Pursuant to Indiana Code (IC) 20-30-5-7(d), each student enrolled in a U.S. government course where credit is awarded for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors, or Core 40 with Technical Honors Diploma designation is required to take the naturalization examination provided by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as administered by the student’s high school.
U.S. government courses include Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, dual credit, and Cambridge International courses. Students are not required to pass the naturalization examination in order to pass the U.S. government course.
Corporations must report data from this testing to IDOE annually by June 30 for the previous school year, and are also required to post this data on their website.
Marion High School's data for the 2023-24 school year is as follows:
Number of students who took the naturalization examination:
- Fall semester: 73 students
- Spring semester: 72 students
Number of students who passed the naturalization examination on their first attempt:
- Fall semester: 73 students
- Spring semester: 72 students
Pass rate on the naturalization examination for the students who participated:
- Fall Semester: 100%
- Spring Semester: 100%
