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Marion Intermediate

Public Grades 3-5

642^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Marion Intermediate in Marion, SC, serves 390 students in grades 3 through 5 within the Marion 10 school district, a small, rural district in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. The school has faced significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of elementary schools statewide over the past decade. All students at the school qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a high level of economic need in the community.

One of the most striking findings is the significant gender gap in academic performance. In the most recent school year, female students ranked in the 9th percentile statewide, while male students ranked in the 1st percentile—a critically low result that suggests boys at the school may need additional support and targeted interventions. Another area of concern is 5th-grade mathematics, where proficiency dropped from 20.9% to just 16.8% in one year, the lowest rate of any subject tested at the school. While English Language Arts is a relative strength, with proficiency rates between 35% and 42.6%, math proficiency across all grade levels remains well below state averages. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from 31.2% to 26.5%, still affects more than one in four students and likely contributes to the academic struggles.

The contrast with nearby schools is particularly telling. Just 17 miles away, Aynor Elementary and Midland Elementary in the Horry 01 district rank in the 69th and 75th percentiles, with proficiency rates often double or triple those at Marion Intermediate. For example, 5th-grade ELA proficiency at Marion Intermediate was 38.9%, compared to 71.8% at Aynor. Despite spending $14,542 per student—more than those higher-performing schools—academic outcomes remain low. The student-teacher ratio has also risen sharply from 16:1 to 22.9:1, meaning less individualized attention for students who may need it most. These comparisons suggest that improvement is possible, but will require a fundamental shift in how resources are used to support teaching and learning.

390

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,542

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2320 North Highway 41-A
Marion, SC 29571

(843) 423-8345

District: Marion 10

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.0%

White:

12.3%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (31% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg32%

South Carolina avg58%

642^nd of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Marion 10

75^th of 75Marion 10 among South Carolina 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	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	642 of 661	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	575 of 639	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	600 of 643	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	625 of 644	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	599 of 625	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	586 of 622	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	617 of 643	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	571 of 624	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	550 of 639	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.5	532 of 619	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	581 of 638	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	359 of 384	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	306 of 380	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	303 of 369	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	352 of 394	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	354 of 393	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	316 of 350	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	399 of 421	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	361 of 412	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	17.2	138 of 151	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	103 of 122	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	184 of 189	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	138 of 161	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	548 of 599	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	480 of 580	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	491 of 568	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	533 of 580	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	530 of 573	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	523 of 554	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	568 of 588	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	500 of 570	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	613 of 634	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	538 of 612	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	551 of 602	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	586 of 608	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	577 of 600	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	548 of 580	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	583 of 600	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	542 of 588	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.4	584 of 591	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	561 of 585	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	560 of 571	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	572 of 582	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	564 of 579	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	535 of 561	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	582 of 590	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	546 of 571	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	424 of 459	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	437 of 446	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.5	463 of 463	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	461 of 472	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	397 of 457	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)9th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile~ school

African American (2026)7th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts39%-26 vs state

Mathematics28%-26 vs state

Science13%-39 vs state

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Monday, May 17, 2021

Critical race theory is widespread teaching in the school which is a atrocious problem. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		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 (2024)	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	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Marion Intermediate	Public	3-5	2320 North Highway 41-A	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 423-8345	390	17	22.9	100.0%	48 (12.3%)	316 (81.0%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	8.2	642^nd of 661 public elementary schools	2.9%		13.3	575^th of 639 public elementary schools	10.0%	67	35.0	42.6	38.9				34.3	32.4	16.8				13.0		$14,542	$2,098	$3,702	$5,800	$6,442	$2,299	$8,741
Easterling Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	600 East Northside Avenue	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 423-8335	431	27	15.9	100.0%	62 (14.4%)	321 (74.5%)	19 (4.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)								(n/a)															$15,559	$2,228	$3,218	$5,446	$8,250	$1,863	$10,113
North Mullins Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	105 Charles Street	Mullins	29574	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 464-3750	372	36	10.3	100.0%	69 (18.5%)	246 (66.1%)	30 (8.1%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)								(n/a)															$19,656	$2,515	$6,994	$9,509	$8,500	$1,648	$10,148
McCormick Elementary	Public	3-5	1123 Sandy Bluff Road	Mullins	29574	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 464-3760	295	15	19.6	100.0%	62 (21.0%)	194 (65.8%)	19 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	9.6	634^th of 661 public elementary schools	4.1%		6	629^th of 639 public elementary schools	1.6%	5	28.9	48.5	40.2				17.1	23.5	27.2				29.4		$15,402	$2,154	$4,283	$6,437	$6,781	$2,183	$8,964
Latta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Viking Drive	Latta	29565	Dillon County	Dillon 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 752-5295	721	44	16.3	78.1%	355 (49.2%)	250 (34.7%)	51 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.9%)	51.1	309^th of 661 public elementary schools	53.3%		41.9	361^st of 639 public elementary schools	43.5%	52	67.2	68.3	51.3				65.6	53.5	39.8				44.5		$13,812	$2,333	$1,092	$3,425	$9,261	$1,126	$10,387
Creek Bridge STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6641 South Highway 41	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 362-3500	324	20	16.2	100.0%	38 (11.7%)	247 (76.2%)	25 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	10.6	623^rd of 661 public elementary schools	5.7%		10.8	595^th of 639 public elementary schools	6.9%	28	40.0	36.4	36.1	32.6	30.3	44.7	42.9	21.7	19.4	21.8	9.1	23.7	17.3	26.1	$18,749	$2,247	$3,560	$5,807	$10,385	$2,558	$12,942
Gordon Elementary	Public	4-5	926 Perry Avenue	Dillon	29536	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 774-1227	351	23	15.2	100.0%	57 (16.2%)	239 (68.1%)	24 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	10.9	618^th of 661 public elementary schools	6.5%		11.8	581^st of 639 public elementary schools	9.1%	37		45.4	37.6					27.8	22.0				26.4		$13,084	$2,063	$1,865	$3,928	$7,442	$1,714	$9,155
Lake View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1311 Scott Street	Lake View	29563	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 759-3003	372	22	16.9	100.0%	153 (41.1%)	145 (39.0%)	18 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.6%)	16.4	571^st of 661 public elementary schools	13.6%		13.7	572^nd of 639 public elementary schools	10.5%	1	65.6	23.0	44.9				41.0	14.9	34.7				12.2		$13,308	$1,557	$2,215	$3,772	$8,191	$1,345	$9,535
Wallace Gregg Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Francis Marion Road	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8481	283	27	10.4	100.0%	77 (27.2%)	162 (57.2%)	13 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.9%)	23.5	511^th of 661 public elementary schools	22.7%		35	414^th of 639 public elementary schools	35.2%	97	55.4	51.2	46.3				47.3	43.9	18.5				31.7		$15,920	$1,064	$1,995	$3,059	$10,698	$2,164	$12,862
Aynor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Jordanville Road	Aynor	29511	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 488-7070	781	50	15.6	58.5%	536 (68.6%)	45 (5.8%)	145 (18.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.7%)	68.5	204^th of 661 public elementary schools	69.1%		73.5	176^th of 639 public elementary schools	72.5%	28	61.8	72.0	71.8				61.0	57.6	66.7				61.9		$13,112	$825	$548	$1,373	$10,215	$1,523	$11,739

Frequently Asked Questions about Marion Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Marion Intermediate?

Students at Marion Intermediate are 81% African American, 12% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Marion Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Marion Intermediate.

What district is Marion Intermediate in?

Marion 10

Is Marion Intermediate a good school?

Marion Intermediate ranks in the bottom 2.9% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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