Excelsior Middle School
3555 North 10th St
Marion IA, 52302, Linn County
Phone: 319-447-3130
Ranking: 
(76 out of 696, top 11%)*
(76 out of 696, top 11%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Linn-Mar Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 63 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 64 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 921 | 891 | 846 | 761 | 736 | 767 | 785 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 295 | 32.0% | 295 | 33.1% | 330 | 39.0% | 256 | 33.6% | 237 | 32.2% | 250 | 32.6% | 235 | 29.9% |
| Grade 7: | 294 | 31.9% | 334 | 37.5% | 253 | 29.9% | 247 | 32.5% | 256 | 34.8% | 244 | 31.8% | 271 | 34.5% |
| Grade 8: | 332 | 36.0% | 262 | 29.4% | 263 | 31.1% | 258 | 33.9% | 243 | 33.0% | 273 | 35.6% | 279 | 35.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 468 | 50.8% | 444 | 49.8% | 421 | 49.8% | 375 | 49.3% | 375 | 51.0% | 396 | 51.6% | 419 | 53.4% |
| Female: | 453 | 49.2% | 447 | 50.2% | 425 | 50.2% | 386 | 50.7% | 361 | 49.0% | 363 | 47.3% | 362 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 17 | 1.8% | 18 | 2.0% | 19 | 2.2% | 25 | 3.3% | 25 | 3.4% | 24 | 3.1% | 19 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 37 | 4.0% | 33 | 3.7% | 29 | 3.4% | 23 | 3.0% | 11 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 40 | 4.3% | 38 | 4.3% | 35 | 4.1% | 31 | 4.1% | 30 | 4.1% | 34 | 4.4% | 29 | 3.7% |
| White: | 800 | 86.9% | 784 | 88.0% | 746 | 88.2% | 673 | 88.4% | 668 | 90.8% | 698 | 91.0% | 722 | 92.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 2.5% | 14 | 1.6% | 14 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 199 | 21.6% | 168 | 18.9% | 157 | 18.6% | 129 | 17.0% | 98 | 13.3% | 102 | 13.3% | 75 | 9.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 5.2% | 39 | 4.4% | 36 | 4.3% | 33 | 4.3% | 22 | 3.0% | 27 | 3.5% | 24 | 3.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.62 | 14.67 | 14.46 | 13.84 | 13.07 | 13.10 | 12.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.46% | 82.67% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.70% | 83.26% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.75% | 76.29% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.80% | 75.33% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.84% | 88.56% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.34% | 86.15% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.21% | 81.92% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.76% | 80.73% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.17% | 85.39% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.15% | 86.36% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.65% | 77.63% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.35% | 78.64% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 71.2% | 73.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 28.8% | 26.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.4% | 31.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.6% | 68.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,652.0 | $41,533.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,944.0 | $30,214.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,643.0 | $46,654.0 |
* Excelsior Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.