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Marion Community Schools

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At a glance

301^stof 374 Indiana districts▲ 3

Better than 19% of Indiana districts

Elementary 4 Middle 2 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

750 W 26th St
Marion, IN 46953·(765) 662-2546·All Indiana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 19.5% of districts

Schools

3,668

Students

Top rankedJohn W Kendall Elementary School690^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Allen Elementary School up 110 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

John L McCulloch Junior High School 11.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Marion Community Schools enrolls about 3,668 students across seven schools: four elementary (K–4), two middle (grades 5–6 and 7–8), and one high school (9–12). Poverty is high district-wide, with free/reduced lunch from 69.75% at Marion High School to 84.57% at Frances Slocum Elementary School. The district is rated 1 star, ranked 301 of 374 in Indiana (20th percentile), and chronic absenteeism affects every school — all exceed the state's 16.7%, with the district at 27.4%.

John W Kendall Elementary School is the district's strongest performer: ranked 690 of 1,015 (32nd percentile, 2 stars), with the best elementary math (43.7%) and science (29.09%) results, including 4th grade math at 60% versus the state's 52%. Riverview Elementary School beats the district in ELA (26.5% vs 21.95%), math (37.61% vs 25.61%), and science (28.81% vs 19.65%), yet slipped from 2 stars to 1 star as its percentile fell from 34 to 27. Allen Elementary School improved most, raising ELA from 14.53% to 28.93%, math from 24.79% to 30.58%, and science from 14.29% to 20.34%, moving from 0 stars to 1 star. John L McCulloch Junior High School posts a standout Biology EOC rate of 48.72% against the district's 25.36%. Marion High School graduates 92.9%, above the state's 89.7%, but has the district's highest absenteeism at 39.0% and low SAT results.

Absenteeism is a universal concern; the lowest rates, at Justice Thurgood Marshall Intrmd (19.0%) and Kendall (19.4%), still exceed the state. Spending and staffing do not track neatly with outcomes: McCulloch spends the most ($14,980 per student) with the smallest classes (11.3 students per teacher) yet has the district's lowest all-grade math (19.11%), while Frances Slocum spends the least ($11,102) and has the lowest ELA (10.39%) but math above the district at 31.82%. Overall, elementary schools outperform the middle schools, and the clearest momentum is at Allen and McCulloch.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Allen Elementary School	Public	K-4	1115 E Bradford St	Marion	46952	Grant County	Marion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 664-7355	380	24	15.6	82.4%	185 (48.7%)	46 (12.1%)	50 (13.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (25.5%)	23.1	797^th of 1015 public elementary schools	21.5%		11	907^th of 1005 public elementary schools	9.8%	110			21.0	37.3					28.9	27.4	33.9					30.6	20.3		20.3			$11,886	$2,173	$9,714
Frances Slocum Elementary School	Public	K-4	2909 S Torrence St	Marion	46953	Grant County	Marion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 664-0589	473	29	16.1	84.6%	158 (33.4%)	165 (34.9%)	52 (11.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (20.3%)	12.8	890^th of 1015 public elementary schools	12.3%		13.2	882^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	12.2%	8			10.7	10.0					10.4	32.1	31.4					31.8	17.1		17.1			$11,102	$1,931	$9,171
John L McCulloch Junior High School	Public	7-8	3528 S Washington St	Marion	46953	Grant County	Marion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 674-6917	455	40	11.3	73.0%	197 (43.3%)	103 (22.6%)	75 (16.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (16.7%)	24.1	366^th of 486 public middle schools	24.7%		16.7	399^th of 480 public middle schools	16.9%	33							25.4	20.0	23.0					17.2	21.5	19.1					48.7	$14,980	$2,359	$12,622
John W Kendall Elementary School	Public	K-4	2009 W Kem Rd	Marion	46952	Grant County	Marion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 662-7364	409	26	15.5	77.5%	201 (49.1%)	59 (14.4%)	68 (16.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (19.6%)	33.4	690^th of 1015 public elementary schools	32.0%		33.9	687^th of 1005 public elementary schools	31.6%	3			18.8	36.4					25.9	32.5	60.0					43.7	29.1		29.1			$11,825	$2,140	$9,685
Justice Thurgood Marshall Intrmd	Public	5-6	720 N Miller Ave	Marion	46952	Grant County	Marion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 664-0507	500	39	12.9	80.2%	220 (44.0%)	112 (22.4%)	87 (17.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (15.4%)								(n/a)					19.9	21.4			20.6			18.2	21.4			19.7		15.4	15.4	21.2		$13,123	$1,670	$11,453
Marion High School	Public	9-12	750 W 26th St	Marion	46953	Grant County	Marion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 664-9051	1,058	55	19.2	69.8%	481 (45.5%)	214 (20.2%)	188 (17.8%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	164 (15.5%)	22	325^th of 415 public high schools	21.7%		21	340^th of 429 public high schools	20.7%	15	31.8	12.7																			20.0	$13,494	$1,683	$11,811
Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-4	513 W Buckingham Dr	Marion	46952	Grant County	Marion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 662-2427	393	23	17.4	74.0%	193 (49.1%)	44 (11.2%)	81 (20.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (18.3%)	27.9	741^st of 1015 public elementary schools	27.0%		36.2	667^th of 1005 public elementary schools	33.6%	74			19.0	33.9					26.5	37.9	37.3					37.6	28.8		28.8			$11,911	$1,988	$9,923
Grant Regional Career Center	Public	6-12	750 W 26th St	Marion	46953	Grant County	Marion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 664-9051	0	12	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																						$00
Marion Early Childhood Educational Center	Public	PK	720 N Miller Ave	Marion	46952	Grant County	Marion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 651-2080	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																						$00

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Excel Center - Grant County	2.35 mi	1
Mississinewa Community School Corp	5.2 mi	4	251^st
Oak Hill United School Corp	6.65 mi	5	106^th
Eastbrook Community School Corp	7.37 mi	5	124^th
Madison-Grant United School Corp	10.88 mi	7	302^nd

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

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