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Schools in Delaware

Delaware’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
83%
2021–22
Math proficiency
79%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 3% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
IA 14.1
Schools in town
0
608 students on the public path
In brief

Delaware’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Delaware’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Maquoketa Valley Senior High School places highest (better than 94%); Delhi Elementary School lowest (85%). 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 Delaware, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KEarlville Elementary Schoolin EarlvilleNo scores
3–5Delhi Elementary Schoolin DelhiA
6–8Maquoketa Valley Middle Schoolin DelhiA
9–12Maquoketa Valley Senior High Schoolin DelhiA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Maquoketa Valley 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 Valley Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 702 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,348IA $13,713 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading83%
State average 69.7% · 452 students tested
Math79%
State average 63.8% · 452 students tested

Delaware vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Delaware—Maquoketa Valley

Every school in Delaware

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 Delawarein other towns
Earlville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Earlville
91 students13:1Rate it →
Delhi Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Delhi
A
166 students18:1Rate it →
Maquoketa Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Delhi
A
145 students16:1Rate it →
Maquoketa Valley Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Delhi
A
206 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Delaware’s schools

Are Delaware’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Delaware. Maquoketa Valley Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Delaware. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Delaware in?

Maquoketa Valley Community School District.

Where do Delaware kids go to high school?

Maquoketa Valley Senior High School.

Parents talk

What Delaware 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.