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Linn Grove Elementary School

2301 50th St
Marion, IA 52302

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Serving 385 students in grades Prekindergarten-4, Linn Grove Elementary School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in Iowa for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).

The percentage of students achieving is 70-74% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 68%). The percentage of students achieving is 70-74% (which is approximately equal to the Iowa state average of 70%).

The student-teacher ratio of 14:1 is equal to the Iowa state level of 14:1.

Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is higher than the Iowa state average of 30% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-4
Enrollment: 385 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Minority Enrollment: 32%
: Top 50% in IA
: 70-74% (Top 50%)
: 70-74% (Top 50%)
: Linn Grove Elementary School serves the eastern part of Marion, IA, covering an area of approximately 29.3 square miles. Families can typically expect a drive of 5-10 minutes to the school, with the furthest edge of the attendance zone located about 6.6 miles away.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IA Dept. of Education

School Overview

Linn Grove Elementary School's student population of 385 students has declined by 14% over five school years.

The teacher population of 28 teachers has declined by 20% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-4
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Linn Grove Elementary School
Pre-K	51
Kind	63
1	67
2	64
3	67
4	73

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Total Students

385 students

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Total Students Trends (2008-2025)
Year	Linn Grove Elementary School
2025	385
2024	399
2023	412
2022	433
2021	451
2020	557
2019	561
2018	532
2017	578
2016	563
2015	536
2014	518
2013	522
2012	514
2011	499
2010	427
2009	414
2008	373

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Total Classroom Teachers

28 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends (2008-2025)
Year	Linn Grove Elementary School
2025	28
2024	31
2023	33
2022	36
2021	35
2020	38
2019	37
2018	34
2017	38
2016	37
2015	33
2014	34
2013	33
2012	31
2011	34
2010	35
2009	35
2008	33

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School Rankings

Linn Grove Elementary School ranks within the top 50% of all 1,223 schools in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Linn Grove Elementary School is 0.51, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.48. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (IA)

#566 out of 1223 schools
(Top 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends (2010-2023)
Year	Linn Grove Elementary School
2023	#566
2022	#388
2021	#512
2019	#839
2018	#885
2017	#772
2016	#851
2015	#760
2014	#575
2013	#188
2012	#412
2011	#216
2010	#536

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70-74%

68%

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Math Proficiency Comparison (2010-2023)
Year	Linn Grove Elementary School	Iowa	Linn-Mar Comm School District
2023	72%	68%	78%
2022	77%	64%	74%
2021	72%	64%	75%
2019	66%	69%	82%
2018	76%	76%	84%
2017	79%	77%	85%
2016	78%	78%	87%
2015	79%	79%	86%
2014	87%	79%	86%
2013	88%	77%	87%
2012	82%	76%	85%
2011	82%	78%	87%
2010	77%	77%	87%

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70-74%

70%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison (2010-2022)
Year	Linn Grove Elementary School	Iowa	Linn-Mar Comm School District
2022	72%	70%	75%
2021	67%	68%	76%
2019	66%	68%	81%
2018	70%	74%	84%
2017	74%	75%	82%
2016	74%	75%	84%
2015	79%	76%	84%
2014	76%	76%	85%
2013	82%	72%	82%
2012	80%	71%	82%
2011	92%	76%	85%
2010	82%	75%	86%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

14:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison (2008-2025)
Year	Linn Grove Elementary School	Iowa	Linn-Mar Comm School District
2025	14:1	14:1
2024	13:1	14:1
2023	12:1	14:1	15:1
2022	12:1	14:1	15:1
2021	13:1	14:1	15:1
2020	15:1	14:1	16:1
2019	15:1	14:1	16:1
2018	16:1	14:1	16:1
2017	15:1	14:1	16:1
2016	15:1	14:1	16:1
2015	16:1	14:1	16:1
2014	15:1	14:1	16:1
2013	16:1	14:1	16:1
2012	17:1	14:1	16:1
2011	15:1	14:1	15:1
2010	12:1	13:1	15:1
2009	12:1	13:1	15:1
2008	11:1	13:1	15:1

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Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison (2008-2025)
Year	Linn Grove Elementary School	Iowa	Linn-Mar Comm School District
2025	3%	3%
2024	3%	3%
2023	3%	2%	8%
2022	3%	3%	8%
2021	3%	3%	7%
2020	3%	3%	6%
2019	2%	3%	6%
2018	2%	3%	5%
2017	2%	2%	5%
2016	3%	2%	6%
2015	2%	2%	6%
2014	1%	2%	5%
2013	2%	2%	5%
2012	3%	2%	5%
2011	3%	2%	6%
2010	3%	2%	6%
2009	3%	2%	6%
2008	3%	2%	5%

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Hispanic

10%

14%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison (2008-2025)
Year	Linn Grove Elementary School	Iowa	Linn-Mar Comm School District
2025	10%	14%
2024	8%	13%
2023	7%	13%	5%
2022	8%	12%	5%
2021	7%	12%	5%
2020	6%	12%	5%
2019	6%	11%	5%
2018	6%	11%	4%
2017	5%	11%	4%
2016	4%	10%	4%
2015	5%	10%	4%
2014	4%	10%	4%
2013	4%	9%	3%
2012	5%	9%	3%
2011	5%	9%	3%
2010	6%	8%	2%
2009	6%	7%	2%
2008	4%	6%	2%

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Black

10%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison (2008-2025)
Year	Linn Grove Elementary School	Iowa	Linn-Mar Comm School District
2025	10%	7%
2024	10%	7%
2023	8%	7%	5%
2022	8%	7%	5%
2021	5%	7%	5%
2020	3%	7%	5%
2019	5%	6%	5%
2018	4%	6%	5%
2017	4%	6%	5%
2016	4%	6%	5%
2015	2%	6%	5%
2014	2%	5%	4%
2013	1%	5%	4%
2012	2%	5%	4%
2011	3%	5%	5%
2010	2%	5%	5%
2009	3%	6%	4%
2008	3%	6%	4%

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White

68%

70%

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White Student Percentage Comparison (2008-2025)
Year	Linn Grove Elementary School	Iowa	Linn-Mar Comm School District
2025	68%	70%
2024	70%	71%
2023	73%	72%	76%
2022	72%	73%	77%
2021	77%	74%	78%
2020	82%	74%	80%
2019	80%	75%	80%
2018	81%	76%	82%
2017	80%	77%	82%
2016	79%	78%	82%
2015	84%	78%	83%
2014	85%	79%	84%
2013	86%	80%	85%
2012	87%	81%	86%
2011	88%	81%	86%
2010	87%	82%	86%
2009	88%	84%	88%
2008	90%	85%	89%

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Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison (2010-2025)
Year	Linn Grove Elementary School	Iowa	Linn-Mar Comm School District
2025	9%	5%
2024	9%	5%
2023	9%	5%	6%
2022	9%	5%	5%
2021	8%	4%	5%
2020	6%	4%	4%
2019	7%	4%	4%
2018	7%	4%	4%
2017	9%	4%	4%
2016	9%	4%	3%
2015	7%	3%	2%
2014	7%	3%	3%
2013	7%	3%	3%
2012	3%	3%	2%
2011	1%	2%
2010	1%	2%	1%

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All Ethnic Groups

32%

30%

0.51

0.48

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Diversity Score Comparison (2008-2025)
Year	Linn Grove Elementary School	Iowa	Linn-Mar Comm School District
2025	0.51	0.49
2024	0.49	0.48
2023	0.45	0.46	0.41
2022	0.46	0.45	0.40
2021	0.40	0.43	0.39
2020	0.32	0.43	0.36
2019	0.35	0.42	0.36
2018	0.34	0.41	0.33
2017	0.35	0.39	0.33
2016	0.37	0.38	0.32
2015	0.29	0.38	0.31
2014	0.27	0.37	0.30
2013	0.26	0.35	0.28
2012	0.24	0.34	0.27
2011	0.22	0.34	0.26
2010	0.24	0.32	0.25
2009	0.22	0.29	0.23
2008	0.19	0.27	0.21

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(22-23)

34%

24.7%

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Chronic Absenteeism Rate (2021-2023)
Year	Linn Grove Elementary School	Iowa	Linn-Mar Comm School District
2023	34%	24.7%	17.5%
2022	25.2%	27.8%	23.8%
2021	7.8%	23.1%	7.5%

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

39%

35%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison (2008-2025)
Year	Linn Grove Elementary School	Iowa	Linn-Mar Comm School District
2025	39%	35%
2024	40%	36%
2023	34%	36%	20%
2022	30%	35%	18%
2021	29%	35%	18%
2020	31%	35%	18%
2019	33%	36%	18%
2018	28%	33%	16%
2017	29%	34%	16%
2016	31%	34%	16%
2015	26%	34%	14%
2014	30%	34%	16%
2013	30%	34%	16%
2012	29%	33%	15%
2011	21%	31%	13%
2010	23%	29%	12%
2009	25%	26%	12%
2008	19%	26%	10%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison (2008-2025)
Year	Linn Grove Elementary School	Iowa	Linn-Mar Comm School District
2025	5%	7%
2024	4%	5%
2023	5%	6%	4%
2022	5%	5%	3%
2021	6%	6%	4%
2020	5%	7%	4%
2019	8%	7%	4%
2018	7%	7%	3%
2017	7%	7%	3%
2016	6%	7%	3%
2015	3%	7%	2%
2014	6%	7%	4%
2013	5%	7%	3%
2012	4%	7%	3%
2011	6%	8%	3%
2010	6%	8%	3%
2009	5%	8%	3%
2008	7%	8%	3%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Linn-Mar Comm School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IA Dept. of Education

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Linn Grove Elementary School's ranking?

Linn Grove Elementary School is ranked #566 out of 1,223 schools, which ranks it among the top 50% of public schools in Iowa.

What schools are Linn Grove Elementary School often compared to?

Linn Grove Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Prairie Hill Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

70-74% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 68% IA state average), while 70-74% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 70% IA state average).

How many students attend Linn Grove Elementary School?

385 students attend Linn Grove Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

68% of Linn Grove Elementary School students are White, 10% of students are Hispanic, 10% of students are Black, 9% of students are Two or more races, and 3% of students are Asian.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Linn Grove Elementary School?

Linn Grove Elementary School has a student ration of 14:1, which is equal to the Iowa state average of 14:1.

What grades does Linn Grove Elementary School offer ?

Linn Grove Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-4 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Linn Grove Elementary School part of?

Linn Grove Elementary School is part of Linn-Mar Comm School District.

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Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-4
Enrollment: 385 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Minority Enrollment: 32%
: Top 50%
: 70-74% (Top 50%)
: 70-74% (Top 50%)
: Linn Grove Elementary School serves the eastern part of Marion, IA, covering an area of approximately 29.3 square miles. Families can typically expect a drive of 5-10 minutes to the school, with the furthest edge of the attendance zone located about 6.6 miles away.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IA Dept. of Education