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Marion Intermediate

Public Grades 3-5

576^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Marion Intermediate is an elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Marion, South Carolina, with 418 students. The school is part of the Marion 10 school district, which is ranked 69 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Marion Intermediate has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of South Carolina elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 576 out of 640 schools and a 1-star rating.

Marion Intermediate faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes, with low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and persistent low performance compared to state and regional averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 44.3% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 61.8%, and only 38.5% were proficient in Math compared to 56.3% statewide. Additionally, Marion Intermediate has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 31.2% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. The school also serves a very high-poverty student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When comparing Marion Intermediate to nearby schools, the underperformance appears to be a systemic issue across the Marion 10 district, as other schools in the district, such as Creek Bridge STEM Academy and McCormick Elementary, also perform poorly on state assessments and have high chronic absenteeism rates. However, schools in the Dillon 04 and Dillon 03 districts, such as Wallace Gregg Elementary and Latta Elementary, generally have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Marion Intermediate, though they still struggle compared to state averages.

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: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (33% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Science scores 32 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg30%

South Carolina avg56%

576^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Marion 10

69^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
2025	13.3	576 of 640	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	596 of 638	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2025	26.8	307 of 381	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	305 of 369	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	21.3	481 of 581	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	488 of 565	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
2025	18.0	539 of 613	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	549 of 599	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2025	7.9	562 of 586	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	557 of 568	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	425 of 460	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	433 of 441	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

African American (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-17 vs state

Mathematics26%-26 vs state

Science18%-32 vs state

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)						SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		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	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	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		48 (12.3%)	316 (81.0%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	13.3	576^th of 640 public elementary schools	10.0%		10.3	596^th of 638 public elementary schools	6.6%	20	44.3	44.1	48.3				38.5	20.4	20.9				17.5		$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		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		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		62 (21.0%)	194 (65.8%)	19 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	6	630^th of 640 public elementary schools	1.6%		8	614^th of 638 public elementary schools	3.8%	16	37.7	33.6	31.4				22.3	16.3	17.5				24.0		$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		355 (49.2%)	250 (34.7%)	51 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.9%)	41.9	362^nd of 640 public elementary schools	43.4%		49.5	322^nd of 638 public elementary schools	49.5%	40	52.2	58.4	62.5				38.3	48.2	52.7				35.2		$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		38 (11.7%)	247 (76.2%)	25 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	10.8	596^th of 640 public elementary schools	6.9%		7.7	619^th of 638 public elementary schools	3.0%	23	39.3	41.7	41.9	26.5	51.3	40.0	32.1	25.0	21.0	23.5	21.6	5.8	19.5	20.5	$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		57 (16.2%)	239 (68.1%)	24 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	11.8	582^nd of 640 public elementary schools	9.1%		13.6	563^rd of 638 public elementary schools	11.8%	19		35.9	43.8					28.1	26.6				24.0		$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		153 (41.1%)	145 (39.0%)	18 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.6%)	13.7	573^rd of 640 public elementary schools	10.5%		21.3	507^th of 638 public elementary schools	20.5%	66	25.0	53.9	37.3				20.9	38.5	21.5				32.7		$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		77 (27.2%)	162 (57.2%)	13 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.9%)	35	415^th of 640 public elementary schools	35.2%		32.3	432^nd of 638 public elementary schools	32.3%	17	47.8	50.9	50.0				43.4	49.1	40.4				47.1		$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		536 (68.6%)	45 (5.8%)	145 (18.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.7%)	73.5	176^th of 640 public elementary schools	72.5%		74.2	157^th of 638 public elementary schools	75.4%	19	66.0	71.2	76.7				64.1	60.2	72.4				50.0		$13,112	$825	$548	$1,373	$10,215	$1,523	$11,739

Frequently Asked Questions about Marion Intermediate

Is Marion Intermediate a good school?

Marion Intermediate ranks in the bottom 10.0% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Marion Intermediate in?

Marion 10

How many students attend Marion Intermediate?

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

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