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Schools in Rainbow Park · Marion County School District

Rainbow Park’s public schools score below 87% of Florida districts on tests and graduation

In Rainbow Park, 43% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Florida average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Rainbow Park, 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.

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
0
44,212 students on the public path
In brief

Rainbow Park’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 461 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rainbow Park’s, its schools beat 8%, 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 ↓

31 elementary schools, then ten 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 Rainbow Park’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 13% of Florida school districts. 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 (461)Better than 8%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 24,224 test results and a graduating class of 3,219 could put Rainbow Park anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Rainbow Park’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 Rainbow Park, with each school’s own grade.

31 schools teach K in Rainbow Park’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A+, so check the specific school.
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 →
Hammett Bowen JR. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
B+
1,010 students19:1Rate it →
Saddlewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
B+
1,007 students19:1Rate it →
Fort McCoy School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fort Mc Coy
C
931 students17:1Rate it →
Ward-Highlands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
B+
908 students15:1Rate it →
College Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C+
873 students21:1Rate it →
Harbour View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Summerfield
C+
833 students17:1Rate it →
Maplewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
B+
819 students13:1Rate it →
Dr. N H Jones Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
A+
789 students15:1Rate it →
Legacy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C
753 students22:1Rate it →
Romeo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dunnellon
B−
747 students17:1Rate it →
Greenway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C
720 students16:1Rate it →
South Ocala Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C+
712 students15:1Rate it →
Emerald Shores Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C−
696 students18:1Rate it →
Ocala Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
B
682 students17:1Rate it →
Belleview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belleview
B−
681 students16:1Rate it →
Belleview-Santos Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belleview
C+
663 students16:1Rate it →
Dunnellon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dunnellon
B−
644 students17:1Rate it →
East Marion Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Springs
C−
631 students17:1Rate it →
Oakcrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C
631 students20:1Rate it →
Shady Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
B+
615 students16:1Rate it →
Stanton-Weirsdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Weirsdale
C
588 students17:1Rate it →
Wyomina Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C−
502 students16:1Rate it →
Madison Street Academy of Visual and Performing Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
A+
467 students14:1Rate it →
Sparr Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Anthony
C+
435 students15:1Rate it →
Fessenden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C
430 students16:1Rate it →
Eighth Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
A
381 students15:1Rate it →
Anthony Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Anthony
C+
351 students15:1Rate it →
Reddick-Collier Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reddick
C
343 students16:1Rate it →
Fordham Early Learning Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Ocala
215 students13:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–531 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−

Rainbow Park’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.

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

Rainbow Park vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Rainbow Park’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rainbow ParkDMarion County

Every school in Rainbow Park

47 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).

Also serving Rainbow Parkin other towns
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 →
Hammett Bowen JR. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
B+
1,010 students19:1Rate it →
Saddlewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
B+
1,007 students19:1Rate it →
Fort McCoy School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fort Mc Coy
C
931 students17:1Rate it →
Ward-Highlands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
B+
908 students15:1Rate it →
College Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C+
873 students21:1Rate it →
Harbour View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Summerfield
C+
833 students17:1Rate it →
Maplewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
B+
819 students13:1Rate it →
Dr. N H Jones Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
A+
789 students15:1Rate it →
Legacy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C
753 students22:1Rate it →
Romeo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dunnellon
B−
747 students17:1Rate it →
Greenway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C
720 students16:1Rate it →
South Ocala Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C+
712 students15:1Rate it →
Emerald Shores Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C−
696 students18:1Rate it →
Ocala Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
B
682 students17:1Rate it →
Belleview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belleview
B−
681 students16:1Rate it →
Belleview-Santos Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belleview
C+
663 students16:1Rate it →
Dunnellon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dunnellon
B−
644 students17:1Rate it →
East Marion Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Springs
C−
631 students17:1Rate it →
Oakcrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C
631 students20:1Rate it →
Shady Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
B+
615 students16:1Rate it →
Stanton-Weirsdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Weirsdale
C
588 students17:1Rate it →
Wyomina Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C−
502 students16:1Rate it →
Madison Street Academy of Visual and Performing Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
A+
467 students14:1Rate it →
Sparr Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Anthony
C+
435 students15:1Rate it →
Fessenden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C
430 students16:1Rate it →
Eighth Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
A
381 students15:1Rate it →
Anthony Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Anthony
C+
351 students15:1Rate it →
Reddick-Collier Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reddick
C
343 students16:1Rate it →
Fordham Early Learning Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Ocala
215 students13:1Rate it →
Belleview Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belleview
B−
1,600 students22:1Rate it →
Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ocala
C
1,260 students20:1Rate it →
Liberty Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ocala
C+
1,171 students18:1Rate it →
Lake Weir Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Summerfield
C
1,141 students21:1Rate it →
Fort King Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ocala
C
918 students20:1Rate it →
Howard Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ocala
B−
917 students19:1Rate it →
Osceola Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ocala
B+
866 students19:1Rate it →
North Marion Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Citra
C
738 students17:1Rate it →
Dunnellon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dunnellon
B−
712 students17:1Rate it →
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 →

Questions about Rainbow Park’s schools

Are Rainbow Park’s schools good?

On Florida’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Rainbow Park children attend score below 87% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rainbow Park in?

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

Where do Rainbow Park 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 Rainbow Park’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 Rainbow Park 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.