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Novak Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 401 29th Avenue, Marion, Linn County, 52302

371
Pupils
11.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Novak Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Marion, Linn County. The school has 371 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sara Hovden. It is part of the Linn-Mar Comm School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Sara Hovden
School district
Linn-Mar Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Novak Elementary School enrolls 371 students across grades Kโ€“4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.

Male students
186 (50%)
Female students
185 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
32.0
Student-teacher ratio
11.6:1
Grade span
Kโ€“4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White29981%
Hispanic or Latino277.3%
Two or more races256.7%
Black or African American164.3%
Asian41.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

100 of the school's 371 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 89 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, MidsizeGrades Kโ€“4

Novak Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 34, state house district 67.

School district: Linn-Mar Comm School District

Novak Elementary School is one of 12 schools in Linn-Mar Comm School District, based in Marion, Iowa. The district serves 7,430 students district-wide and employs 518 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 371 students, Novak Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 619 students per school.

7,430
District students
12
Schools
518
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

62%
Reading proficient
67%
Math proficient
7%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Midsize

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