West Marion High High School
2 West Marion St
Foxworth MS, 39483, Marion County
Phone: 601-736-6381
Ranking: 
(543 out of 672, bottom 19%)*
(543 out of 672, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Marion County School District
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: | 41 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 49 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 568 | 590 | 599 | 628 | 656 | 668 | 418 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 122 | 21.5% | 120 | 20.3% | 107 | 17.9% | 104 | 16.6% | 111 | 16.9% | 124 | 18.6% | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 109 | 19.2% | 105 | 17.8% | 97 | 16.2% | 104 | 16.6% | 118 | 18.0% | 141 | 21.1% | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 93 | 16.4% | 85 | 14.4% | 104 | 17.4% | 116 | 18.5% | 138 | 21.0% | 133 | 19.9% | 126 | 30.1% |
| Grade 10: | 83 | 14.6% | 91 | 15.4% | 97 | 16.2% | 121 | 19.3% | 108 | 16.5% | 99 | 14.8% | 111 | 26.6% |
| Grade 11: | 77 | 13.6% | 89 | 15.1% | 105 | 17.5% | 92 | 14.6% | 95 | 14.5% | 91 | 13.6% | 78 | 18.7% |
| Grade 12: | 84 | 14.8% | 97 | 16.4% | 84 | 14.0% | 81 | 12.9% | 74 | 11.3% | 70 | 10.5% | 95 | 22.7% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 292 | 51.4% | 298 | 50.5% | 299 | 49.9% | 311 | 49.5% | 329 | 50.2% | 337 | 50.4% | 211 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 276 | 48.6% | 292 | 49.5% | 300 | 50.1% | 317 | 50.5% | 327 | 49.8% | 331 | 49.6% | 203 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black: | 175 | 30.8% | 185 | 31.4% | 178 | 29.7% | 188 | 29.9% | 193 | 29.4% | 204 | 30.5% | 123 | 29.4% |
| White: | 385 | 67.8% | 399 | 67.6% | 416 | 69.4% | 434 | 69.1% | 455 | 69.4% | 458 | 68.6% | 294 | 70.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 411 | 72.4% | 433 | 73.4% | 422 | 70.5% | 434 | 69.1% | 435 | 66.3% | 428 | 64.1% | 252 | 60.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 9.2% | 70 | 11.9% | 66 | 11.0% | 90 | 14.3% | 99 | 15.1% | 103 | 15.4% | 55 | 13.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.78 | 14.77 | 14.46 | 14.90 | 14.93 | 13.70 | 14.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2009 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 143.2 | 142.9 | 147.8 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.1 | 147.2 | 149.7 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.6 | 148.5 | 149.9 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.5 | 148.5 | 150.7 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.6 | 149.8 | 151.4 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.1 | 145.4 | 150.1 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.4 | 146.4 | 151.1 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.3 | 148.3 | 152.1 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.5 | 146.4 | 152.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151 | 150.1 | 153.1 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 143.7 | 143.6 | 147.8 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.1 | 144.8 | 147.8 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.2 | 148.7 | 149.1 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.5 | 151.5 | 149.9 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.7 | 149.4 | 150 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 139.8 | 140.8 | 149.6 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.7 | 144.3 | 151.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.6 | 149.3 | 153.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.1 | 149.9 | 153.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.5 | 152.2 | 154.6 |
| MST | ||||||
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 19.4% | 40% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 25.8% | 42.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 42% | 56.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 53.8% | 64.0% |
| SATP2 | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93.2% | 90% | 90.7% |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95.2% | 94.3% | 91.6% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 90.1% | 89.2% | 91% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82.4% | 73% | 90.8% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 50% | 36.4% | 71% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 53.7% | 53.3% | 72% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 71.9% | 76.6% | 79.6% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82% | 80% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82.2% | 85.1% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 79.2% | 85.8% | 85.2% |
| 2004 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 93.8% | 93.4% | 89.2% |
| 2005 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 89.5% | 91% | 91.8% |
| 2006 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 95.2% | 89.8% | 93.3% |
| 2007 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 94.2% | 92.4% | 92.2% |
| 2008 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 90% | 84.6% | 87.9% |
| 2009 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 92.5% | 91.8% | 87.6% |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 96.1% | 88.2% | 86.2% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 71.3% | 66.2% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 73.2% | 76.8% | 78.5% |
| 2004 | English II | End of course | % met std | 74.3% | 75.2% | 83.1% |
| 2005 | English II | End of course | % met std | 72.4% | 74.3% | 82.8% |
| 2006 | English II | End of course | % met std | 76.1% | 64.2% | 78.1% |
| 2007 | English II | End of course | % met std | 80% | 74.4% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English II | End of course | % met std | 65.3% | 53.5% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | English II | End of course | % met std | 68% | 63% | 69% |
| 2010 | English II | End of course | % met std | 54.3% | 54.9% | 68% |
| 2011 | English II | End of course | % met std | 64.3% | 69.8% | 71.8% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 71.1% | 69.1% | 73.1% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 60.2% | 66% | 73% |
| 2004 | US History | End of course | % met std | 94.2% | 96.1% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | US History | End of course | % met std | 98.1% | 96.1% | 96.4% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 88.4% | 90.5% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 84.1% | 82.9% | 93.9% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 81.3% | 82.9% | 94.3% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 96.8% | 93.2% | 96.9% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 89.5% | 87.9% | 93% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 88.4% | 87.9% | 93% |
| 2012 | US History | End of course | % met std | 71.6% | 68.8% | 72.9% |
| 2013 | US History | End of course | % met std | 85.5% | 82.1% | 81.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 48.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 44.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 60.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,602.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,543.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,642.0 |
* West Marion High High School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.