Summary:
Maquoketa Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Maquoketa, Iowa, with a student population of 315. The school is part of the Maquoketa Community School District, which is ranked 307 out of 309 school districts in Iowa and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Maquoketa Middle School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP), is consistently below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 48.4% (7th grade) to 71.8% (8th grade), compared to the state averages of 74.5% (6th grade), 77.3% (7th grade), and 77.5% (8th grade). Similarly, in Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 56.1% (6th grade) to 60.2% (7th grade), compared to the state averages of 71.1% (6th grade), 69.9% (7th grade), and 73.2% (8th grade). The school has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Iowa middle schools, with a ranking between 217 and 311 out of 318-349 schools over the past 10 years, and its SchoolDigger rating has also been low, ranging from 0 to 2 stars out of 5.
Maquoketa Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 47% to 53.33% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the nearby Central DeWitt Intermediate School, which had a 32.83% free and reduced lunch rate in 2022-2023. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.4 to 12.8 over the past three school years, which is lower than the nearby Central DeWitt Intermediate School, which had a 14 student-teacher ratio in 2022-2023.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Maquoketa Community School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
299th of 337 Iowa Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,315
Students who attend Maquoketa Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Maquoketa Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.7
Number of students: 315
Racial breakdown:
White:
86.0%
African American:
4.4%
Two or more races:
4.1%
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Pacific Islander:
2.9%
Hispanic:
2.2%
Asian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.3%
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