Marion Jr High School
1609 West Main St
Marion IL, 62959, Williamson County
Phone: 618-997-1317
Ranking: 
(1,685 out of 3,028, bottom 44%)*
(1,685 out of 3,028, bottom 44%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Marion Community Unit School District 2
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 45 | 61 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 788 | 787 | 811 | 830 | 844 | 860 | 851 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 252 | 32.0% | 260 | 33.0% | 263 | 32.4% | 269 | 32.4% | 268 | 31.8% | 283 | 32.9% | 297 | 34.9% |
| Grade 7: | 265 | 33.6% | 271 | 34.4% | 264 | 32.6% | 285 | 34.3% | 268 | 31.8% | 302 | 35.1% | 283 | 33.3% |
| Grade 8: | 270 | 34.3% | 256 | 32.5% | 279 | 34.4% | 267 | 32.2% | 300 | 35.5% | 274 | 31.9% | 269 | 31.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 425 | 53.9% | 414 | 52.6% | 429 | 52.9% | 440 | 53.0% | 440 | 52.1% | 400 | 46.5% | 423 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 363 | 46.1% | 373 | 47.4% | 382 | 47.1% | 390 | 47.0% | 378 | 44.8% | 438 | 50.9% | 412 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 11 | 1.4% | 7 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 35 | 4.4% | 24 | 3.0% | 28 | 3.5% | 26 | 3.1% | 22 | 2.6% | 15 | 1.7% | 20 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 71 | 9.0% | 81 | 10.3% | 95 | 11.7% | 84 | 10.1% | 85 | 10.1% | 98 | 11.4% | 83 | 9.8% |
| White: | 624 | 79.2% | 635 | 80.7% | 643 | 79.3% | 682 | 82.2% | 708 | 83.9% | 718 | 83.5% | 730 | 85.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 47 | 6.0% | 38 | 4.8% | 33 | 4.1% | 26 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 393 | 49.9% | 341 | 43.3% | 199 | 24.5% | 336 | 40.5% | 297 | 35.2% | 265 | 30.8% | 242 | 28.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 2.5% | 65 | 8.3% | 166 | 20.5% | 33 | 4.0% | 48 | 5.7% | 51 | 5.9% | 53 | 6.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.51 | 12.86 | 17.63 | 18.44 | 19.13 | 19.10 | 20.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 84.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 88.1% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 84.3% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 85.2% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 65.0% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.8% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 64.3% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.8% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 83.7% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 90.6% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.6% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.2% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 59.5% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.7% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 85.3% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87.6% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 85.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.2% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.9% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.0% | 57.1% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.3% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 74.5% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.2% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 83.9% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 80.1% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.1% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 76.7% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.2% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.4% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 74.8% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 85.0% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.2% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 85.1% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.5% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 84.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 85.7% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 78.3% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.9% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 54.1% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 55.9% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 63.0% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.5% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 77.0% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.9% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 85.3% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.9% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.2% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 62.4% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 64.1% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.0% | 66.8% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.9% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.8% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 71.2% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 76.8% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.8% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.6% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 83.8% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 61.3% | 59.8% |
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* Marion Jr High School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.