$13,469	$1,344	$12,126
Stanton-Weirsdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16705 SE 134th Ter	Weirsdale	32195	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6150	588	35	16.8	70.6%	369 (62.8%)	46 (7.8%)	134 (22.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)	11.1	2123^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	6.0%		19.2	1928^th of 2256 public elementary schools	14.5%	195	29.0	41.0	35.0				28.0	36.0	33.0				30.0				$11,933	$1,500	$10,433
Wyomina Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	511 NE 12th Ave	Ocala	34470	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6370	502	31	16.1	83.7%	129 (25.7%)	201 (40.0%)	123 (24.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.8%)	8.3	2181^st of 2258 public elementary schools	3.4%		11.3	2120^th of 2256 public elementary schools	6.0%	61	25.0	38.0	35.0				23.0	34.0	30.0				30.0				$13,703	$1,899	$11,804
Reddick-Collier Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4595 W Highway 316	Reddick	32686	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-6070	343	22	15.5	66.8%	104 (30.3%)	116 (33.8%)	96 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.6%)	26.6	1740^th of 2258 public elementary schools	22.9%		29.4	1637^th of 2256 public elementary schools	27.4%	103	35.0	54.0	46.0				41.0	51.0	48.0				39.0				$15,877	$2,047	$13,830
Dunnellon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10235 SW 180th Avenue Rd	Dunnellon	34432	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 465-6710	644	39	16.5	63.2%	323 (50.2%)	50 (7.8%)	235 (36.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	35	1495^th of 2258 public elementary schools	33.8%		30.6	1605^th of 2256 public elementary schools	28.9%	110	47.0	44.0	48.0				58.0	57.0	47.0				45.0				$11,629	$1,289	$10,340
Ocala Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5757 NE 40th Avenue Rd	Ocala	34479	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6360	682	41	16.6	64.4%	318 (46.6%)	147 (21.6%)	157 (23.0%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.5%)	42.5	1288^th of 2258 public elementary schools	43.0%		38.4	1382^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	38.7%	94	48.0	49.0	63.0				49.0	54.0	57.0				54.0				$12,490	$1,407	$11,084
Shady Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5959 S Magnolia Ave	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 291-4085	615	39	15.7	53.3%	308 (50.1%)	68 (11.1%)	186 (30.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.0%)	41.9	1299^th of 2258 public elementary schools	42.5%		39.8	1349^th of 2256 public elementary schools	40.2%	50	48.0	55.0	48.0				49.0	70.0	53.0				47.0				$12,297	$1,092	$11,205
Fort McCoy School	Public	PK, KG-8	16160 NE Highway 315	Fort Mc Coy	32134	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6325	931	55	16.9	68.4%	776 (83.4%)	17 (1.8%)	90 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.5%)	20.1	1904^th of 2258 public elementary schools	15.7%		24.9	1772^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	21.5%	132	44.0	40.0	49.0	40.0	47.0	40.0	48.0	39.0	38.0	32.0	41.0	48.0	41.0	32.0	66.0	75.0	$12,336	$1,559	$10,778
Emerald Shores Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	404 Emerald Rd	Ocala	34472	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-4800	696	38	18.3	71.7%	262 (37.6%)	178 (25.6%)	194 (27.9%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.6%)	19.3	1934^th of 2258 public elementary schools	14.3%		13.3	2077^th of 2256 public elementary schools	7.9%	143	40.0	32.0	45.0				52.0	32.0	34.0				42.0				$11,349	$1,445	$9,903
College Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 SW 33rd Ave	Ocala	34474	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 291-4040	873	41	21.2	72.5%	163 (18.7%)	201 (23.0%)	468 (53.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	15.6	2021^st of 2258 public elementary schools	10.5%		22.1	1844^th of 2256 public elementary schools	18.3%	177	32.0	25.0	40.0				39.0	34.0	49.0				40.0				$10,451	$1,259	$9,191
Sunrise Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	375 Marion Oaks Crse	Ocala	34473	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-6200	1,402	73	19.2	65.7%	225 (16.0%)	351 (25.0%)	758 (54.1%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	52 (3.7%)	22.2	1840^th of 2258 public elementary schools	18.5%		15.7	2016^th of 2256 public elementary schools	10.6%	176	41.0	44.0	41.0				47.0	57.0	34.0				31.0				$10,032	$1,334	$8,697
Harbour View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8445 SE 147th Pl	Summerfield	34491	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6110	833	50	16.6	65.5%	412 (49.5%)	62 (7.4%)	306 (36.7%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.2%)	14.1	2058^th of 2258 public elementary schools	8.9%		19.6	1910^th of 2256 public elementary schools	15.3%	148	30.0	42.0	36.0				30.0	53.0	21.0				35.0				$12,582	$1,553	$11,030
Greenway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	207 Midway Rd	Ocala	34472	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-4845	720	45	16.0	68.5%	199 (27.6%)	167 (23.2%)	287 (39.9%)	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (7.1%)	28.1	1699^th of 2258 public elementary schools	24.8%		31.1	1593^rd of 2256 public elementary schools	29.4%	106	42.0	43.0	49.0				50.0	38.0	50.0				48.0				$12,300	$1,506	$10,795
Student Services/Ese	Public	K-8	1614 E Fort King St	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(352) 671-6832	7	0			3 (42.9%)	3 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)
Saddlewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 SW 43rd Ct	Ocala	34474	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 291-4075	1,007	54	18.6	55.2%	296 (29.4%)	238 (23.6%)	354 (35.2%)	47 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (6.9%)	39.9	1368^th of 2258 public elementary schools	39.4%		51.3	1067^th of 2256 public elementary schools	52.7%	301	48.0	54.0	48.0				56.0	59.0	54.0				43.0				$10,660	$1,121	$9,538
McIntosh Area School	Public, Charter	K-5	20400 10th St	Mc Intosh	32664	Marion County	Marion	Yes	No	No	Yes	(352) 591-9797	47	1	47.0	59.6%	36 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.6%)								(n/a)																	$12,350	$1,406	$10,943
Marion Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	39 Cedar Rd	Ocala	34472	Marion County	Marion	Yes	No	No	Yes	(352) 687-2100	228	16	14.2	57.9%	106 (46.5%)	26 (11.4%)	71 (31.1%)	7 (3.1%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (6.1%)	63.7	789^th of 2258 public elementary schools	65.1%		53.2	1015^th of 2256 public elementary schools	55.0%	226	60.0	56.0	59.0				76.0	61.0	66.0				62.0				$9,559	$599	$8,960
Hammett Bowen Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4397 SW 95th St	Ocala	34476	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 291-7900	1,010	52	19.4	50.5%	350 (34.7%)	148 (14.7%)	431 (42.7%)	29 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.0%)	40.3	1348^th of 2258 public elementary schools	40.3%		55.8	950^th of 2256 public elementary schools	57.9%	398	55.0	41.0	54.0				69.0	43.0	46.0				50.0				$10,384	$1,153	$9,231
Marion Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Marion Oaks Trl	Ocala	34473	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 291-7975	1,196	68	17.5	65.6%	321 (26.8%)	204 (17.1%)	578 (48.3%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	78 (6.5%)	17.7	1975^th of 2258 public elementary schools	12.5%		22.7	1829^th of 2256 public elementary schools	18.9%	146	33.0	39.0	39.0				41.0	47.0	45.0				34.0				$11,174	$1,350	$9,824
Marion Elearning	Public, Virtual	K-5	1614 E Ft King St	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	No	Yes	No	(352) 236-0570	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Legacy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8496 Juniper Rd	Ocala	34480	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-0800	753	34	22.1	71.0%	214 (28.4%)	190 (25.2%)	269 (35.7%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (8.9%)	8.4	2176^th of 2258 public elementary schools	3.6%		16.5	1996^th of 2256 public elementary schools	11.5%	180	29.0	32.0	37.0				32.0	37.0	19.0				31.0				$10,526	$1,308	$9,218
Fordham Early Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-2	4000 W Anthony Rd	Ocala	34475	Marion County	Marion	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(352) 236-0508	215	16	13.4	40.5%	108 (50.2%)	51 (23.7%)	45 (20.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.2%)								(n/a)
Ina A.Colen Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5080 SW 66th Court Rd	Ocala	34474	Marion County	Marion	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(352) 304-6787	546	35	15.6	11.7%	271 (49.6%)	29 (5.3%)	183 (33.5%)	26 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	82.4	355^th of 2258 public elementary schools	84.3%		78.6	444^th of 2256 public elementary schools	80.3%	89	74.0	73.0	70.0	82.0	71.0	64.0	85.0	83.0	73.0	76.0	65.0	78.0	62.0	56.0	96.0	72.0	$9,642	$00	$9,642

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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