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Echo Hill Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

400 Echo Hill Road, Marion, IA 52302 · (319) 730-3560 · Part of Linn-Mar Community School District

Marion’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
536
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
7%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Echo Hill Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Marion kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Marion kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Echo Hill ElementaryYou are here
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency87%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

400 Echo Hill Road, Marion

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K50
Kindergarten96
Grade 185
Grade 2108
Grade 393
Grade 4104
Enrollment over time
497’20
534’21
544’22
519’23
536’24

Up 7.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Asian 12%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Echo Hill Elementary from Marion families.

Other schools in Linn-Mar Community School District

The district →
Bowman Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cedar Rapids
B−
413 students14:1
Linn Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Marion
B−
385 students14:1
Wilkins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Marion
B−
348 students13:1
Westfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Robins
A
445 students14:1
Indian Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Marion
A+
354 students14:1
Novak Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Marion
C+
347 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Marion’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.