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Best public schools in Marion, OH

19 public schools in Marion: 9 elementary · 3 middle · 5 high · 1 K-8 · 1 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Ohio.

Elementary schools

9 schools in Marion, best first
1
Heritage Elementary School 63.0
River Valley Local · Grades K-5 · 498 students
ELA 79%Math 74%Science 71%
#501 of 1,354 in Ohio
2
Pleasant Elementary School 41.0
Pleasant Local · Grades K-4 · 489 students
ELA 64%Math 68%
#799 of 1,354 in Ohio
3
Elgin Elementary School 40.7
Elgin Local · Grades K-5 · 465 students
ELA 60%Math 64%Science 74%
#803 of 1,354 in Ohio
4
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School 21.5
Marion City · Grades PK-5 · 367 students
ELA 53%Math 52%Science 49%
#1,063 of 1,354 in Ohio
5
Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School 18.8
Marion City · Grades PK-5 · 263 students
ELA 50%Math 49%Science 47%
#1,100 of 1,354 in Ohio
6
James A. Garfield Elementary School 14.7
Marion City · Grades PK-5 · 365 students
ELA 47%Math 44%Science 32%
#1,155 of 1,354 in Ohio
7
William H. Taft Elementary School 14.3
Marion City · Grades PK-5 · 399 students
ELA 51%Math 41%Science 25%
#1,161 of 1,354 in Ohio
8
George Washington Elementary School 13.2
Marion City · Grades PK-5 · 447 students
ELA 42%Math 43%Science 31%
#1,176 of 1,354 in Ohio
9
William McKinley Elementary School 11.8
Marion City · Grades PK-5 · 388 students
ELA 43%Math 38%Science 31%
#1,195 of 1,354 in Ohio

Middle schools

3 schools in Marion, best first
1
Pleasant Middle School 35.3
Pleasant Local · Grades 5-8 · 413 students
ELA 62%Math 61%Science 67%
#373 of 576 in Ohio
2
Elgin Middle School 32.0
Elgin Local · Grades 6-8 · 250 students
ELA 53%Math 54%Science 80%
#392 of 576 in Ohio
3
Ulysses S. Grant Middle School 9.5
Marion City · Grades 6-8 · 936 students
ELA 37%Math 38%Science 48%
#522 of 576 in Ohio

High schools

5 schools in Marion, best first
1
Pleasant High School 54.4
Pleasant Local · Grades 9-12 · 345 students
ELA 76%Math 58%Science 58%
#320 of 701 in Ohio
2
Elgin High School 39.9
Elgin Local · Grades 9-12 · 282 students
ELA 59%Math 61%Science 60%
#422 of 701 in Ohio
3
Harding High School 21.2
Marion City · Grades 9-12 · 978 students
ELA 53%Math 36%Science 61%
#553 of 701 in Ohio
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Buckeye Community School - Marion —
Buckeye Community School - Marion · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 570 students
No published test results
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Tri-Rivers Career Center —
Tri-Rivers · Grades 10-12 · 567 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

1 school in Marion
1
Marion Preparatory Academy 38.3
Marion Preparatory Academy · Grades K-8 · Charter · 196 students
ELA 35%Math 25%Science 20%
#175 of 283 in Ohio

Combined schools

1 school in Marion
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TRECA Digital Academy —
TRECA Digital Academy · Grades K-12 · Charter · 2,159 students
No published test results

School districts serving Marion

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