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Enrollment
477
High
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAQUOKETA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191851001062
Maquoketa Community High School
600 Washington, Maquoketa, IA 52060 · (563) 652-2451 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Iowa public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
253 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 134 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 104 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 122 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 117 | 25% |
Student demographics
25%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
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
58.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.7% | 49.9% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 65% 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 Maquoketa Community High School
Maquoketa Community High School's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maquoketa Community High School this school | 477 | 53.0% | 50.5% |
| Centerville High School Centerville | 368 | 51.1% | 60.8% |
| Keokuk High School Keokuk | 583 | 49.7% | 63.5% |
| Vinton-Shellsburg High School Vinton | 414 | 49.5% | 78.5% |
| Chariton High School Chariton | 372 | 55.1% | 67.5% |
| Pocahontas Area Middle/ High School Pocahontas | 367 | 53.7% | 70.5% |
Matched among Iowa high 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 Maquoketa Community High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #301 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #290 of 314 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #296 of 314 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #98 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #148 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #114 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #38 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #94 of 125 |
Ranked against other public high 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
477
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 477 | 32.2 | 14.8:1 | 53% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 34.4 | 14.4:1 | 47% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 34.3 | 14.5:1 | 48% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 41 | 11.9:1 | 46% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 47% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 39 | 13.5:1 | 49% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 39 | 14.4:1 | 40% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 50 | 12.2:1 | 25% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 541 | 44 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maquoketa Community High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (502 to 477); teachers down 18% (39 to 32.2).
About Maquoketa Community High School
Maquoketa Community High School is a public high school in Maquoketa, Iowa. Its enrollment is 477 students, spread over grades 9 through 12.
Maquoketa Community High School is one of the 4 schools that make up Maquoketa Comm School District (1,259 students in total).
Roughly 86% of students at Maquoketa Community High School are White. The remaining students are 6% Pacific Islander, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. Among people living in Jackson County, the White share is about 95%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Maquoketa Community High School scores 25%.
Its ratio of 14.8:1 is based on 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Iowa average 17.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 53%. For comparison, public schools in Jackson County average 43%.
On the allk12 Grade, Maquoketa Community High School lands at F, ahead of 3% of Iowa public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Maquoketa Community High School ranks in the bottom 10% of Iowa schools. It scores 50.5%; the prediction is 65.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Jackson County show that median household income comes to about $74,186, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jackson County counts 9 public schools with about 2,628 students.
Measured in a straight line, Maquoketa Middle School is about 0.5 miles from Maquoketa Community High School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. On proficiency, Maquoketa Community High School is behind the 67.9% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 487 in 2020-21, 477 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 11.9:1 to 14.8:1.
This page is set up for the Maquoketa Community High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Middle SchoolMiddle · 315 students
- Cardinal Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Briggs Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
Other schools in Maquoketa
- Maquoketa Middle SchoolMiddle · 315 students
- Cardinal Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Briggs Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
Nearby schools
- Maquoketa Middle School0.5 mi · 315
- Briggs Elementary School0.8 mi · 207
- Cardinal Elementary School1.5 mi · 260
- Delwood Elementary School5.2 mi · 142
- Andrew Elementary School7.7 mi · 125
- Easton Valley Junior High / High School14.1 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Maquoketa Community High SchoolHow large is Maquoketa Community High School?
Maquoketa Community High School enrolls approximately 477 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Maquoketa Community High School serve?
Maquoketa Community High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maquoketa Community High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maquoketa Community High School is approximately 14.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Maquoketa Community High School?
Student demographics at Maquoketa Community High School are roughly 86% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Maquoketa Community High School in?
Maquoketa Community High School is part of Maquoketa Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.