Novak Elementary School

As an average-sized elementary school in Marion, Iowa, Novak Elementary School serves 347 students from grades K through 4, one of the schools within Linn-Mar Comm School District.

Within Linn-Mar Comm School District, which oversees 12 schools and 7,361 students, Novak Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Novak Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Novak Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Linn County (around 40%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Novak Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 78.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 78.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Linn County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,649 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Novak Elementary School is one of 83 public schools in Linn County (combined enrollment of about 36,480 students).

The closest other public school is Linn-Mar High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Novak Elementary School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 77.9%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 40%: 582 students in 2018 compared to 347 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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