Delhi Elementary School

Delhi Elementary School is one of the compact K-5 schools in Delhi, Iowa, one of the schools within Maquoketa Valley Comm School District, with 166 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 49% leaner than typical.

Delhi Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Maquoketa Valley Comm School District, a district that serves 702 students overall.

Demographically, Delhi Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Delhi Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 74.8%; this one delivers 84.7%, a residual of +9.9 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Delaware County put median household income runs about $74,989, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Delaware County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,571 students), Delhi Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Maquoketa Valley Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Delhi Elementary School comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 81.8%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Delhi Elementary School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 162 (now 166).

On the community side, the feed for Delhi Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.