Maquoketa Middle School

As a tight-knit middle-grades school in Maquoketa, Iowa, Maquoketa Middle School enrolls 315 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Maquoketa Comm School District. Enrollment runs roughly 21% smaller than the state mean of about 400.

Across the 4 schools in Maquoketa Comm School District (1,259 students total), Maquoketa Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Maquoketa Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Beyond that, the school shows 4% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 95% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jackson County (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Maquoketa Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.0%; this one delivers 58.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Jackson County shows median household income runs about $74,186, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Maquoketa Middle School is one of 9 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 2,628 students).

The closest other public school is Maquoketa Community High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Maquoketa Middle School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 66.9%.

Maquoketa Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 305 students in 2018 compared to 315 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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