East Marion High High School
527 East Marion School Rd
Columbia MS, 39429, Marion County
Phone: 601-736-3006
Ranking: 
(416 out of 672, bottom 38%)*
(416 out of 672, bottom 38%)*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: | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 36 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 348 | 396 | 397 | 424 | 297 | 457 | 285 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 54 | 15.5% | 70 | 17.7% | 56 | 14.1% | 74 | 17.5% | NA | NA | 95 | 20.8% | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 57 | 16.4% | 52 | 13.1% | 67 | 16.9% | 72 | 17.0% | NA | NA | 82 | 17.9% | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 49 | 14.1% | 71 | 17.9% | 66 | 16.6% | 81 | 19.1% | 92 | 31.0% | 74 | 16.2% | 75 | 26.3% |
| Grade 10: | 67 | 19.3% | 60 | 15.2% | 76 | 19.1% | 81 | 19.1% | 64 | 21.5% | 66 | 14.4% | 84 | 29.5% |
| Grade 11: | 54 | 15.5% | 69 | 17.4% | 74 | 18.6% | 55 | 13.0% | 65 | 21.9% | 83 | 18.2% | 69 | 24.2% |
| Grade 12: | 60 | 17.2% | 69 | 17.4% | 51 | 12.8% | 59 | 13.9% | 73 | 24.6% | 56 | 12.3% | 56 | 19.6% |
| Ungraded: | 7 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 192 | 55.2% | 221 | 55.8% | 209 | 52.6% | 217 | 51.2% | 141 | 47.5% | 234 | 51.2% | 148 | 51.9% |
| Female: | 156 | 44.8% | 175 | 44.2% | 188 | 47.4% | 207 | 48.8% | 156 | 52.5% | 223 | 48.8% | 133 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 274 | 78.7% | 298 | 75.3% | 306 | 77.1% | 317 | 74.8% | 239 | 80.5% | 346 | 75.7% | 218 | 76.5% |
| White: | 74 | 21.3% | 96 | 24.2% | 89 | 22.4% | 103 | 24.3% | 56 | 18.9% | 109 | 23.9% | 61 | 21.4% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 307 | 88.2% | 342 | 86.4% | 350 | 88.2% | 389 | 91.7% | 268 | 90.2% | 392 | 85.8% | 244 | 85.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 6.6% | 30 | 7.6% | 26 | 6.5% | 14 | 3.3% | 15 | 5.1% | 39 | 8.5% | 25 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.94 | 12.35 | 13.30 | 14.36 | 13.31 | 12.90 | 12.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2009 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 142.5 | 142.9 | 147.8 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147 | 148.5 | 149.9 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.1 | 148.5 | 150.7 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.9 | 149.8 | 151.4 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 143.2 | 145.4 | 150.1 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.9 | 148.3 | 152.1 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.1 | 146.4 | 152.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.6 | 150.1 | 153.1 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 143.3 | 143.6 | 147.8 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151 | 148.7 | 149.1 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.8 | 151.5 | 149.9 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.6 | 149.4 | 150 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 142.4 | 140.8 | 149.6 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.2 | 149.3 | 153.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.7 | 149.9 | 153.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.4 | 152.2 | 154.6 |
| MST | ||||||
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 19.4% | 40% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 42% | 56.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 53.8% | 64.0% |
| SATP2 | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 84.8% | 90% | 90.7% |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93.1% | 94.3% | 91.6% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 87.3% | 89.2% | 91% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 65% | 73% | 90.8% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 20.7% | 36.4% | 71% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 52% | 53.3% | 72% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 79.4% | 76.6% | 79.6% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77.8% | 80% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91.7% | 85.1% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97.1% | 85.8% | 85.2% |
| 2004 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 92.9% | 93.4% | 89.2% |
| 2005 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 91.9% | 91% | 91.8% |
| 2006 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 80.6% | 89.8% | 93.3% |
| 2007 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 89.7% | 92.4% | 92.2% |
| 2008 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 78.5% | 84.6% | 87.9% |
| 2009 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 91.3% | 91.8% | 87.6% |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 77.6% | 88.2% | 86.2% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 56.5% | 66.2% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 84.5% | 76.8% | 78.5% |
| 2004 | English II | End of course | % met std | 76.2% | 75.2% | 83.1% |
| 2005 | English II | End of course | % met std | 76.7% | 74.3% | 82.8% |
| 2006 | English II | End of course | % met std | 47.8% | 64.2% | 78.1% |
| 2007 | English II | End of course | % met std | 69.1% | 74.4% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English II | End of course | % met std | 37.5% | 53.5% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | English II | End of course | % met std | 54.8% | 63% | 69% |
| 2010 | English II | End of course | % met std | 56.1% | 54.9% | 68% |
| 2011 | English II | End of course | % met std | 77.5% | 69.8% | 71.8% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 66.7% | 69.1% | 73.1% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 74.6% | 66% | 73% |
| 2004 | US History | End of course | % met std | 98.6% | 96.1% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | US History | End of course | % met std | 94% | 96.1% | 96.4% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 93.6% | 90.5% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 80.8% | 82.9% | 93.9% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 84.6% | 82.9% | 94.3% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 90% | 93.2% | 96.9% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 85.2% | 87.9% | 93% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87.9% | 93% |
| 2012 | US History | End of course | % met std | 65.4% | 68.8% | 72.9% |
| 2013 | US History | End of course | % met std | 77.4% | 82.1% | 81.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 34.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 47.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 34.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 65.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,931.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,028.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,613.0 |
* East Marion High High School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.