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Schools in Marion Township

Marion Township’s public schools

Spencer-Owen Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marion Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▲ 2% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,096 students on the public path
In brief

Marion Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Marion Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Owen Valley Community High School places highest (better than 76%); Owen Valley Middle School lowest (26%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Marion Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Patricksburg Elementary SchoolSpencer-Owen Community SchoolsB−
7–8Owen Valley Middle Schoolin SpencerC
9–12Owen Valley Community High Schoolin SpencerA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Spencer-Owen Community Schools.

The district

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

Spencer-Owen Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,156 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$13,902IN $13,688 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 41.3% · 832 students tested
Math36%
State average 37.5% · 832 students tested

Marion Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Marion Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Marion Township—Spencer-Owen
LafayetteBSpencer-Owen
Washington—Clay
HarrisonB+Clay
JeffersonBSpencer-Owen
MorganBSpencer-Owen

3 of the 5 neighbors share Spencer-Owen with Marion Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Marion Township

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

District schools in Marion Townshipby address
Patricksburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Patricksburg
B−
147 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Marion Townshipin other towns
Owen Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Spencer
C
321 students12:1Rate it →
Owen Valley Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Spencer
A−
628 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Marion Township’s schools

Are Marion Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Marion Township. Spencer-Owen Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marion Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Marion Township in?

Spencer-Owen Community Schools.

Where do Marion Township kids go to high school?

Owen Valley Community High School.

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What Marion Township families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.