Summary:
The city of Marion, Iowa is home to 15 schools across two school districts - the Linn-Mar Community School District and the Marion Independent School District. The schools serve students from elementary through high school, providing a range of educational opportunities in the area.
Among the standout schools in Marion are Echo Hill Elementary, which is ranked 18th out of 557 Iowa elementary schools and boasts exceptional test scores, and Excelsior Middle School and Oak Ridge Middle School, which are both ranked in the top 100 middle schools in the state. These top-performing schools tend to have lower free/reduced lunch rates, indicating a more affluent student population.
In contrast, some of the lower-performing schools in the area, such as Wilkins Elementary and Starry Elementary, have higher free/reduced lunch rates, suggesting a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement. The data also reveals a strong middle school foundation in the Linn-Mar Community School District, which may be contributing to the high performance of its high schools.
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