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Marion County School Zone Lookup

Type any Ocala or Marion County address. We will return the zoned elementary, middle, and high school, with FL DOE 2023-24 letter grades for the schools we have on file. Built on the official Marion County GIS attendance-zone polygons.

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Marion County Public Schools assigns each address to a specific elementary, middle, and high school via attendance-zone polygons. Two homes a half mile apart can be zoned to schools with very different FL DOE grades. Use this lookup to confirm before signing a lease, making an offer, or pre-qualifying for a mortgage. The lookup runs against the official Marion County GIS dataset (38 elementary, 10 middle, 7 high school polygons) and returns FL DOE 2023-24 letter grades.

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Type a Marion County address. We'll geocode it, run it against the official Marion County GIS attendance-zone polygons, and show your zoned elementary, middle, and high school, with FL DOE letter grades where verified.

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How does the Marion County school zone lookup work?

You type any Marion County address. The lookup geocodes it via the Google Maps API, then runs a point-in-polygon test against the official Marion County Public Schools attendance-zone GeoJSON (38 elementary, 10 middle, and 7 high school polygons). It returns the assigned elementary, middle, and high school with the FL DOE 2023-24 letter grade where we have it on file.

How accurate is the Ocala school zone lookup?

The lookup uses the same attendance-zone polygons published by the Marion County Open Data Portal that the school district uses for routing. It is refreshed before each school year. The current dataset reflects the 2025-26 school year zones. For any high-stakes decision (a home purchase, a school transfer request), confirm directly with Marion County Public Schools — zones can change between annual approvals.

Why does the school zone matter when buying a home in Ocala?

Marion County Public Schools is graded B by Niche (#33 of 67 Florida districts) and earned a C from FL DOE 2023-24. Six public schools earned A grades, one charter (McIntosh Area) earned an F. Two homes a half mile apart can be assigned to schools with very different ratings. Your assigned school zone is the single largest factor in the practical school quality you get.

Are there A-rated public schools in Marion County?

Yes. Madison Street Academy of Visual & Performing Arts (magnet, elementary), Dr. N.H. Jones Elementary, Eighth Street Elementary, and Ina A. Colen Academy (K-8 charter) all earned A grades from FL DOE 2023-24. West Port High and Forest High earned B grades. The school zone lookup tells you whether your address is zoned to one of these.

Does this lookup cover charter and private schools?

No. Charter schools (including the A-rated Ina A. Colen Academy and the F-rated McIntosh Area School) and private schools (St. John Lutheran, Trinity Catholic, Redeemer Christian, Cornerstone, Ocala Christian) are application-based or independently zoned, not address-based. The lookup returns the public-school assignment only.