Enrollment
206
High
DISTRICT 140 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAQUOKETA VALLEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191854001067
Maquoketa Valley Senior High School
107 South St, Delhi, IA 52223 · (563) 922-2091 · Delaware County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Iowa public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
66 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 49 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 58 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 21% |
Student demographics
8%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Maquoketa Valley Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
85.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
83.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 83.8% |
| 2023-24 | 87.9% | 74.5% |
% 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
82.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Valley Senior High School
Maquoketa Valley Senior High School's state test result (82.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maquoketa Valley Senior High School this school | 206 | 32.0% | 82.7% |
| Dunkerton High School Dunkerton | 200 | 32.0% | 74.0% |
| AHSTW High School Avoca | 205 | 32.7% | 79.7% |
| Grundy Center High School Grundy Center | 241 | 32.4% | 88.6% |
| Edgewood-Colesburg High School Edgewood | 206 | 33.5% | 75.6% |
| Fremont-Mills Middle And Senior High School Tabor | 213 | 31.5% | 79.5% |
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 Valley Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #36 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #26 of 314 ▲ 80 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #60 of 314 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #250 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #24 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.6% | #255 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.0% | #186 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #119 of 133 |
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
206
+6 (+3%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 206 | 18.3 | 11.3:1 | 32% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 211 | 18.3 | 11.5:1 | 26% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 17.5 | 10.9:1 | 29% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 15 | 13.3:1 | 35% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 201 | 18 | 11.2:1 | 37% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 222 | 19 | 11.7:1 | 29% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | 21 | 11.4:1 | 33% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 354 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 21% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 249 | 20 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maquoketa Valley Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (201 to 206); teachers up 1% (18 to 18.3).
About Maquoketa Valley Senior High School
Maquoketa Valley Senior High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Delhi, Iowa. It reported 206 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Iowa have about 468 students on average; enrollment here is 56% lower.
Maquoketa Valley Senior High School is in Maquoketa Valley Comm School District, a district with 702 students across 5 schools.
Roughly 96% of students at Maquoketa Valley Senior High School are White. Delaware County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 8%.
There are 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.3:1. Compared with the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Iowa public high schools, Maquoketa Valley Senior High School outscored 93%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Maquoketa Valley Senior High School is 75.9%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 82.7%.
In the wider Delaware County area, median household income comes to about $74,989, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Delaware County counts 10 public schools with about 2,571 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Maquoketa Valley Senior High School from the closest public school, Delhi Elementary School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Maquoketa Valley Senior High School ranks 4th of 6 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Maquoketa Valley Senior High School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Maquoketa Valley Senior High School had a net gain of 6 students, or 3%. The ratio was 13.3:1 in 2020-21 and 11.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Delhi Elementary SchoolElementary · 166 students
- Maquoketa Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 145 students
- Johnston Elementary SchoolElementary · 94 students
- Earlville Elementary SchoolElementary · 91 students
Other schools in Delhi
- Delhi Elementary SchoolElementary · 166 students
- Maquoketa Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Delhi Elementary School0.0 mi · 166
- Maquoketa Valley Middle School0.0 mi · 145
- 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 Maquoketa Valley Senior High SchoolHow large is Maquoketa Valley Senior High School?
Maquoketa Valley Senior High School enrolls approximately 206 students in grades 09-12.
Is Maquoketa Valley Senior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Maquoketa Valley Senior High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maquoketa Valley Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maquoketa Valley Senior High School is approximately 11.3:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Maquoketa Valley Senior High School?
At Maquoketa Valley Senior High School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Maquoketa Valley Senior High School?
Maquoketa Valley Senior High School is overseen by Maquoketa Valley Comm School District in Delaware County.
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