East Marion Elementary School

As a rural elementary school, there is not a lot of extra curricular activities like in a middle or high school. However, this school does do literacy night once every 9 weeks where kids can come and hear stories, do a craft, get a snack, that is all fun and family motivated. They have safe halloween trick or treated with the halls decorated very cool adn creepy. They are doing a carnival for the first time since we have attended, and they offer summer care for students where for $10 per child you get 6 weeks of day camp activities sponsored by the sheriff department. This school does not have the money or parent involvement that schools in town offer, but they are doing their best and my children and I love the teachers and the staff.
--Submitted by a parent

I have taught at East Marion since 1978 and feel it is a fantastic school. My six children and several neices and nephews went there and all have done well in their academics. The principal we have now is fantastic and they are planning on us not having one next year.
--Submitted by a teacher

Great school. Both my kids love it and have great teachers.
--Submitted by a parent

My son and I love this school. The teachers are wonderful and the school puts forth every effort to involve parents in their children's education. The school has many activities throughout the year such as Library night etc. Being a rural area for the safety of the children on Halloween night the school stayed open so the kids could 'trick or treat' to each classroom and all the teachers decorated the halls and got dressed up (great costumers). The staff including the principal go above and beyond. This is the best school my son has attended not facility wise but staff wise and that's what matters most.
--Submitted by a parent

My daughter (3rd Grade) attends East Marion Elementary. I am not very impressed with the quality of leadership that this school has shown this year. The teachers are great! Administration is not. Honestly we need a principal who cares!
--Submitted by a parent

I am very happy with this school since the new principal arrived 2 years ago. Mr V is very involved and is often implementing new programs to achieve the highest standards for elementary children. Spanish classes are available as well as after school P.E. classes, guitar lessons, art classes and satellite campus programs for 4th and 5th grades. We are also blessed to be located in the middle of the OCALA National Forest. What more could a parent ask for?

I think students should have more physical Education. And East Marion has no extra curricular activities to offer for the younger students. We moved here from Key West, and in K.W. my son was in the chorus and also had a Spanish class in the first grade, they offer nothing like that here and he really missess it. I have to say that he prefers his school in Key West to this school.