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Schools in Baldwin

Baldwin’s public schools

Maquoketa Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Baldwin. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
61%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▲ 5% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,259 students on the public path
In brief

Baldwin’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Baldwin’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Maquoketa Community High School places highest (better than 44%); Briggs Elementary School lowest (7%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Baldwin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Cardinal Elementary Schoolin MaquoketaNo scores
3–5Briggs Elementary Schoolin MaquoketaD
6–8Maquoketa Middle Schoolin MaquoketaD
9–12Maquoketa Community High Schoolin MaquoketaC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Maquoketa Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Maquoketa Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,259 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,392IA $13,713 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading61%
State average 69.7% · 892 students tested
Math48%
State average 63.8% · 897 students tested

Baldwin vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Baldwin’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Baldwin—Maquoketa

Every school in Baldwin

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Baldwinin other towns
Cardinal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Maquoketa
260 students12:1Rate it →
Briggs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Maquoketa
D
207 students11:1Rate it →
Maquoketa Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Maquoketa
D
315 students13:1Rate it →
Maquoketa Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Maquoketa
C+
477 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Baldwin’s schools

Are Baldwin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Baldwin. Maquoketa Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Baldwin. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Baldwin in?

Maquoketa Community School District.

Where do Baldwin kids go to high school?

Maquoketa Community High School.

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What Baldwin families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.