For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 315 students in Maquoketa Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Iowa.
Public Middle School in Maquoketa Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 68%), and reading proficiency score of 63% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public middle school average of 27% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
4 Schools
372 Schools
# Students
1,259 Students
129,526 Students
# Teachers
98 Teachers
9,068 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Maquoketa Comm School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 325 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#310 out of 327 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
68%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
61%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
63%
Graduation Rate
82%
87.5%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)37.1%
24.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.45
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
3%
12%
% Black
3%
6%
% White
84%
73%
% Hawaiian
6%
1%
% Two or more races
4%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,163 is higher than the state median of $18,179. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,942 is less than the state median of $18,122. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$24 MM
$9,049 MM
Spending
$21 MM
$9,021 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,163
$18,179
Spending / Student
$16,942
$18,122
Best Maquoketa Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Maquoketa Middle School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
200 East Locust Street
Maquoketa, IA 52060
(563) 652-4956
Maquoketa, IA 52060
(563) 652-4956
Gr: 6-8 | 315 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 15%
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