Summary:
Marion Independent School District (Isd) is home to one high school, Marion High School, which serves 516 students in grades 9 through 12 in a Texas community where about 35% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Marion High School stands out for its near-perfect graduation rate of 99.1% and a very low dropout rate of 0.2%, showing that nearly every student stays on track to earn a diploma. However, the school faces a "graduation vs. readiness" challenge: while almost all students graduate, only 34.44% are projected to be proficient in Algebra I, a key college readiness skill. The school also shows a stark contrast between subjects—Biology proficiency (73.13%) exceeds the state average, while U.S. History proficiency (52.98%) falls 17 points below it. Additionally, Algebra I scores have dropped dramatically from 52.17% to a projected 34.44% in just one year, the most volatile metric in the data. The school's state ranking has declined from the 59th percentile to the 45th percentile over three years, even as some subjects improved, suggesting other schools are improving faster.
With a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1 and per-student spending of $12,290, the school has reasonable resources. The key takeaway for parents is that Marion High School excels at keeping students in school and graduating them, but the test score data raises questions about whether graduates are fully prepared for college-level math and history. The school's strong Biology and English scores are positives, but the declining Algebra I and U.S. History performance, along with the falling state ranking, suggest areas where additional support may be needed.
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