Cardinal Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Maquoketa, Iowa
Cardinal Elementary School in Maquoketa, Iowa enrolled 260 students in 2024-25 with 22.3 full-time teachers, 11.6 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
271 students in 2022-23, 266 students in 2023-24, 260 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.9 to 22.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 271 | 23.9 | 11.3 |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 20.4 | 13.0 |
| 2024-25 | 260 | 22.3 | 11.6 |
11.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 82 of every 100 Iowa elementary schools
Among the 654 Iowa elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 223 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cardinal Elementary School enrolled 223 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 223 of the 223 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent24.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
81.9% of students were White, 6.9% Pacific Islander, 4.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White81.9%
- Pacific Islander6.9%
- Hispanic4.2%
- Two or more races3.8%
- Black2.3%
- Asian0.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Maquoketa
2 public elementary schools in Maquoketa report 2024-25 enrollment; Cardinal Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Elementary School | 260 | 11.6 | 53.1% |
| Briggs Elementary School | 207 | 10.7 | 62.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cardinal Elementary School
- Briggs Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 207 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Delwood Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.6 miles away: 142 students, 8.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
- Compare Cardinal Elementary School with Briggs Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Maquoketa Community School District spends per student$13,996 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,996
- The largest public schools in IowaCardinal Elementary School is the number 442 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#442 of 655
- Iowa schools by students per teacher11.6 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.11.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Cardinal Elementary School
How many students attend Cardinal Elementary School?
260 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 271 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Maquoketa, IA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cardinal Elementary School?
11.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Cardinal Elementary School a Title I school?
Cardinal Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Cardinal Elementary School in?
Maquoketa Community School District, NCES district ID 1918510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 191851001061 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.