Marion Elementary School
145 Colorado St
Marion PA, 17235, Franklin County
Phone: 717-375-2360
Ranking: 
(1,577 out of 2,311, bottom 32%)*
(1,577 out of 2,311, bottom 32%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Chambersburg Area 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: | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 132 | 132 | 107 | 110 | 135 | 137 | 138 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 23 | 17.4% | 19 | 14.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 14.8% | 22 | 16.1% | 27 | 19.6% |
| Grade 1: | 25 | 18.9% | 17 | 12.9% | 25 | 23.4% | 16 | 14.5% | 21 | 15.6% | 24 | 17.5% | 21 | 15.2% |
| Grade 2: | 15 | 11.4% | 24 | 18.2% | 15 | 14.0% | 21 | 19.1% | 28 | 20.7% | 19 | 13.9% | 23 | 16.7% |
| Grade 3: | 24 | 18.2% | 16 | 12.1% | 24 | 22.4% | 27 | 24.5% | 22 | 16.3% | 26 | 19.0% | 23 | 16.7% |
| Grade 4: | 18 | 13.6% | 28 | 21.2% | 25 | 23.4% | 19 | 17.3% | 26 | 19.3% | 22 | 16.1% | 24 | 17.4% |
| Grade 5: | 27 | 20.5% | 28 | 21.2% | 18 | 16.8% | 27 | 24.5% | 18 | 13.3% | 24 | 17.5% | 20 | 14.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 70 | 53.0% | 68 | 51.5% | 57 | 53.3% | 63 | 57.3% | 68 | 50.4% | 69 | 50.4% | 71 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 62 | 47.0% | 64 | 48.5% | 50 | 46.7% | 47 | 42.7% | 53 | 39.3% | 55 | 40.1% | 63 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 6 | 4.5% | 6 | 4.5% | 6 | 5.6% | 6 | 5.5% | 4 | 3.0% | 3 | 2.2% | 3 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 18.2% | 15 | 11.4% | 10 | 9.3% | 15 | 13.6% | 13 | 9.6% | 13 | 9.5% | 23 | 16.7% |
| Black: | 8 | 6.1% | 9 | 6.8% | 6 | 5.6% | 5 | 4.5% | 4 | 3.0% | 5 | 3.6% | 4 | 2.9% |
| White: | 89 | 67.4% | 99 | 75.0% | 84 | 78.5% | 84 | 76.4% | 108 | 80.0% | 111 | 81.0% | 108 | 78.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 3.8% | 3 | 2.3% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 40.9% | 45 | 34.1% | 30 | 28.0% | 37 | 33.6% | 34 | 25.2% | 31 | 22.6% | 26 | 18.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 7.6% | 9 | 6.8% | 8 | 7.5% | 11 | 10.0% | 10 | 7.4% | 13 | 9.5% | 5 | 3.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.70 | 17.55 | 16.51 | 14.25 | 18.10 | 16.80 | 16.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 73% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 74.2% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 78% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 77.6% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.7% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 78.3% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 72.8% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 62% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 72.1% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 78.8% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 77.4% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 76.2% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 75.9% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 68.9% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 69.4% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 76.4% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 77.8% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 80.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 79.5% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 75.5% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 63% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 69.6% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 67.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 72.8% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 73% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 71.5% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 70.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 81.4% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87.1% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 80.1% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 81.2% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 83.4% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 59.7% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 61.1% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 65.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 59% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 62.3% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 62.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 67.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 67.5% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.6% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 62.5% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 61.3% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 62.5% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 64.9% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 51.2% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 50.3% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 61.4% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 61.2% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 64.6% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 63.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 61.7% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 39.5% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 37.9% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45.8% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 46.2% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 56.6% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 57.8% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 59.6% | 64.2% |
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* Marion Elementary 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.