Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH LINN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192082001244
North Linn Elementary
3033 Lynx Drive, Troy Mills, IA 52344 · (319) 224-3291 · Linn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
66 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within North Linn Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.4%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
82.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 | 75.4% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.1% | 80.3% |
% 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
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 North Linn Elementary
North Linn Elementary's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Linn Elementary this school | 281 | 23.5% | 77.8% |
| Nashua-Plainfield Elementary School Nashua | 281 | 23.1% | 74.3% |
| North Mahaska Elementary School New Sharon | 301 | 25.2% | 79.3% |
| Springville Elementary School Springville | 294 | 25.5% | 80.0% |
| North Butler Elementary Allison | 271 | 26.2% | 76.8% |
| Martensdale Elementary School Martensdale | 307 | 24.8% | 81.0% |
Matched among Iowa elementary 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 North Linn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #170 of 564 | #13 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #176 of 564 ▲ 26 | #10 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #234 of 564 ▼ 56 | #15 of 39 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #419 of 705 | #35 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #347 of 561 | #26 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.7% | #544 of 561 | #40 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #567 of 666 | #36 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.6% | #49 of 168 | #5 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
281
+28 (+11%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 208
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 281 | 20.1 | 14.0:1 | 23% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 20 | 14.0:1 | 24% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 18 | 15.2:1 | 24% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 18 | 14.1:1 | 21% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 241 | 16.2 | 14.9:1 | 20% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 19% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 179 | 10 | 17.9:1 | 26% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 169 | 10 | 16.9:1 | 16% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 208 | 10 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Linn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (241 to 281); teachers up 24% (16.2 to 20.1).
About North Linn Elementary
The public elementary school North Linn Elementary is located in Troy Mills, Iowa. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 281 students.
North Linn Comm School District oversees North Linn Elementary and 2 other schools, with 550 students in total.
The large majority of students at North Linn Elementary, 95%, are White. Linn County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at North Linn Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 10%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1 at North Linn Elementary, with 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Iowa, the average ratio is about 13.7:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 23%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Linn County is 40%.
allk12 grades North Linn Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, North Linn Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Iowa schools: 77.8% actual against 80.2% predicted.
Linn County has these Census figures: median household income is about $77,649, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Linn County number 83 and enroll about 36,480.
The shortest distance from North Linn Elementary to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to North-Linn Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, North Linn Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, North Linn Elementary went from 253 students to 281.
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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 North Linn Comm School District
- North-Linn Senior High SchoolHigh · 158 students
- North-Linn Middle SchoolMiddle · 111 students
Other schools in Troy Mills
- North-Linn Senior High SchoolHigh · 158 students
- North-Linn Middle SchoolMiddle · 111 students
Nearby schools
- North-Linn Middle School0.0 mi · 111
- North-Linn Senior High School0.0 mi · 158
- Central City High School9.0 mi · 200
- Central City Elementary School9.0 mi · 170
- Center Point-Urbana Middle School9.5 mi · 290
- Center Point-Urbana Primary School9.7 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About North Linn ElementaryHow many students attend North Linn Elementary?
North Linn Elementary enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does North Linn Elementary serve?
North Linn Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Linn Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Linn Elementary is approximately 14.0:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is North Linn Elementary?
North Linn Elementary reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees North Linn Elementary?
North Linn Elementary is overseen by North Linn Comm School District in Linn County.
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