Summary:
Maquoketa Community School District in Iowa has a single high school, Maquoketa Community High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from a 2-star rating in 2021-2022 to a 0-star rating in 2023-2024, and now ranks 311 out of 338 Iowa high schools.
Maquoketa Community High School's academic performance lags behind state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science all falling short of the state levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 10th-grade proficiency rates were 52.9% in ELA, 53.3% in Math, and 38.7% in Science, compared to the state averages of 73.8%, 66%, and 59.5%, respectively. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 47.59% in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating significant economic challenges faced by the student population.
Despite the Maquoketa Community School District spending $15,941 per student in the 2018-2019 school year, which is higher than the national average, the school's academic performance has continued to decline. The school's student-teacher ratio of 14.5 to 1 in the 2022-2023 school year is slightly lower than the national average, but this has not translated into improved student outcomes. The district and school leadership may need to evaluate the effectiveness of resource allocation and explore strategies to address the underlying factors contributing to the school's academic challenges.
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