Best Public Schools in Delhi, IA

Summary:

The city of Delhi, Iowa is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Delhi Elementary School, Maquoketa Valley Middle School, and Maquoketa Valley Senior High School. These schools are part of the Maquoketa Valley Community School District and demonstrate a strong commitment to academic excellence, with several standout schools and consistently high performance on standardized tests.

Delhi Elementary School stands out as a top-performing institution, ranking 37th out of 557 Iowa elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently achieves high proficiency rates on ISASP tests, with over 80% of students proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Maquoketa Valley Middle School also impresses, ranking 37th out of 337 Iowa middle schools and boasting impressive ISASP scores, with over 80% of students proficient or better across grades 6-8.

While the schools in the Maquoketa Valley Community School District share a predominantly white student population, they maintain similar free/reduced lunch rates and vary in their spending per student and student-teacher ratios. These differences in resource allocation may contribute to the schools' distinct academic achievements. Overall, the data suggests that the district is providing a high-quality education, with Delhi Elementary and Maquoketa Valley Middle School standing out as particularly strong performers.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISASP English Language Arts (2024)									ISASP Mathematics (2024)									ISASP Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maquoketa Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	112 Third Street	Delhi	52223	Delaware County	Maquoketa Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 922-9411	159	8	19.1	29.6%	155 (97.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	79.7	37^th of 337 public middle schools	89.0%		82.1	26^th of 334 public middle schools	92.2%	11				85.2	93.5	80.9							81.5	93.5	85.1					83.0		$10,472	$273	$10,199
Delhi Elementary School	Public	3-5	112 Third Street	Delhi	52223	Delaware County	Maquoketa Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 922-9411	148	7	20.2	29.1%	144 (97.3%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	84.9	37^th of 557 public elementary schools	93.4%		88	22^nd of 565 public elementary schools	96.1%	15	80.4	83.7	90.5							92.2	81.6	100.0							73.8			$12,731	$417	$12,314
Maquoketa Valley Senior High School	Public	9-12	107 South St	Delhi	52223	Delaware County	Maquoketa Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 922-2091	191	17	10.9	28.8%	180 (94.2%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	77.9	43^rd of 338 public high schools	87.3%		73.5	65^th of 336 public high schools	80.7%	22							83.3	92.6	88.4							70.0	83.3	69.8			83.3	$16,346	$544	$15,802

Cities Near Delhi

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Earlville	4.65 mi	1
Hopkinton	7.04 mi	1
Manchester	7.45 mi	3	105^th
Dyersville	10.39 mi	1
Monticello	14.58 mi	4	161^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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