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Schools in Marianna · Lee County School District

Marianna’s public schools score below 92% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation

9% of students in Marianna’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Arkansas average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Marianna, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
9%
▼ 31 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
14%
▼ 24 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–10 pts vs AR 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 27% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.1
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
698 students on the public path
In brief

Marianna’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 9% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas (the state reports Marianna’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $17,198 per student in FY2024, against $13,585 across Arkansas. 39% of its revenue that year was federal (Arkansas 14%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Lee High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Marianna’s grade

D− Test scoresC− Graduation

D: better than 8% of Arkansas school districts, #122 of 123 Arkansas towns. Both inputs trail the Arkansas average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 8%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (16)Better than 6%
D−C−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 374 test results and a graduating class of 49 could put Marianna anywhere from D− to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Marianna’s students in the tested grades sat them (374 in math, 374 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Marianna, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Anna Strong Learning AcademyLee County School DistrictD−
7–12Lee High SchoolLee County School DistrictD−

Marianna’s public schools are run by Lee County School District, which also serves Aubrey, Haynes, LaGrange and Moro and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lee County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 698 students · 9.1 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$17,198AR $13,585 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading9%
State average 39.9% · 374 students tested
Math14%
State average 38.3% · 374 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 39% of the Lee County district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 14% across Arkansas, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Marianna vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Marianna’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MariannaDLee County

Every school in Marianna

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Mariannaby address
Anna Strong Learning Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
417 students16:1Rate it →
Lee High School
High · Grades 7–12
D−
281 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Marianna’s schools

Are Marianna’s schools good?

On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Marianna children attend score below 92% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 6%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Marianna in?

Lee County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 698 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Marianna’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Lee County School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.

How much does Marianna spend per student?

$17,198 in Lee County School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arkansas. Stars are from neighbors.