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Marion Junior High School

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Marion Junior High School ranks 717 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

717^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 48% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Marion Junior High School is a public middle school serving 704 students in grades 6-8 in Marion, Illinois. The school is part of the Marion CUSD 2 district, which is ranked 256 out of 811 districts in the state.

While Marion Junior High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school faces significant challenges. Its test scores are generally lower than the state and district averages, with only 43.8% of students proficient or better in ELA and 31.4% in math. The school also has higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 26.3% over the past few years. Additionally, a high percentage of students, ranging from 50.27% to 54.12%, receive free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Carterville Junior High School, which consistently ranks in the top 20% of Illinois middle schools, Marion Junior High School appears to be underperforming. Despite increased per-student spending, the school's academic outcomes have not improved. The district and school leadership may need to re-evaluate their instructional strategies and support systems to better serve the diverse student population and address the root causes of the school's challenges.

742

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,166

Per pupil spending ?

56.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1609 W Main St
Marion, IL 62959-1145

(618) 997-1317

District: Marion CUSD 2

Students who attend Marion Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Marion High School

Feeder schools for Marion Junior High School:

Elementary:	Adams School
	Jefferson Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Longfellow Elementary School
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	Washington Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.9%

African American:

10.1%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 62nd percentile in 2022 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (36% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 62nd-percentile peak (2022) to 48th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg47%

Illinois avg46%

717^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

256^th of 811Marion CUSD 2 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	717 of 1368	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	585 of 1363	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	520 of 1367	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	518 of 1369	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	543 of 1241	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	560 of 1356	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	707 of 1293	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.0	772 of 1293	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.5	805 of 1294	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.0	847 of 1302	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.9	545 of 1322	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.4	586 of 1367	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.3	755 of 1365	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.0	673 of 1344	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.6	542 of 1327	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.9	503 of 1318	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.0	651 of 1293	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.0	776 of 1287	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.5	710 of 1272	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	70.0	408 of 1209	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.0	634 of 1204	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	57.2	570 of 1185	51.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	372 of 574	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	471 of 548	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	449 of 569	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	316 of 573	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	209 of 385	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	269 of 565	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.4	339 of 511	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	325 of 694	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	356 of 639	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	383 of 674	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	636 of 1248	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	503 of 1251	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	427 of 1275	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	487 of 1286	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	470 of 1017	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	502 of 1276	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	690 of 1226	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	226 of 669	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.8	81 of 643	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	97 of 661	85.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	27 of 58	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	35 of 70	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	16 of 53	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	40.5	16 of 34	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	9 of 36	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	765 of 1229	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	554 of 1219	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	529 of 1234	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	522 of 1221	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	518 of 1019	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	624 of 1217	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	808 of 1161	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	685 of 1271	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	564 of 1264	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	596 of 1292	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	489 of 1286	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	536 of 1048	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	547 of 1296	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	669 of 1223	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	157 of 204	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	119 of 184	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	145 of 194	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	124 of 195	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	62 of 97	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	118 of 179	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	120 of 164	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	571 of 812	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	456 of 802	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	584 of 805	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	459 of 781	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	501 of 548	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	466 of 792	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	373 of 602	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	681 of 884	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	572 of 875	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	506 of 895	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	527 of 898	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	497 of 813	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	569 of 905	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	679 of 889	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2025)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2025)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-9 vs state

Science32%-13 vs state

Mathematics31%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)						IAR Mathematics (2025)						% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	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 (2025)	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	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marion Junior High School	Public	6-8	1609 W Main St	Marion	62959	Williamson County	Marion CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 997-1317	742	49	15.2	56.7%	541 (72.9%)	75 (10.1%)	55 (7.4%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.5%)	43.7	717^th of 1368 public middle schools	47.6%		51.1	585^th of 1363 public middle schools	57.1%	132		32.0			46.5	34.9	50.0	43.8			29.0	29.8	35.4	31.4	98.7	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.6	97.3	98.6	96.9	$13,166	$1,222	$11,944
Herrin Middle School	Public	6-8	700 S 14th St	Herrin	62948	Williamson County	Herrin CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 942-7461	513	39	13.2	66.1%	401 (78.2%)	25 (4.9%)	22 (4.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.5%)	66.2	409^th of 1368 public middle schools	70.1%		63.9	406^th of 1363 public middle schools	70.2%	3		49.0			57.6	65.8	67.7	63.6			28.2	34.8	46.5	36.2	99.2	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.8	99.4	98.0	$14,471	$1,216	$13,255
Washington Middle School	Public	5-8	100 E 12th St	Johnston City	62951	Williamson County	Johnston City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 983-7581	296	24	12.4	62.2%	261 (88.2%)	4 (1.4%)	13 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	27.1	980^th of 1368 public middle schools	28.4%		23.5	1031^st of 1363 public middle schools	24.4%	51	34.3	35.5		46.3	35.4	24.2	44.7	38.0		19.4	12.3	18.2	17.1	16.8	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	74.8	$15,912	$1,409	$14,503
Carterville Junior High School	Public	7-8	816 S Division St	Carterville	62918	Williamson County	Carterville CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 985-4500	344	23	14.8	45.3%	272 (79.1%)	9 (2.6%)	26 (7.6%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.1%)	76.1	289^th of 1368 public middle schools	78.9%		85.5	164^th of 1363 public middle schools	88.0%	125		53.0				59.7	70.5	65.2				57.2	43.4	50.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.1	$12,153	$311	$11,842
Carterville Intermediate School	Public	4-6	300 School St	Carterville	62918	Williamson County	Carterville CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 985-6411	500	36	14.0	46.8%	411 (82.2%)	19 (3.8%)	23 (4.6%)	20 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)								(n/a)	53.2		70.3	72.3	81.3			74.8	66.2	74.0	60.8			67.1	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	64.5	98.8	98.8	30.1	$10,990	$320	$10,670
Central Junior High School	Public	7-8	1600 E 9th St	West Frankfort	62896	Franklin County	Frankfort CUSD 168	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 937-2444	215	19	11.2	53.5%	195 (90.7%)	4 (1.9%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	29.7	942^nd of 1368 public middle schools	31.1%		29.2	919^th of 1363 public middle schools	32.6%	23		39.4				39.0	41.9	40.5				11.4	13.5	12.4	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.2	$15,429	$361	$15,069
Carbondale Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 E Grand Ave	Carbondale	62901	Jackson County	Carbondale Education Service District 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 457-2174	457	35	12.9	73.3%	115 (25.2%)	221 (48.4%)	54 (11.8%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (11.8%)	18.5	1150^th of 1368 public middle schools	15.9%		18.4	1140^th of 1363 public middle schools	16.4%	10		24.6			29.0	29.1	26.2	28.1			14.2	13.8	9.4	12.5	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	94.5	$17,490	$1,976	$15,514
Zeigler-Royalton Junior High School	Public	6-8	4877 State Highway 148	Mulkeytown	62865	Franklin County	Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 596-2121	100	8	12.5	63.0%	90 (90.0%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	25.4	1006^th of 1368 public middle schools	26.5%		18.2	1147^th of 1363 public middle schools	15.8%	141		41.2			34.6	28.2	38.2	33.3			15.4	5.1	14.7	11.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.2	$15,335	$1,107	$14,228
Benton Grade School 5-8	Public	5-8	1000 Forrest St	Benton	62812	Franklin County	Benton CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 438-4011	429	34	12.6	61.1%	400 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	54.5	565^th of 1368 public middle schools	58.7%		47	636^th of 1363 public middle schools	53.3%	71	35.4	54.0		41.2	48.5	40.5	78.4	50.7		35.1	20.8	24.3	38.6	29.5	98.2	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	74.9	$14,282	$939	$13,343
Starquest Academy RSSP North	Public	6-8	901 Public Sq	Benton	62812	Franklin County	Frankln/Johnsn/Massc/Willimsn ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 983-6628	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Marion Junior High School

How many students attend Marion Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 742 students attended Marion Junior High School.

Is Marion Junior High School a good school?

Marion Junior High School ranks 717^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Marion Junior High School?

Students at Marion Junior High School are 73% White, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Marion Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Marion Junior High School usually go on to attend Marion High School

What district is Marion Junior High School in?

Marion CUSD 2

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