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Marlin Elementary

Q: Is Marlin Elementary a good school?

Marlin Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Marlin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Marlin Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Marlin Elementary?

Students at Marlin Elementary are 53% African American, 39% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Marlin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marlin Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Marlin High

Public Grades PK, KG-6

4177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Marlin Elementary is a public elementary school serving 453 students in grades PK-5 in Marlin, Texas, which is part of the Marlin Independent School District. Despite spending significantly more per student than nearby schools, Marlin Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Texas elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Marlin Elementary underperforms the state average on STAAR assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 17.39% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the state average of 52.02%. Similarly, in Math, only 11.59% of 3rd graders were proficient, compared to the state average of 44.88%. The school also has a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 98-99% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the nearby schools, which range from 14-73% economically disadvantaged.

While Marlin Elementary spends more per student ($14,065 in 2020-2021) than the nearby schools, which range from $8,417 to $11,785 per student, this higher funding has not translated to improved academic outcomes. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 19.6 to 26.7 over the past few years, compared to the nearby schools, which have ratios ranging from 10.2 to 15.4. Nearby schools, such as Westphalia Elementary, Hallsburg School, and Foster Elementary, demonstrate that higher-performing schools can exist in the same general geographic region, suggesting that the challenges faced by Marlin Elementary may be more specific to the school and district.

479

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,675

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

678 Success Dr #b
Marlin, TX 76661-2899

(254) 883-3232

District: Marlin Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.6%

Hispanic:

39.0%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2018 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Reading scores 30 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Texas avg47%

4,177^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 9 pts since 2018

From bottom 1% (2018) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

929^th of 961Marlin Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	4177 of 4651	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	4292 of 4710	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	4365 of 4647	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	3942 of 4581	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	3541 of 4578	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	4465 of 4479	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	4323 of 4359	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	27.7	1981 of 2443	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1932 of 2443	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1794 of 2421	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	1820 of 2444	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	2468 of 2515	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	2400 of 2483	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.7	2963 of 4461	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	2958 of 4331	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.0	4272 of 4295	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	4019 of 4240	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	23.0	3149 of 3668	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	2548 of 3556	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.5	1615 of 3487	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	1332 of 3446	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	8.6	3308 of 3333	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	3171 of 3226	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	21.5	3991 of 4658	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	3918 of 4588	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	3809 of 4561	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	3818 of 4499	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	4343 of 4348	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	4296 of 4306	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	0.0	3184 of 3184	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	2814 of 3106	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	22.0	3888 of 4465	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	3787 of 4401	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3100 of 4376	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.4	2104 of 4329	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	8.6	4142 of 4188	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	4006 of 4168	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	20.3	4136 of 4594	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4123 of 4521	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	3649 of 4477	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	3000 of 4451	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	5.4	4292 of 4309	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	4226 of 4264	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	10.4	4500 of 4647	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	4482 of 4585	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4048 of 4563	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	3069 of 4498	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	5.5	4331 of 4357	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	4245 of 4319	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	28.6	858 of 1099	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	2689 of 4292	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.6	4082 of 4086	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	2689 of 3952	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	1962 of 3799	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.9	3523 of 3684	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	3340 of 3558	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	1.9	3116 of 3127	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)37th percentile+28 vs school

At Risk (2022)34th percentile+20 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)22nd percentile+16 vs school

African American (2024)19th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2024)14th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2024)13th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)10th percentile~ school

Male (2024)3rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2018)<1st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2019)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics29%-15 vs state

Reading24%-30 vs state

Science2%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Marlin Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)					STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Marlin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	678 Success Dr #b	Marlin	76661	Falls County	Marlin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 883-3232	479	27	17.6	98.5%	14 (2.9%)	252 (52.6%)	187 (39.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	17.2	4177^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.2%		15.5	4292^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	8.9%	115		17.4	16.7	33.3	31.0			11.6	25.9	54.2	31.0		2.1			$6,675
Foster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 N Williams St	Riesel	76682	McLennan County	Riesel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 896-2297	355	21	16.7	49.6%	240 (67.6%)	14 (3.9%)	84 (23.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	85.5	552^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	88.1%		87.4	482^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	89.8%	70		62.8	66.7	70.5	80.9			51.2	73.3	70.5	64.6		61.4			$7,748
Rosebud-Lott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1813 Us Hwy 77	Lott	76656	Falls County	Rosebud-Lott Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 583-7965	386	25	15.5	53.6%	190 (49.2%)	25 (6.5%)	154 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	40.3	2752^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	40.8%		52.5	2022^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	57.1%	730		50.0	43.9	50.0				51.7	36.8	31.7			20.0			$8,128
Bremond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 W Collins St	Bremond	76629	Robertson County	Bremond Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 746-7145	225	16	14.1	56.4%	143 (63.6%)	30 (13.3%)	39 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.3%)	52.1	2015^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.7%		69.8	1144^th of 4710 public elementary schools	75.7%	871		41.9	66.7	51.4				23.3	73.3	48.7			35.1			$7,174
Hallsburg School	Public	PK, KG-6	2313 Hallsburg Rd	Waco	76705	McLennan County	Hallsburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 875-2331	131	12	11.1	62.6%	85 (64.9%)	6 (4.6%)	35 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	22.7	3870^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.8%		27.8	3597^th of 4710 public elementary schools	23.6%	273		46.7	13.3	25.0	60.0			0.0	40.0	15.0	60.0		5.0			$12,843
Mart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 J L Davis Ave	Mart	76664	McLennan County	Mart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 876-2762	352	25	13.8	66.5%	186 (52.8%)	58 (16.5%)	75 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.4%)	54.3	1887^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.4%		49.5	2200^th of 4710 public elementary schools	53.3%	313		67.7	50.0	55.8	42.9			55.9	57.5	37.2	44.9		25.6			$9,459
Robinson Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	541 N Old Robinson Rd	Robinson	76706	McLennan County	Robinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 662-0251	389	25	15.2	43.7%	232 (59.6%)	12 (3.1%)	123 (31.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)								(n/a)																$7,927
Robinson Elementary	Public	2-3	151 Peplow	Robinson	76706	McLennan County	Robinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 662-5000	328	23	14.0	42.1%	192 (58.5%)	11 (3.4%)	107 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.9%)								(n/a)		64.0						54.7								$8,882
Westphalia Elementary	Public	K-8	124 Cr 3000	Lott	76656	Falls County	Westphalia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 584-4988	159	14	10.9	19.5%	146 (91.8%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	75.4	918^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.3%		89	409^th of 4710 public elementary schools	91.3%	509	100.0	63.2	79.0	64.7	70.0	66.7	86.7	31.6	57.9	58.8	60.0	91.7	52.9	80.0	66.7	$12,083

Frequently Asked Questions about Marlin Elementary

What schools do graduates of Marlin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marlin Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Marlin High

What is the racial makeup of Marlin Elementary?

Students at Marlin Elementary are 53% African American, 39% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

What district is Marlin Elementary in?

Marlin Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Marlin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Marlin Elementary.

Is Marlin Elementary a good school?

Marlin Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Texas elementary schools.

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