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Schools in Marion

Marion’s public schools

Chambersburg Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marion. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/17schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 30% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.9
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
9,373 students on the public path
In brief

Marion’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Marion’s 17 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Chambersburg Area Career Magnet Sch places highest (better than 95%); Stevens El Sch lowest (14%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

13 elementary schools serve Marion, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Chambersburg Area SHS and Chambersburg Area Career Magnet Sch. 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, with each school’s own grade.

13 schools teach K in Marion’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to B, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
K–513 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Chambersburg Area School 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

Close to the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 55.1% · 4670 students tested
Math33%
State average 36.1% · 4240 students tested

Marion vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Marion—Chambersburg Area
GuilfordC+Chambersburg Area
HamiltonC+Chambersburg Area
AntrimA−Greencastle-Antrim

2 of the 3 neighbors share Chambersburg Area with Marion, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Marion

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

Also serving Marionin other towns
Benjamin Chambers El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chambersburg
C−
583 students13:1Rate it →
Hamilton Heights El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chambersburg
B−
553 students13:1Rate it →
Fayetteville El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fayetteville
C+
481 students12:1Rate it →
Scotland El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chambersburg
B−
460 students15:1Rate it →
Stevens El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chambersburg
D
305 students13:1Rate it →
Marion El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chambersburg
C−
292 students16:1Rate it →
Grandview El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chambersburg
C+
277 students17:1Rate it →
South Hamilton El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chambersburg
B−
275 students18:1Rate it →
Falling Spring El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chambersburg
C
256 students16:1Rate it →
Buchanan El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chambersburg
C
251 students16:1Rate it →
New Franklin El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chambersburg
B−
206 students16:1Rate it →
Guilford Hills El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chambersburg
B
191 students10:1Rate it →
Lurgan El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lurgan
C−
121 students14:1Rate it →
Chambersburg Area MS - North
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chambersburg
C
1,072 students18:1Rate it →
Chambersburg Area MS - South
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chambersburg
C
1,025 students16:1Rate it →
Chambersburg Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Chambersburg
C−
2,319 students17:1Rate it →
Chambersburg Area Career Magnet Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Chambersburg
A+
706 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Marion’s schools

Are Marion’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Marion. Chambersburg Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marion. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 17 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Marion in?

Chambersburg Area School District.

Where do Marion kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Chambersburg Area SHS and Chambersburg Area Career Magnet Sch.

Parents talk

What Marion families are saying about school.

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Looking for colleges? Colleges near Marion → They have their own page.

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.