Enrollment
166
Elementary
DISTRICT 117 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAQUOKETA VALLEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191854001064
Delhi Elementary School
112 Third Street, Delhi, IA 52223 · (563) 922-9411 · Delaware County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Iowa public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
17.6:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
57 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 60 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 31% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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 Valley Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
84.4%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
87.9%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.4% | 87.9% |
| 2023-24 | 84.5% | 90.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
84.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 75% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 10 points, placing it in Iowa's top 10%.
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 Delhi Elementary School
Delhi Elementary School's state test result (84.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Elementary School this school | 166 | 34.3% | 84.7% |
| Central City Elementary School Central City | 170 | 33.5% | 72.8% |
| Southeast Warren Primary Milo | 162 | 35.8% | 82.1% |
| Twin Cedars Elementary School Bussey | 170 | 34.1% | 66.4% |
| MMCRU Marcus Elementary Marcus | 166 | 31.9% | 80.3% |
| H-L-V Elementary School Victor | 168 | 32.1% | 72.5% |
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 Delhi Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #56 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.9% | #63 of 564 ▼ 29 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #74 of 564 ▼ 27 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #603 of 705 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #440 of 666 | N/A |
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
166
+19 (+13%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 166 | 9.4 | 17.6:1 | 34% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 143 | 8.6 | 16.6:1 | 30% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 148 | 7.3 | 20.3:1 | 29% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 147 | 9 | 16.3:1 | 29% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 162 | 9.7 | 16.7:1 | 39% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 138 | 7 | 19.7:1 | 40% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 145 | 11 | 13.2:1 | 48% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 144 | 8 | 18.0:1 | 16% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | 17 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Delhi Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (162 to 166); teachers down 3% (9.7 to 9.4).
About Delhi Elementary School
Delhi Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Delhi, Iowa, one of the schools in Maquoketa Valley Comm School District. Its 166 students are spread across grades 3 through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325 students.
Delhi Elementary School is part of Maquoketa Valley Comm School District, where 5 schools serve 702 students.
Delhi Elementary School's enrollment is 95% White. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 9% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 9.4 full-time equivalents, or about 17.6 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Iowa have 13.7:1, compared with 17.6:1 here. About 34% of students, or 57, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Delaware County average 35%.
Delhi Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 94% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Iowa schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Delhi Elementary School does better than predicted by 9.9 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 84.7%; the prediction is 74.8%.
Delaware County has these Census figures: the median household income is $74,989, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Delaware County has 10 public schools and roughly 2,571 students.
Maquoketa Valley Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Its average proficiency rate of 84.7% is above the 81.8% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Delhi Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 19 students since 2020-21, to 166. Students per teacher rose from 16.3 in 2020-21 to 17.6 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,558
Census ACS
Median income
$74,989
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,571 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Maquoketa Valley Comm School District
- Maquoketa Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 206 students
- Maquoketa Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 145 students
- Johnston Elementary SchoolElementary · 94 students
- Earlville Elementary SchoolElementary · 91 students
Other schools in Delhi
- Maquoketa Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 206 students
- Maquoketa Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 145 students
Other Delhi Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Delhi Elementary. Delhi Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Delhi Elementary SchoolDelhi, LA · 167 students
Nearby schools
- Maquoketa Valley Middle School0.0 mi · 145
- Maquoketa Valley Senior High School0.0 mi · 206
- Earlville Elementary School4.8 mi · 91
- Johnston Elementary School6.8 mi · 94
- West Delaware High School7.6 mi · 436
- Lambert Elementary School7.7 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Delhi Elementary SchoolHow large is Delhi Elementary School?
Delhi Elementary School enrolls approximately 166 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Delhi Elementary School serve?
Delhi Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Delhi Elementary School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Delhi Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Delhi Elementary School?
Student demographics at Delhi Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Delhi Elementary School in?
Delhi Elementary School is part of Maquoketa Valley Comm School District.
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