Novak Elementary School
401 29th Ave
Marion IA, 52302, Linn County
Phone: 319-447-3300
Ranking: (325 out of 696, top 47%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Linn-Mar Community School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 35 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 549 | 573 | 556 | 541 | 352 | 355 | 344 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 33 | 6.0% | 50 | 8.7% | 60 | 10.8% | 57 | 10.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 93 | 16.9% | 108 | 18.8% | 95 | 17.1% | 78 | 14.4% | 59 | 16.8% | 66 | 18.6% | 57 | 16.6% |
Grade 1: | 92 | 16.8% | 88 | 15.4% | 79 | 14.2% | 78 | 14.4% | 64 | 18.2% | 61 | 17.2% | 55 | 16.0% |
Grade 2: | 91 | 16.6% | 75 | 13.1% | 83 | 14.9% | 92 | 17.0% | 60 | 17.0% | 59 | 16.6% | 58 | 16.9% |
Grade 3: | 69 | 12.6% | 89 | 15.5% | 84 | 15.1% | 74 | 13.7% | 57 | 16.2% | 64 | 18.0% | 51 | 14.8% |
Grade 4: | 85 | 15.5% | 84 | 14.7% | 73 | 13.1% | 75 | 13.9% | 64 | 18.2% | 51 | 14.4% | 54 | 15.7% |
Grade 5: | 86 | 15.7% | 79 | 13.8% | 82 | 14.7% | 87 | 16.1% | 48 | 13.6% | 54 | 15.2% | 69 | 20.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 284 | 51.7% | 297 | 51.8% | 291 | 52.3% | 269 | 49.7% | 165 | 46.9% | 165 | 46.5% | 170 | 49.4% |
Female: | 265 | 48.3% | 276 | 48.2% | 265 | 47.7% | 272 | 50.3% | 187 | 53.1% | 182 | 51.3% | 170 | 49.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 21 | 3.8% | 13 | 2.3% | 14 | 2.5% | 16 | 3.0% | 8 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.3% |
Hispanic: | 36 | 6.6% | 35 | 6.1% | 21 | 3.8% | 15 | 2.8% | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% |
Black: | 43 | 7.8% | 45 | 7.9% | 43 | 7.7% | 39 | 7.2% | 32 | 9.1% | 23 | 6.5% | 22 | 6.4% |
White: | 429 | 78.1% | 461 | 80.5% | 464 | 83.5% | 466 | 86.1% | 304 | 86.4% | 321 | 90.4% | 312 | 90.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 3.5% | 17 | 3.0% | 10 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 168 | 30.6% | 179 | 31.2% | 143 | 25.7% | 122 | 22.6% | 70 | 19.9% | 67 | 18.9% | 58 | 16.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 4.6% | 21 | 3.7% | 21 | 3.8% | 25 | 4.6% | 5 | 1.4% | 14 | 3.9% | 9 | 2.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.62 | 16.56 | 16.07 | 19.32 | 14.62 | 13.60 | 13.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.56% | 87.30% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.67% | 88.89% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.56% | 86.28% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.67% | 87.18% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.00% | 87.39% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.93% | 91.00% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.38% | 85.43% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.97% | 84.54% | 75.51% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.23% | 85.26% | 77.96% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.61% | 90.72% | 79.10% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.00% | 88.21% | 74.27% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.12% | 85.44% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 96.2% | 96.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA | NA |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.8% | 40.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.2% | 59.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,785.0 | $39,991.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,712.0 | $30,509.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,262.0 | $46,510.0 |
* Novak Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.