Briggs Elementary School

As a compact elementary-level community in Maquoketa, Iowa, Briggs Elementary School works with 207 students from grades 3 through 5, overseen by Maquoketa Comm School District. That puts it 36% smaller than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

Within Maquoketa Comm School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,259 students, Briggs Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Briggs Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 9% Pacific Islander, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 95%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jackson County (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Briggs Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 57.1%; this one comes in at 43.2%, -13.9 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Jackson County put the typical household earns roughly $74,186 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jackson County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,628 students), of which Briggs Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Maquoketa Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Briggs Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 69.0%.

Briggs Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 27%: 282 students in 2018 compared to 207 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 79% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Briggs Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.