West Marion Elementary Primary School
820 Marler Rd
Marion NC, 28752, Mcdowell County
Phone: 828-738-3353
Ranking: 
(1,062 out of 1,874, bottom 43%)*
(1,062 out of 1,874, bottom 43%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: McDowell County Schools
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: | 37 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 37 | 35 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 483 | 534 | 508 | 528 | 543 | 535 | 530 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 60 | 11.2% | 16 | 3.1% | 16 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 88 | 18.2% | 70 | 13.1% | 78 | 15.4% | 65 | 12.3% | 60 | 11.0% | 64 | 12.0% | 69 | 13.0% |
| Grade 1: | 73 | 15.1% | 78 | 14.6% | 63 | 12.4% | 63 | 11.9% | 74 | 13.6% | 79 | 14.8% | 76 | 14.3% |
| Grade 2: | 72 | 14.9% | 60 | 11.2% | 60 | 11.8% | 71 | 13.4% | 76 | 14.0% | 81 | 15.1% | 87 | 16.4% |
| Grade 3: | 59 | 12.2% | 56 | 10.5% | 65 | 12.8% | 76 | 14.4% | 82 | 15.1% | 90 | 16.8% | 83 | 15.7% |
| Grade 4: | 54 | 11.2% | 59 | 11.0% | 75 | 14.8% | 72 | 13.6% | 84 | 15.5% | 82 | 15.3% | 61 | 11.5% |
| Grade 5: | 65 | 13.5% | 77 | 14.4% | 69 | 13.6% | 83 | 15.7% | 82 | 15.1% | 64 | 12.0% | 78 | 14.7% |
| Grade 6: | 72 | 14.9% | 74 | 13.9% | 82 | 16.1% | 82 | 15.5% | 72 | 13.3% | 75 | 14.0% | 76 | 14.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 248 | 51.3% | 269 | 50.4% | 258 | 50.8% | 275 | 52.1% | 282 | 51.9% | 286 | 53.5% | 278 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 235 | 48.7% | 265 | 49.6% | 250 | 49.2% | 253 | 47.9% | 253 | 46.6% | 241 | 45.0% | 236 | 44.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 55 | 11.4% | 71 | 13.3% | 68 | 13.4% | 63 | 11.9% | 55 | 10.1% | 57 | 10.7% | 57 | 10.8% |
| Black: | 17 | 3.5% | 22 | 4.1% | 17 | 3.3% | 16 | 3.0% | 32 | 5.9% | 25 | 4.7% | 11 | 2.1% |
| White: | 389 | 80.5% | 413 | 77.3% | 402 | 79.1% | 432 | 81.8% | 450 | 82.9% | 448 | 83.7% | 447 | 84.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 15 | 3.1% | 23 | 4.3% | 18 | 3.5% | 14 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 309 | 64.0% | 343 | 64.2% | 311 | 61.2% | 308 | 58.3% | 317 | 58.4% | 272 | 50.8% | 261 | 49.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 9.1% | 45 | 8.4% | 50 | 9.8% | 36 | 6.8% | 71 | 13.1% | 59 | 11.0% | 66 | 12.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.17 | 14.24 | 14.11 | 16.00 | 14.50 | 15.20 | 13.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 68.8% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 71.6% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 72% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 80% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 83.5% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 84.9% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 39.0% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 81.1% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 79.1% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 57.5% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 68.1% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 71.3% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 71% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 74.9% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 43.0% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 68% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 70.4% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 82% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 83.2% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86.2% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 87.1% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 48.1% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 87.5% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 86.2% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 54.5% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 70.6% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72.7% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.8% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 72.3% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 46.9% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 38.4% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 49.4% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 51.6% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 57.7% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 65.5% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 66.4% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78.5% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 82.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 82.5% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 84.6% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 43.0% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.3% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.4% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 57.2% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 66.5% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 71.1% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 74.3% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 74.4% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 38.4% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 47% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 69.9% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 78.9% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 83.1% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 82.6% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 48.4% | 45.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 66.1% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 63.8% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 74.6% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 82% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 87.3% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 89.1% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 82.5% | 80.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 29.7% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 85.1% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 85.6% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.3% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.8% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 81.1% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 81.9% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 82.1% | 75.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 50.3% | 46.4% |
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* West Marion Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.