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High Schools in Maquoketa Community School District

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At a glance

DistrictMaquoketa Community School District310^th of 313 Iowa districtsFull district overview →

School

477

Students

Top rankedMaquoketa Community High School303^rd of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

Maquoketa Community High School up 8 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Maquoketa Community School District in Iowa has only one high school, Maquoketa Community High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school has consistently underperformed compared to state averages in Iowa, with a low statewide ranking, below-average proficiency rates, and a high chronic absenteeism rate.

Maquoketa Community High School has a 0-1 star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. The school's four-year graduation rate is 88.3%, slightly below the state average, and its proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are all lower than the state averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (47.07%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While the school district's spending per student is higher than the state average, the data suggests that Maquoketa Community High School faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. Addressing factors such as student engagement, instructional quality, and targeted interventions for struggling students may be crucial for the school to improve its performance and better serve its community.

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Ranking:

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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 (2025)	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 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maquoketa Community High School	Public	9-12	600 Washington	Maquoketa	52060	Jackson County	Maquoketa Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 652-2451	477	32	14.8	53.0%	411 (86.2%)	13 (2.7%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	13 (2.7%)	14.9	303^rd of 340 public high schools	10.9%		11.3	311^th of 338 public high schools	8.0%	8	63.6	61.1	50.5	43.2	57.3	56.8	41.7	$15,941	$248	$15,693

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Delwood Community School District	5.78 mi	1	22^nd
Andrew Community School District	6.91 mi	2	144^th
Easton Valley Community School District	14.02 mi	2	261^st
Midland Community School District	15.68 mi	2	231^st
Northeast Community School District	16.66 mi	2	48^th

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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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