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Best Public Schools in Delaware County, IA

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Schools

2,571

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedMaquoketa Valley Middle School11^th of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Biggest riser

West Delaware High School up 34 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Dyersville Elementary School 11.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Edgewood-Colesburg Elementary School and 1 more

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)									ISASP Mathematics (2025)									ISASP Science (2025)			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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Edgewood-Colesburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	409 East St	Colesburg	52035	Delaware County	Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 856-2415	284	25	11.5	38.4%	274 (96.5%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64	229^th of 576 public elementary schools	60.2%					(n/a)	73.7	82.8	81.1	62.2						73.7	93.1	81.1	75.7						81.1			$11,286	$861	$10,425
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	145	9	15.9	27.6%	141 (97.2%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	86.3	11^th of 344 public middle schools	96.8%		79.7	37^th of 337 public middle schools	89.0%	26				86.0	87.3	93.5							93.0	87.3	95.7					87.0		$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	166	9	17.6	34.3%	158 (95.2%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	81.8	57^th of 576 public elementary schools	90.1%		84.9	37^th of 557 public elementary schools	93.4%	20	81.7	83.3	88.5							93.3	87.0	82.7							76.9			$12,731	$417	$12,314
Earlville Elementary School	Public	PK-K	213 Stow St	Earlville	52041	Delaware County	Maquoketa Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 923-3225	91	7	13.3	37.4%	87 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)								(n/a)																						$12,084	$824	$11,259
Johnston Elementary School	Public	1-2	131 Culver Road	Hopkinton	52237	Delaware County	Maquoketa Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 926-2701	94	8	12.2	33.0%	89 (94.7%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)								(n/a)																						$13,064	$273	$12,791
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	206	18	11.2	32.0%	198 (96.1%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	80.8	29^th of 340 public high schools	91.5%		77.9	43^rd of 338 public high schools	87.3%	14							85.4	84.5	85.2							89.6	84.5	77.8			81.0	$16,346	$544	$15,802
Lambert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1001 Doctor St	Manchester	52057	Delaware County	West Delaware County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 927-3515	449	33	13.6	47.4%	379 (84.4%)	25 (5.6%)	18 (4.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	52.2	316^th of 576 public elementary schools	45.1%		61.6	230^th of 557 public elementary schools	58.7%	86	64.3	71.1								83.3	76.7											$11,988	$687	$11,300
West Delaware High School	Public	9-12	605 New St	Manchester	52057	Delaware County	West Delaware County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 927-3515	436	34	12.6	25.0%	401 (92.0%)	7 (1.6%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	80	32^nd of 340 public high schools	90.6%		74.2	66^th of 338 public high schools	80.5%	34							90.2	88.9	82.2							77.5	75.9	85.0			81.5	$14,778	$170	$14,608
West Delaware Middle School	Public	5-8	1101 Doctor St	Manchester	52057	Delaware County	West Delaware County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 927-3515	378	31	12.1	34.1%	352 (93.1%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	79.3	34^th of 344 public middle schools	90.1%		75.8	59^th of 337 public middle schools	82.5%	25			83.1	83.7	93.8	90.9						84.4	84.9	82.5	83.6				71.4	83.6		$12,591	$293	$12,298
Dyersville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	813 12th Ave SW	Dyersville	52040	Delaware County	Western Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 663-9641	322	29	11.1	38.2%	277 (86.0%)	19 (5.9%)	15 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	44.1	377^th of 576 public elementary schools	34.5%					(n/a)	68.1	60.0	64.4							76.6	84.4	68.9							55.6			$14,615	$1,171	$13,446

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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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