Marion Elementary

Summary:

The Marion Elementary school district in Montana consists of two schools: Marion School, an elementary school serving grades PK-6, and Marion 7-8, a middle school serving grades 7-8. While the elementary school struggles academically, with proficiency rates well below the state average, the middle school outperforms the elementary school, particularly in English Language Arts.

Both schools in the Marion Elementary district face significant challenges, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating very high levels of economic disadvantage among the student populations. Despite the high poverty levels, the middle school, Marion 7-8, has higher proficiency rates than the elementary school in both English Language Arts (44% vs. 26.47%) and Mathematics (12% vs. 14.71%). This suggests the middle school may be employing more effective instructional strategies or supports for students.

Interestingly, both schools have the same reported spending per student of $10,447 in 2018-2019, indicating that funding alone may not be the primary driver of the performance gap between the elementary and middle schools. The middle school also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 9 to 1, compared to 13.1 to 1 at the elementary school, which may contribute to its stronger academic performance.

District Detail

205 Gopher Lane
Marion, MT 59925

(406) 854-2333

SchoolDigger Rank:
299^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 143

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				MAST English Language Arts (2025)	MAST Mathematics (2025)	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	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Marion School	Public	PK, KG-6	205 Gopher Lane	Marion	59925	Flathead County	Marion Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 854-2333	114	9	13.1	100.0%	104 (91.2%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	21.6	338^th of 401 public elementary schools	15.7%					(n/a)	26.5	14.7	$9,328
Marion 7-8	Public	7-8	205 Gopher Lane	Marion	59925	Flathead County	Marion Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 854-2333	29	3	9.0	100.0%	29 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.6	140^th of 222 public middle schools	36.9%					(n/a)	44.0	12.0	$21,567

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kila Elementary	9.56 mi	2	152^nd
Smith Valley Elementary	12.06 mi	2	209^th
Pleasant Valley Elementary	13.96 mi	1	46^th
West Valley Elementary	14.69 mi	2	106^th
Kalispell Elementary	16.58 mi	7	141^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

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