Your Essential Guide to Marion County Schools

This STEAM Magnet school is located in Southwest Ocala. Rated 10/10 by Great!Schools.org and regularly recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School, Dr. N.H. Jones offers “an innovative learning environment where all students are enriched through Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics.” The school also has many enrichment programs and clubs for students to choose from.

This Ocala K-5 school offers a core curriculum as well as Magnet Programs in Art, Dance, Drama, Music, Physical Education, and Technology. Madison’s Great!Schools.org rating is 10/10.

Located in Belleview, FL, this public middle school has a staff of compassionate teachers who are dedicated to providing a safe learning environment to foster essential life skills and artistic talents in each of their students. Visit them online to enroll your child, review their curriculum, and more.

Since 1937, Dunnellon Middle School has focused on helping students develop their minds for success in Dunnellon Florida. Enroll your child today using their online portal, view their curriculum, meet their teachers and more on their official website.

Located in Marion Oaks, FL, this STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) magnet middle school provides technology that allows our students to receive an advanced learning experience. Horizon Academy has a number of unique offerings, including 5th grade classes to help acclimate younger students to a middle school learning environment.

HMS is an authorized International Baccalaureate Middle Years school, ensuring that every student enrolled at this institution is a part of this program, which focuses on maximizing their potential for academic achievement to turn students into thoughtful and caring lifelong learners. They are also part of the STEAM Magnet Program amongst other special programs, a robust academic curriculum and a number of extracurricular activities.

Osceola is centrally located in Ocala and offers several advanced academic classes and a gifted students program. They have made it their mission to provide a safe and supportive environment for education to help students become well-rounded professionals.

This public high school in Northwest Ocala offers the prestigious International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, a pre-university course of study that helps prepare students for higher education through a comprehensive curriculum. This school remains on the cutting-edge curriculum offerings and is a leader in state-wide technology. Visit them online to learn more!

Located in McIntosh, FL, this K-5 charter school takes a “whole-child” approach to education to ensure that each student’s intellectual, social, behavioral, and emotional needs are met. They partner with a number of community groups and individuals to provide classroom support and hands-on learning experiences.

The public charter middle school of Marion County, FL, OCMS is a tuition-free middle school that seeks to provide a safe and stimulating learning environment for all of their students. The school’s curriculum spans all disciplines of learning and is enriched by the latest technology and a highly trained staff of professional educators who work towards the academic excellence of every child.

Established and operated by Clear Choice Academies, Inc., a charitable educational non-profit organization founded in 2014 in Ocala, Florida, offers tuition-free, public education for middle and high school students. Strives to maintain the highest standards of academic and character development, preparing students for adulthood, career, and college success.

Blessed Trinity Catholic School (Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade) is one of the primary educational ministry of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church and has been serving families in Ocala and neighboring towns for over 90 years. Affiliated with Trinity High School.

Located in Central Ocala, Trinity is a Catholic school affiliated with Blessed Trinity Catholic Church. Trinity offers advanced placement and dual enrollment opportunities, as well as a fine arts program and four foreign languages. Sister school to Blessed Trinity Catholic School.

Located in East-Central Ocala, Ocala Christian Academy is a PreK-12 school with a focus on academic excellence, fine arts, and Biblical values. They hold each of their students to high academic and spiritual standards, and their staff of education professionals help foster positive learning habits and academic skills that will serve them throughout their lives and continued education. In addition to academic pursuits, students are encouraged to take part in art and athletic programs. Visit their website to learn more about educating your child at OCA.

A private Christian-based school is to educate and teach the whole child, instill the joy of learning with a hands-on approach through a prepared environment, and to guide the child in obtaining inner discipline in order to manifest respect for self, others, and the environment around them. Teaching infants through Kindergarten.

UEA was created for the express purpose of providing young equestrians and atheletes a way of combining their academics and training without having to sacrifice either one. Learn more about UEA in this blog post.

Established in 1996 in east-central Ocala, the Montessori Preparatory School utilizes both traditional and Montessori curricula to help children in grades Pre-k to 5 learn at their own pace. All of their students are exposed to lessons in Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.