Enrollment
207
Elementary
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAQUOKETA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191851001060
Briggs Elementary School
400 W Quarry St, Maquoketa, IA 52060 · (563) 652-4996 · Jackson County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL207 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Iowa public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
144 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 72 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 32% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Maquoketa Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
49.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.2% | 49.5% |
| 2023-24 | 44.4% | 41.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 57% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Briggs Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs Elementary School this school | 207 | 69.6% | 43.2% |
| George Washington Elementary School Keokuk | 222 | 66.7% | 64.0% |
| South Elementary School Leon | 173 | 71.1% | N/A |
| North Elementary School Leon | 168 | 65.5% | 73.3% |
| Cardinal Elementary School Maquoketa | 260 | 60.8% | N/A |
| Columbus Elementary School Chariton | 301 | 65.4% | N/A |
Matched among Iowa elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Briggs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #538 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #522 of 564 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #538 of 564 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 207 | #553 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #24 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #301 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.6% | #77 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.6% | #48 of 359 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
207
-35 (-14%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 207 | 19.4 | 10.7:1 | 70% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 190 | 17.9 | 10.6:1 | 66% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 198 | 19 | 10.4:1 | 61% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 242 | 24 | 10.1:1 | 59% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 22.8 | 12.4:1 | 67% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 21 | 13.0:1 | 68% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 62% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 32 | 11.4:1 | 44% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 26 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Briggs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (282 to 207); teachers down 15% (22.8 to 19.4).
About Briggs Elementary School
In Maquoketa, Iowa, part of Jackson County, Briggs Elementary School is an elementary school. Classes run from 3 through 5, and the school has 207 students. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325 students, so this school is 36% smaller than average.
Briggs Elementary School is run by Maquoketa Comm School District, whose 4 schools enroll 1,259 students.
White students are the majority at Briggs Elementary School, with 79% of enrollment. It is also 9% Pacific Islander, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. Jackson County's residents are about 95% White, 16 points above the school's share. Briggs Elementary School's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 19.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.7:1. That is lower than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 70%. The 43% average for public schools in Jackson County is 27 points lower.
Briggs Elementary School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 3% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Briggs Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.2%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Iowa are predicted to post 57.1%, so the school is 13.9 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Jackson County, the median household income is $74,186, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 9 public schools in Jackson County, enrolling about 2,628 students in all.
The nearest public school is Maquoketa Middle School, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 69.0% proficiency; Briggs Elementary School posts 43.2%.
For locale, NCES codes Briggs Elementary School as Town: Distant.
Enrollment declined 14% from its 2020-21 level of 242.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,390
Census ACS
Median income
$74,186
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,628 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Maquoketa Comm School District
- Maquoketa Community High SchoolHigh · 477 students
- Maquoketa Middle SchoolMiddle · 315 students
- Cardinal Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
Other schools in Maquoketa
- Maquoketa Community High SchoolHigh · 477 students
- Maquoketa Middle SchoolMiddle · 315 students
- Cardinal Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
Other Briggs Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Briggs Elementary. Briggs Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Briggs ElementaryAshburnham, MA · 461 students
- Briggs ElementaryFlorence, SC · 451 students
- Briggs ElementarySanta Paula, CA · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Maquoketa Middle School0.6 mi · 315
- Maquoketa Community High School0.8 mi · 477
- Cardinal Elementary School0.9 mi · 260
- Delwood Elementary School5.8 mi · 142
- Andrew Elementary School6.9 mi · 125
- Easton Valley Junior High / High School14.0 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Briggs Elementary SchoolHow large is Briggs Elementary School?
Briggs Elementary School enrolls approximately 207 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Briggs Elementary School serve?
Briggs Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Briggs Elementary School?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at Briggs Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Briggs Elementary School?
Student demographics at Briggs Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Briggs Elementary School in?
Briggs Elementary School is part of Maquoketa Comm School District.
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