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Marion Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

1402 Crestmere St, West Memphis, AR 72301 · (870) 735-4588 · Part of Marion School District

West Memphis’ School Grade C− better than 23% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
762
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Marion Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Next stop for West Memphis kids: 2 schools

On the path

Where West Memphis kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Marion Visual & Performing Arts Magnet SchoolYou are here
7–92 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1402 Crestmere St, West Memphis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K60
Kindergarten95
Grade 194
Grade 2134
Grade 3105
Grade 486
Grade 593
Grade 695
Enrollment over time
706’20
616’21
762’22
717’23
762’24

Up 7.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 74%White 14%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Marion Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School from West Memphis families.

Other schools in Marion School District

The district →
Herbert Carter Global Community Magnet School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Marion
C+
670 students19:1
Marion Math Science & Technology Magnet School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Marion
C
654 students19:1
Marion Seventh Grade Academy
Middle · Grades 7 · Marion
287 students13:1
Marion Junior High School
Secondary · Grades 8–9 · Marion
C−
588 students13:1
Marion High School
High · Grades 10–12 · Marion
D
927 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; West Memphis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.