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Marlin Opportunity Center

Public, Alternative Grades 3-12
Summary

Marlin Opportunity Center is a small high school in Marlin, Texas, serving just 14 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Marlin Independent School District, which is ranked 929 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marlin Opportunity Center is struggling significantly, with extremely low academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 0% of its students were proficient or better in STAAR EOC/English II Reading, compared to 20% for the Marlin Independent School District and 56.22% for the state of Texas. The school also has a high dropout rate of 0.5%, higher than the state average. Additionally, 100% of Marlin Opportunity Center students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating very high levels of poverty.

Compared to the nearby Marlin High School, which ranked 1651 out of 1974 Texas high schools in 2024-2025 and had better test scores and graduation rates, Marlin Opportunity Center's performance is significantly worse. The school's small size and the overall challenges facing the Marlin Independent School District, which has very high poverty levels, may be contributing factors to its poor performance. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive and sustained effort to improve the quality of education and support for students in this region.

17
Students ?
10.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,685
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 678 Success Dr #b
       Marlin, TX  76661

(254) 883-3585

District: Marlin Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

African American:
47.1%
Hispanic:
41.2%
White:
5.9%
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Strengths
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (0% vs 56% meeting standards)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school0%
District avg20%
Texas avg56%
Not ranked this year
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930th of 951Marlin Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

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In the 2024-25 school year, 17 students attended Marlin Opportunity Center.

Students at Marlin Opportunity Center are 47% African American, 41% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% Two or more races.

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Latest Texas data All new data »
2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025
2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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