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Enrollment
563
Middle
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINN-MAR COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191722002275
Hazel Point Intermediate School
453 Echo Hill Road, Marion, IA 52302 · (319) 200-1600 · Linn County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Iowa public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
115 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 263 | 47% |
| Grade 6 | 300 | 53% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
86.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
86.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.5% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.3% | 84.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
83.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hazel Point Intermediate School
Hazel Point Intermediate School's state test result (83.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Point Intermediate School this school | 563 | 20.4% | 83.8% |
| Oak Ridge Middle School Marion | 534 | 21.3% | 82.1% |
| Pleasant Valley Junior High School LeClaire | 940 | 9.6% | 90.5% |
| Summit Middle School Johnston | 1,118 | 26.0% | 81.9% |
| South Middle School Waukee | 1,092 | 25.5% | 81.3% |
| Trailridge School Waukee | 754 | 12.1% | 85.8% |
Matched among Iowa middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hazel Point Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #38 of 224 | #4 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #28 of 224 ▲ 6 | #3 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.5% | #38 of 224 ▼ 1 | #6 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #59 of 246 | #8 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #87 of 180 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #66 of 180 | #10 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.4% | #209 of 237 | #14 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
563
+31 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 563 | 39.8 | 14.2:1 | 20% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 36.8 | 15.2:1 | 20% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 38.1 | 14.2:1 | 20% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 19% (100) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hazel Point Intermediate School.
About Hazel Point Intermediate School
The public middle school Hazel Point Intermediate School is located in Marion, Iowa. School enrollment was 563 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 6. The average among middle schools in Iowa is roughly 400 students; this school is 41% bigger than that.
Linn-Mar Comm School District oversees Hazel Point Intermediate School and 11 other schools, with 7,361 students in total.
A majority of students at Hazel Point Intermediate School, 70%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Asian, 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 5% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 84%. By the diversity index, Hazel Point Intermediate School comes in at 48%.
The count of teachers at Hazel Point Intermediate School is 39.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.2:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Iowa is 15.2:1, higher than at this school. Around 20% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Linn County, the average is 40%.
Measured against Iowa public middle schools, Hazel Point Intermediate School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 83.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 81.7%.
Federal survey data for Linn County show that median household income is about $77,649, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 83 public schools operate in Linn County, serving about 36,480 students.
The closest public school to Hazel Point Intermediate School is Echo Hill Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Hazel Point Intermediate School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Hazel Point Intermediate School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Hazel Point Intermediate School is Suburb: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 532 to 563. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.2:1) than in 2020-21 (15.7:1).
The Hazel Point Intermediate School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,004
Census ACS
Median income
$77,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Linn-Mar Comm School District
- Linn-Mar High SchoolHigh · 2,229 students
- Boulder Peak Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Excelsior Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Echo Hill ElementaryElementary · 536 students
- Oak Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Westfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
Other schools in Marion
- Linn-Mar High SchoolHigh · 2,229 students
- Marion High SchoolHigh · 735 students
- Boulder Peak Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Excelsior Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Vernon Middle SchoolMiddle · 587 students
- Echo Hill ElementaryElementary · 536 students
Nearby schools
- Echo Hill Elementary0.1 mi · 536
- Oak Ridge Middle School0.4 mi · 534
- Excelsior Middle School1.3 mi · 594
- Linn-Mar High School1.6 mi · 2,229
- Novak Elementary School1.8 mi · 347
- Indian Creek Elementary School1.9 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About Hazel Point Intermediate SchoolHow large is Hazel Point Intermediate School?
Hazel Point Intermediate School enrolls approximately 563 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Hazel Point Intermediate School serve?
Hazel Point Intermediate School serves grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hazel Point Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hazel Point Intermediate School is approximately 14.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hazel Point Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Hazel Point Intermediate School are roughly 70% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Hazel Point Intermediate School in?
Hazel Point Intermediate School is part of Linn-Mar Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.