Maquoketa Valley Middle School

Maquoketa Valley Middle School is a micro-enrollment intermediate school in Delhi, Iowa, run under Maquoketa Valley Comm School District. The school enrolls 145 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 400 students per school, that is 64% below typical.

Maquoketa Valley Comm School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 702 students. Maquoketa Valley Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Maquoketa Valley Middle School lists that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Delaware County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Maquoketa Valley Middle School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Maquoketa Valley Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 28% of students at Maquoketa Valley Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Maquoketa Valley Middle School sits in the top 10% of Iowa schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 78.2%; actual is 87.8%, +9.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, census data for Delaware County shows median household income runs about $74,989, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Maquoketa Valley Middle School is one of 10 public schools in Delaware County (combined enrollment of about 2,571 students).

The closest other public school is Delhi Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Maquoketa Valley Middle School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Maquoketa Valley Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 81.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 144 students in 2018 compared to 145 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share increased from 92% to 97%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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