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Schools in Marion Oaks · Marion County School District

Marion Oaks’s public schools score below 87% of Florida districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 43% of Marion Oaks’s students scored proficient, below the Florida average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Marion Oaks, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.

#583of 638 Florida townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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
43%
▼ 9 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▼ 8 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
78%
▼ 10 pts vs FL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 8% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.6
FL 18.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
17,092 students on the public path
In brief

Marion Oaks’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 468 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Marion Oaks’s, its schools beat 7%, lower than their 13% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 44% in math, against 52% and 52% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,943 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and seven high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 13% since 2020–21. 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 Marion Oaks’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 13% of Florida school districts, #583 of 638 Florida towns. Both inputs trail the Florida average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 13%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (468)Better than 7%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 24,224 test results and a graduating class of 3,219 could put Marion Oaks anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Marion Oaks’s students in the tested grades sat them (23,403 in math, 25,045 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC
6–8Horizon Academy at Marion OaksMarion County School DistrictC
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−

Marion Oaks’s public schools are run by Marion County School District, which also serves Belleview, Dunnellon, McIntosh and Ocala 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.

Marion County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 59 schools · 45,972 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 18.6 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$11,943FL $13,006 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 52.1% · 25045 students tested
Math44%
State average 52.2% · 23403 students tested

Marion Oaks vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Marion Oaks’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Marion OaksDMarion County

Every school in Marion Oaks

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

District schools in Marion Oaksby address
Sunrise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C
1,402 students19:1Rate it →
Marion Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C
1,196 students18:1Rate it →
Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ocala
C
1,260 students20:1Rate it →
Also serving Marion Oaksin other towns
West Port High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ocala
C+
3,022 students25:1Rate it →
Forest High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ocala
B−
2,387 students24:1Rate it →
Belleview High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Belleview
C
1,904 students24:1Rate it →
Vanguard High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ocala
C
1,684 students22:1Rate it →
Dunnellon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dunnellon
C−
1,562 students23:1Rate it →
Lake Weir High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ocala
C−
1,447 students20:1Rate it →
North Marion High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Citra
D
1,228 students22:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Ross Prairie Elementary and New High School CCC).

Questions about Marion Oaks’s schools

Are Marion Oaks’s schools good?

On Florida’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Marion Oaks children attend score below 87% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #583 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 7%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Marion Oaks in?

Marion County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 45,972 students in 59 schools (2024–25).

Where do Marion Oaks kids go to high school?

One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: West Port High School, Forest High School, Belleview High School, Vanguard High School, Dunnellon High School, Lake Weir High School and North Marion High School.

What is Marion Oaks’s graduation rate?

78% of the class of 2023 in Marion County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.

How much does Marion Oaks spend per student?

$11,943 in Marion County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. 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 Florida. Stars are from neighbors.