Excelsior Middle School
Public · Grades 7–8 · 594 students
Vernon Middle School
1350 4th Avenue, Marion, IA 52302
Grades
5–8
Middle
Students
587
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Marion Independent School District
Linn County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 242 Iowa middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Iowa middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Vernon Middle School
Vernon Middle School is a public middle school in Marion, Iowa, serving grades 5–8. It is part of Marion Independent School District. The school is located in a midsize suburb in Linn County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 587 students were enrolled, with about 12.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Iowa middle school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 242 Iowa middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 5–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 5–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 587 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Midsize
- School district
- Marion Independent School District
- County
- Linn County
- NCES school ID
- 191869001078
Schools near Vernon Middle School
All 17 schools in Marion →
Boulder Peak Intermediate School
Public · Grades 5–6 · 613 students
Harding Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 710 students
Oak Ridge Middle School
Public · Grades 7–8 · 534 students
Hazel Point Intermediate School
Public · Grades 5–6 · 563 students
Franklin Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 469 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.