Marion Junior High School

Public 6-8

 1609 W Main St
       Marion, IL  62959-1145


(618) 997-1317

District: Marion CUSD 2

SchoolDigger Rank:
520th of 1,367 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,853 Help


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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Student/teacher ratio:  14.3 Help
Number of students:  726

Racial breakdown:

White:
74.9%
African American:
9.2%
Two or more races:
9.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52.3% Help


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Compare Details Marion Junior High School ranks better than 62% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.67. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (74.9%), African American (9.2%), two or more races (9.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 52.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Marion Junior High School is 14.3. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Marion Junior High School is $12,853.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Marion Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Marion Junior High School 520th of 1367 Illinois public middle schools. (See Marion Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Marion CUSD 2:

SchoolDigger ranks Marion CUSD 2 243rd of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Marion Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Marion Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 57.21 570th 1185 51.9%
2004 55.01 634th 1204 47.3%
2005 69.98 408th 1209 66.3%
2006 52.53 710th 1272 44.2%
2007 48.96 776th 1287 39.7%
2008 57.98 651st 1293 49.7%
2009 65.88 503rd 1318 61.8%
2010 64.56 542nd 1327 59.2%
2011 57.01 673rd 1344 49.9%
2012 52.28 755th 1365 44.7%
2013 57.36 586th 1367 57.1%
2014 58.87 545th 1322 58.8%
2015 32.96 847th 1302 34.9%
2016 35.46 805th 1294 37.8%
2017 38.04 772nd 1293 40.3%
2018 42.06 707th 1293 45.3%
2019 54.34 560th 1356 58.7%
2021 48.25 543rd 1241 56.2%
2022 54.53 518th 1369 62.2%
2023 54.67 520th 1367 62.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Marion Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.51 120th 164 26.8%
2019 31.94 118th 179 34.1%
2021 34.79 62nd 97 36.1%
2022 33.58 124th 195 36.4%
2023 22.86 145th 194 25.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Marion Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.46 373rd 602 38.0%
2019 34.78 466th 792 41.2%
2021 25.59 501st 548 8.6%
2022 35.92 459th 781 41.2%
2023 27.94 584th 805 27.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Marion Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.73 808th 1161 30.4%
2019 45.74 624th 1217 48.7%
2021 43.77 518th 1019 49.2%
2022 49.60 522nd 1221 57.2%
2023 50.61 529th 1234 57.1%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Marion Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.66 9th 36 75.0%
2022 40.49 16th 34 52.9%
2023 54.48 16th 53 69.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Marion Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.20 690th 1226 43.7%
2019 56.39 502nd 1276 60.7%
2021 48.31 470th 1017 53.8%
2022 53.61 487th 1286 62.1%
2023 59.82 427th 1275 66.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Marion Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 37.54 383rd 674 43.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Marion Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.43 669th 1223 45.3%
2019 52.24 547th 1296 57.8%
2021 41.65 536th 1048 48.9%
2022 54.67 489th 1286 62.0%
2023 47.54 596th 1292 53.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Marion Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.43 339th 511 33.7%
2019 44.92 269th 565 52.4%
2021 39.55 209th 385 45.7%
2022 38.13 316th 573 44.9%
2023 27.99 449th 569 21.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Marion Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 77.04 97th 661 85.3%
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Rank History for White students at Marion Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.21 679th 889 23.6%
2019 38.70 569th 905 37.1%
2021 36.79 497th 813 38.9%
2022 39.08 527th 898 41.3%
2023 41.39 506th 895 43.5%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Marion Junior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 693 21 5 8 n/a n/a n/a 0 727
1990 661 24 6 4 1 n/a n/a 0 696
1991 700 33 4 7 3 n/a n/a 0 747
1992 727 36 7 7 2 n/a n/a 0 779
1993 758 34 9 9 2 n/a n/a 0 812
1994 743 37 6 6 1 n/a n/a 0 793
1995 746 34 6 4 0 n/a n/a 0 790
1996 746 34 6 4 0 n/a n/a 0 790
1997 763 35 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 803
1998 765 29 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 803
1999 775 40 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 825
2000 824 72 6 8 0 n/a n/a 0 910
2001 847 57 9 9 2 n/a n/a 0 924
2002 757 77 14 5 11 n/a n/a 0 864
2003 757 77 14 5 11 n/a n/a 0 864
2004 737 76 13 8 8 n/a n/a 0 842
2005 760 71 11 7 5 n/a n/a 16 870
2006 727 74 8 13 5 n/a n/a 9 836
2007 732 91 6 16 4 n/a n/a 1 850
2008 730 83 6 20 0 n/a n/a 12 851
2009 718 98 11 15 4 n/a n/a 14 860
2010 708 85 10 22 1 n/a n/a 18 844
2011 682 84 9 26 3 0 26 0 830
2012 643 95 10 28 2 0 33 0 811
2013 635 81 7 24 1 1 38 0 787
2014 624 71 11 35 0 0 47 0 788
2015 631 61 11 35 0 0 41 0 779
2016 653 62 15 35 1 0 46 0 812
2017 663 67 13 27 1 0 56 0 827
2018 666 67 12 27 2 0 86 0 860
2019 666 85 10 19 2 0 74 0 856
2020 627 79 9 17 3 1 81 0 817
2021 585 77 8 13 2 1 84 0 770
2022 570 69 7 15 0 1 86 0 748
2023 544 67 5 42 0 1 67 0 726

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Marion Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 727 29.0 25.0 n/a
1990 696 26.6 26.1 n/a
1991 747 27.7 26.9 n/a
1992 779 31.0 25.1 n/a
1993 812 28.6 28.4 n/a
1994 793 30.6 25.9 n/a
1995 790 33.0 23.9 n/a
1996 790 33.0 23.9 n/a
1997 803 32.0 25.1 n/a
1998 803 33.7 23.8 n/a
1999 825 35.6 23.2 n/a
2000 910 37.6 24.2 n/a
2001 924 39.6 23.3 n/a
2002 864 39.0 22.2 34.5
2003 864 39.0 22.2 34.5
2004 842 41.0 20.5 30.5
2005 870 41.0 21.2 31.9
2006 836 40.0 20.9 35.6
2007 850 42.0 20.2 37.6
2008 851 42.0 20.3 35.2
2009 860 45.0 19.1 37.4
2010 844 44.1 19.1 41.8
2011 830 45.0 18.4 44.5
2012 811 46.0 17.6 45
2013 787 61.2 12.8 51.6
2014 788 45.0 17.5 52.4
2015 779 52.0 14.9 56.4
2016 812 49.0 16.5 57.8
2017 827 54.0 15.3 45.9
2018 860 52.0 16.5 53.4
2019 856 53.1 16.1 54
2020 817 53.0 15.4 54.6
2021 770 n/a n/a n/a
2022 748 51.5 14.5 50.3
2023 726 50.7 14.3 52.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Marion Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 727 29.0 25.0 n/a
1990 696 26.6 26.1 n/a
1991 747 27.7 26.9 n/a
1992 779 31.0 25.1 n/a
1993 812 28.6 28.4 n/a
1994 793 30.6 25.9 n/a
1995 790 33.0 23.9 n/a
1996 790 33.0 23.9 n/a
1997 803 32.0 25.1 n/a
1998 803 33.7 23.8 n/a
1999 825 35.6 23.2 n/a
2000 910 37.6 24.2 n/a
2001 924 39.6 23.3 n/a
2002 864 39.0 22.2 34.5
2003 864 39.0 22.2 34.5
2004 842 41.0 20.5 30.5
2005 870 41.0 21.2 31.9
2006 836 40.0 20.9 35.6
2007 850 42.0 20.2 37.6
2008 851 42.0 20.3 35.2
2009 860 45.0 19.1 37.4
2010 844 44.1 19.1 41.8
2011 830 45.0 18.4 44.5
2012 811 46.0 17.6 45
2013 787 61.2 12.8 51.6
2014 788 45.0 17.5 52.4
2015 779 52.0 14.9 56.4
2016 812 49.0 16.5 57.8
2017 827 54.0 15.3 45.9
2018 860 52.0 16.5 53.4
2019 856 53.1 16.1 54
2020 817 53.0 15.4 54.6
2021 770 n/a n/a n/a
2022 748 51.5 14.5 50.3
2023 726 50.7 14.3 52.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Marion Junior High School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201599.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%
201699.0%99.3%99.1%99.1%98.8%98.8%35.4%
201799.2%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.2%99.0%68.1%
201899.1%98.7%98.7%98.7%99.1%98.4%99.1%98.4%
201999.2%98.7%98.7%98.7%99.7%98.6%99.1%97.0%
202199.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%98.6%99.1%94.1%
202299.3%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.1%98.9%99.3%95.0%
202399.0%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.6%97.2%98.8%96.7%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Marion Junior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $294 (3.5%) $8,178 (96.5%) $8,473
2020 $277 (3.1%) $8,723 (96.9%) $9,000
2021 $606 (5.7%) $10,071 (94.3%) $10,676
2022 $606 (5.7%) $10,071 (94.3%) $10,676
2023 $3,161 (24.6%) $9,692 (75.4%) $12,853

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Marion Junior High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 560th of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 520th of 1367 Middle schools
 3.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Marion Junior High School)41.538.4
 3.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Marion CUSD 2)40.438.8
 1.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Marion Junior High School)24.527.9
 3.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Marion CUSD 2)24.728
 3.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Marion Junior High School)37.227.4
 9.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Marion CUSD 2)39.530.7
 8.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Marion Junior High School)20.824.2
 3.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Marion CUSD 2)20.124.6
 4.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Marion Junior High School)39.338.5
 0.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Marion CUSD 2)40.740.7
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Marion Junior High School)24.530.5
 6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Marion CUSD 2)23.629.7
 6.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (Marion Junior High School)58.745.1
 13.6%
   8th Grade Science (Marion CUSD 2)57.146.3
 10.8%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students856726
 15.2%
African American8567
 21.2%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian105
 50%
Hispanic1942
 121.1%
Pacific Islander01
White666544
 18.3%
Two or More Races7467
 9.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients54%52.3%
 1.6%


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Students at Marion Junior High School are 75% White, 9% African American, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Marion Junior High School ranks 520th of 1367 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 726 students attended Marion Junior High School.

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


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