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Enrollment
1,433
High
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETTENDORF COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190486000142
Bettendorf High School
3333 18th Street, Bettendorf, IA 52722 · (563) 332-7001 · Scott County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,433 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Iowa public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
421 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 41%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 342 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 363 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 373 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 355 | 25% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bettendorf Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.9%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
75.8%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.9% | 75.8% |
| 2023-24 | 81.6% | 77.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bettendorf High School
Bettendorf High School's state test result (77.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bettendorf High School this school | 1,433 | 29.4% | 77.3% |
| Southeast Polk High School Pleasant Hill | 1,722 | 33.4% | 67.5% |
| Clear Creek Amana High School Tiffin | 800 | 28.3% | 76.1% |
| Prairie High School Cedar Rapids | 1,766 | 29.8% | 64.8% |
| John F Kennedy High School Cedar Rapids | 1,648 | 36.0% | 69.3% |
| Liberty High School North Liberty | 1,286 | 24.3% | 75.9% |
Matched among Iowa high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bettendorf High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #98 of 313 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #107 of 314 ▼ 39 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #109 of 314 ▼ 1 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,433 | #23 of 340 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #174 of 259 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #50 of 260 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.4% | #215 of 320 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #96 of 125 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,433
-90 (-6%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,326
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,433 | 92.9 | 15.4:1 | 29% (421) |
| 2023-24 | 1,485 | 97.7 | 15.2:1 | 29% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 1,482 | 98.7 | 15.0:1 | 31% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 1,523 | 96 | 15.9:1 | 29% (446) |
| 2017-18 | 1,503 | 93 | 16.2:1 | 29% (434) |
| 2015-16 | 1,533 | 88 | 17.4:1 | 29% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 1,438 | 86 | 16.7:1 | 24% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 1,520 | 94 | 16.2:1 | 7% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 1,326 | 76 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bettendorf High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,503 to 1,433); teachers unchanged (93 to 92.9).
About Bettendorf High School
Bettendorf High School is a large high school. Its address is in Bettendorf, Iowa. The school serves 1,433 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in Iowa average about 468 students.
Bettendorf Comm School District (7 schools, 4,257 students) runs Bettendorf High School.
By race and ethnicity, Bettendorf High School is 69% White. Other reported shares: 12% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 79% White among all Scott County residents. Bettendorf High School has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 92.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.4:1. The average ratio among high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Bettendorf High School is 29%. It compares with 38% for public schools in Scott County.
Bettendorf High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 66% of Iowa public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Bettendorf High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 77.3%; the prediction is 77.3%.
In the county around the school, Scott County, median household income is about $78,277, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 53 public schools operate in Scott County, serving about 26,100 students.
Herbert Hoover Elementary School is located about 0.3 miles from Bettendorf High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 75.5% proficiency; Bettendorf High School posts 77.3%.
NCES describes the area around Bettendorf High School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 1,523 to 1,433.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,608
Census ACS
Median income
$78,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
26,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bettendorf Comm School District
- Bettendorf Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- Grant Wood Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Mark Twain Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Paul Norton Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Herbert Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
Other schools in Bettendorf
- Pleasant Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,731 students
- Bettendorf Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- Hopewell ElementaryElementary · 658 students
- Riverdale Heights Elem SchoolElementary · 628 students
- Pleasant View Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Grant Wood Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
Nearby schools
- Herbert Hoover Elementary School0.3 mi · 359
- Bettendorf Middle School0.8 mi · 952
- Paul Norton Elementary School0.8 mi · 403
- Grant Wood Elementary School0.9 mi · 433
- Riverdale Heights Elem School1.1 mi · 628
- Pleasant Valley High School1.4 mi · 1,731
Frequently asked questions
About Bettendorf High SchoolHow large is Bettendorf High School?
Bettendorf High School enrolls approximately 1,433 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bettendorf High School serve?
Bettendorf High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bettendorf High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bettendorf High School is approximately 15.4:1 (93 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bettendorf High School?
Bettendorf High School reports a student body of 69% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Bettendorf High School public or private?
Bettendorf High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bettendorf Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.