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Echo Hill Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

10^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 576 Iowa Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Iowa elementary schools

Summary

Echo Hill Elementary is a public elementary school in Marion, Iowa, serving 519 students in grades PK-4 and part of the Linn-Mar Community School District. This school has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Iowa, ranking in the top 10-40 out of over 500 schools in the state over the past several years and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

Echo Hill Elementary students consistently outperform the Linn-Mar Community School District and the state of Iowa in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the ISASP assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 92.4% of 3rd graders and 92.2% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 79.8% and 84.2% for the district, and 67.9% and 76% for the state. In Mathematics, 94.6% of 3rd graders and 94.1% of 4th graders were proficient or better, compared to 83% and 80.9% for the district, and 75.8% and 74.3% for the state. Additionally, Echo Hill Elementary has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 8.4% to 23.4% over the past few years, compared to around 21.6% for the nearby schools in the Linn-Mar Community School District.

One notable difference between Echo Hill Elementary and the nearby schools is the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Echo Hill Elementary has a much lower percentage, ranging from 6.18% to 8.09% over the past few years, compared to 17.29% to 46.42% for the nearby schools in the Linn-Mar Community School District. This lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students may contribute to the school's exceptional academic performance, though further investigation would be needed to fully understand the factors driving its success.

536

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,860

Per pupil spending ?

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Echo Hill Road
Marion, IA 52302

(319) 730-3560

District: Linn-Mar Community School District

Students who attend Echo Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oak Ridge Middle School
High:	Linn-Mar High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.7%

Asian:

12.1%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Iowa average (93% vs 73% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Iowa elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school93%

District avg82%

Iowa avg73%

10^th of 576

Iowa public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Linn-Mar Community School District

98^th of 313Linn-Mar Community School District among Iowa districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Iowa percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	10 of 576	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	18 of 557	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	12 of 565	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	38 of 574	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	29 of 567	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	43 of 603	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	78.7	81 of 567	85.7%	★★★★☆
2017	69.2	189 of 574	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.3	94 of 599	84.3%	★★★★☆
2015	80.8	56 of 616	90.9%	★★★★★
2014	84.7	31 of 603	94.9%	★★★★★
2013	78.9	54 of 624	91.3%	★★★★★
2012	80.9	48 of 626	92.3%	★★★★★

By subject vs Iowa (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics94%+19 vs state

English Language Arts92%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)			ISASP Mathematics (2025)			ISASP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Echo Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Echo Hill Road	Marion	52302	Linn County	Linn-Mar Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 730-3560	536	31	17.2	7.3%	422 (78.7%)	11 (2.1%)	18 (3.4%)	65 (12.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	91.3	10^th of 576 public elementary schools	98.3%		88.5	18^th of 557 public elementary schools	96.8%	8	92.4	92.2		94.6	94.1			$12,860	$361	$12,500
Novak Elementary School	Public	K-4	401 29th Avenue	Marion	52302	Linn County	Linn-Mar Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 447-3300	347	29	12.1	26.5%	269 (77.5%)	22 (6.3%)	19 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	68.8	183^rd of 576 public elementary schools	68.2%		63.4	218^th of 557 public elementary schools	60.9%	35	84.6	80.6		92.3	72.2			$13,619	$930	$12,689
Indian Creek Elementary School	Public	K-4	2900 Indian Creek Rd	Marion	52302	Linn County	Linn-Mar Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 447-3270	354	25	14.1	16.1%	285 (80.5%)	15 (4.2%)	15 (4.2%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	80.4	69^th of 576 public elementary schools	88.0%		77	90^th of 557 public elementary schools	83.8%	21	84.6	87.2		89.7	81.8			$12,023	$439	$11,584
Westfield Elementary School	Public	K-4	901 E Main St	Robins	52328	Linn County	Linn-Mar Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 447-3350	445	32	13.9	19.1%	237 (53.3%)	37 (8.3%)	18 (4.0%)	129 (29.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	76.5	112^th of 576 public elementary schools	80.6%		85.7	31^st of 557 public elementary schools	94.4%	81	83.1	83.7		83.1	85.7			$12,897	$287	$12,610
Bowman Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	151 Boyson Rd NE	Cedar Rapids	52402	Linn County	Linn-Mar Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 447-3240	413	29	14.4	27.8%	306 (74.1%)	24 (5.8%)	30 (7.3%)	24 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.3%)	71	159^th of 576 public elementary schools	72.4%		66.4	187^th of 557 public elementary schools	66.4%	28	82.6	83.3		79.7	80.3			$12,115	$552	$11,563
Wilkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2127 27th St	Marion	52302	Linn County	Linn-Mar Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 447-3380	348	28	12.6	41.1%	270 (77.6%)	19 (5.5%)	21 (6.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	50.4	329^th of 576 public elementary schools	42.9%		36.2	408^th of 557 public elementary schools	26.8%	79	67.9	80.7		73.2	70.2			$13,799	$613	$13,186
Parkview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	125 3rd Ave	Marion	52302	Linn County	Marion Independent School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 377-4698	267	21	12.8	42.3%	195 (73.0%)	20 (7.5%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.4%)								(n/a)								$13,914	$720	$13,195
Longfellow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2900 8th Ave	Marion	52302	Linn County	Marion Independent School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 377-4691	254	18	13.8	42.5%	196 (77.2%)	22 (8.7%)	12 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.1%)								(n/a)								$15,444	$630	$14,815
Francis Marion Intermediate School	Public	3-4	2301 3rd Ave	Marion	52302	Linn County	Marion Independent School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 373-4766	320	25	12.8	50.0%	250 (78.1%)	22 (6.9%)	14 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.0%)	64.6	226^th of 576 public elementary schools	60.8%		57.7	273^rd of 557 public elementary schools	51.0%	47	68.8	82.1		76.3	88.7			$14,179	$100	$14,080
Nixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Nixon DR	Hiawatha	52233	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 558-2188	289	25	11.5	67.5%	139 (48.1%)	54 (18.7%)	34 (11.8%)	31 (10.7%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (8.7%)	32.3	450^th of 576 public elementary schools	21.9%		32.4	435^th of 557 public elementary schools	21.9%	15	60.0	73.2	53.5	72.5	68.3	67.4	48.8	$15,864	$627	$15,237

Frequently Asked Questions about Echo Hill Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Echo Hill Elementary?

Students at Echo Hill Elementary are 79% White, 12% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Echo Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Echo Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Ridge Middle School
High : Linn-Mar High School

How many students attend Echo Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 536 students attended Echo Hill Elementary.

Is Echo Hill Elementary a good school?

Yes! Echo Hill Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 10^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools.

What district is Echo Hill Elementary in?

Linn-Mar Community School District

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