Linn-Mar Comm School District Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ Indian Creek Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Echo Hill Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A+ Westfield Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A+ Hazel Point Intermediate School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. A+ Oak Ridge School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
6. A+ Excelsior Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
7. A+ Boulder Peak Intermediate School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
8. A Linn Mar High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
9. A Linn Grove Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
10. A Bowman Woods Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)

High schools (1)

• A Linn Mar High School, Marion

Middle and junior high schools (3)

• A+ Boulder Peak Intermediate School, Marion
• A+ Excelsior Middle School, Marion
• A+ Hazel Point Intermediate School, Marion

Elementary and primary schools (7)

• A Bowman Woods Elementary School, Cedar Rapids
• A+ Echo Hill Elementary, Marion
• A+ Indian Creek Elementary School, Marion
• A Linn Grove Elementary School, Marion
• A Novak Elementary School, Marion
• A+ Westfield Elementary School, Robins
• A Wilkins Elementary School, Marion

Other schools and academies (1)

• A+ Oak Ridge School, Marion

Cities and towns served (3)

• Marion (10)
• Cedar Rapids (1)
• Robins (1)

• State: Best schools in Iowa
• County: Linn County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 7,536 students with 515 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,161 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 1917220
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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