Marion charter school to expand by one grade level

Dr. Robert H. Faulkner Academy plans to add another grade next school year. The Marion charter school opened a year ago as a K-5 school and plans to add a sixth grade this fall.

The school has about 160 students; another grade could add up to 22 more, with most sixth graders coming from the school’s fifth grade class.

The decision to add a grade came after parents of fifth graders asked the school to expand so their children could remain at Faulkner Academy. Jeremy Tucker is the school leader.