Marion Elementary School is located in the heart of Marion, Arkansas. The original school plant (building 15), built in 1912, consisted of six classrooms. In 1952 an addition (building 16) consisting of four classrooms, a library, and two restrooms was added. Building 17 was built in 1965 and consists of seven classrooms and two restrooms. A new, six classroom addition connecting both buildings and an elevator addition was completed in the fall of 1999. Building 21 was constructed in 1949 and contains five classrooms and two restrooms. An addition to this building was built in 1958 (building 20). It has eight classrooms and two restrooms. The office space was remodeled in 1997 and comprises two offices with a reception area. Adjacent to building 20 was the cafeteria (building 19), constructed in 1937. It was razed in 2004 to make room for new classroom construction. A new cafetorium was constructed on the campus and was ready use in the fall of 2000. Across Military Road from building 15 is the
gymnasium that was built in 1939. The walls, ceiling, roof, floor and lighting were repaired in 1997. Fenced playground facilities are located behind buildings 20 and 21. A portable building, housing a computer lab, is located west of building 21. In 2004, construction began on the newest addition to the MES campus. The second grade building (buildings 20 and 21) got a new wing. The new wing (building 22) houses three second grade classrooms, the computer lab, the art studio, two smaller classrooms for resource and Title I, and a new girls restroom. The boys restroom in building 21 was also remodeled during the construction of the new wing. Marion Elementary serves nearly 600 students with a faculty of 40 full-time certified personnel, and 13 non-certified staff. There are 13 sections of second grade and 12 sections of third grade with one self-contained special education class. In addition to the regular academic curriculum, other school services include gifted/talented, special education, art, computer lab, speech, music, guidance counseling, Title I reading and math, physical education and library services.
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