Enrollment
315
Middle
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAQUOKETA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191851001063
Maquoketa Middle School
200 East Locust Street, Maquoketa, IA 52060 · (563) 652-4956 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Iowa public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
176 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 67 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 127 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 121 | 38% |
Student demographics
27%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
Students here typically continue to
Maquoketa Middle School→Maquoketa Community High School
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
56.9%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
58.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 58.6% |
| 2023-24 | 58.8% | 58.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 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 Maquoketa Middle School
Maquoketa Middle School's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maquoketa Middle School this school | 315 | 55.9% | 58.1% |
| Keokuk Middle School Keokuk | 381 | 53.3% | 71.2% |
| Howar Middle School Centerville | 298 | 56.0% | 65.5% |
| Creston Middle School Creston | 259 | 54.4% | 73.2% |
| Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School Vinton | 331 | 52.3% | 82.0% |
| Knoxville Middle School Knoxville | 323 | 51.7% | 67.2% |
Matched among Iowa middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #196 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #192 of 224 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #205 of 224 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #138 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #30 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #113 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #44 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #47 of 61 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
315
-29 (-8%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 315 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 56% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 25.8 | 12.7:1 | 52% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 26.9 | 11.7:1 | 53% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 52% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 27.4 | 11.2:1 | 58% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 26 | 12.0:1 | 55% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 28 | 12.5:1 | 51% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 36% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 30 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maquoketa Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (305 to 315); teachers down 9% (27.4 to 25).
About Maquoketa Middle School
Maquoketa Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school based in Maquoketa, Iowa. School enrollment was 315 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Iowa is roughly 400 students; this school is 21% smaller than that.
The 4 schools of Maquoketa Comm School District, including Maquoketa Middle School, enroll 1,259 students.
Most students at Maquoketa Middle School are White: 85% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Pacific Islander. Jackson County as a whole is about 95% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Maquoketa Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
Teachers at Maquoketa Middle School total 25 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.6:1. The 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 176 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 56%. The average for public schools in Jackson County is 43%.
The allk12 Grade for Maquoketa Middle School is D. Compared with Iowa public middle schools, the school scored higher than 8% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Maquoketa Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.1% is 5.8 points below the 64.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the county around the school, Jackson County, median household income is about $74,186, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. A total of 9 public schools operate in Jackson County, serving about 2,628 students.
Of nearby public schools, Maquoketa Community High School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 66.9% proficiency; Maquoketa Middle School posts 58.1%.
For locale, NCES codes Maquoketa Middle School as Town: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 315 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 344.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Maquoketa Middle School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Community High SchoolHigh · 477 students
- Cardinal Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Briggs Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
Other schools in Maquoketa
- Maquoketa Community High SchoolHigh · 477 students
- Cardinal Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Briggs Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
Nearby schools
- Maquoketa Community High School0.5 mi · 477
- Briggs Elementary School0.6 mi · 207
- Cardinal Elementary School1.0 mi · 260
- Delwood Elementary School5.2 mi · 142
- Andrew Elementary School7.2 mi · 125
- Easton Valley Junior High / High School13.7 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Maquoketa Middle SchoolHow many students attend Maquoketa Middle School?
Maquoketa Middle School enrolls approximately 315 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Maquoketa Middle School serve?
Maquoketa Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Maquoketa Middle School have?
Maquoketa Middle School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is Maquoketa Middle School?
Maquoketa Middle School reports a student body of 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Maquoketa Middle School in?
Maquoketa Middle School is part of Maquoketa Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.