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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT VALLEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192311001363

Cody Elementary School

2100 Territorial Road, LeClaire, IA 52753 · (563) 332-0210 · Scott County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 504 · STATE 325
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
61 students
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5312%
Grade 16014%
Grade 25913%
Grade 36014%
Grade 47216%
Grade 57016%
Grade 66916%

This year's kindergarten class (53) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (69).

Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48% · US 70%
White
37484%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 70% · US 43%
Hispanic
266%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
61%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Asian
123%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
245%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
22751%
Female
21649%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Cody Elementary School→Pleasant Valley Junior High School→Pleasant Valley High School
Based on grade levels within Pleasant Valley Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ISASP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
91.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
93.6%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

ISASP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2591.8%93.6%
2023-2488.2%93.7%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
88.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Cody Elementary School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Cody Elementary School this school44313.8%88.8%
Abbie Grove Elementary
Ankeny
44511.5%N/A
Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary
Cedar Falls
47210.4%90.7%
North Ridge Elementary
Grimes
41213.3%N/A
Oviatt Elementary School
Norwalk
54814.4%N/A
Helen A Hansen Elementary School
Cedar Falls
56912.7%87.8%
Matched among Iowa elementary 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 Cody Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IowaIn Scott County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
88.8%#17 of 564#4 of 31
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
93.6%#12 of 564
▼ 2
#3 of 31
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
91.8%#12 of 564
▲ 12
#4 of 31
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
443#156 of 705#9 of 34
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.3:1#376 of 561#18 of 29
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
28.0%#354 of 561#27 of 29
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
13.8%#632 of 666#30 of 33
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+22.7%#32 of 168#2 of 11
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
443
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 358
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254433114.3:114% (61)
2023-2444429.914.8:114% (63)
2022-234572915.8:110% (47)
2020-214452617.1:111% (49)
2017-1836121.916.4:19% (33)
2015-163202214.6:18% (27)
2010-113602315.7:111% (40)
2000-012701914.2:116% (43)
1990-913581622.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cody Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 23% (361 to 443); teachers up 41% (21.9 to 31).

About Cody Elementary School

Families in LeClaire, Iowa, are served by Cody Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 443 students in kindergarten through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in Iowa enroll about 325 students on average.

Pleasant Valley Comm School District serves 5,696 students across 8 schools.

White students are 84% of those enrolled at Cody Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 28, compared with 70 nationally.

For every teacher at Cody Elementary School, there are about 14.3 students; the school has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa is close to this figure. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 14%. Across public schools in Scott County, the average is 38%.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Cody Elementary School is +3.8 points: 88.8% actual, 85.1% predicted.

Census data for Scott County show the median household earns about $78,277 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Scott County number 53, with about 26,100 students.

Cody Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Bridgeview Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Local comparison: Cody Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 88.8% versus a 74.7% average.

Federal data place Cody Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment has been fairly stable: 445 in 2020-21 and 443 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 17.1:1 in 2020-21 to 14.3:1 in 2024-25.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Cody Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Scott County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Cody Elementary School
District
Pleasant Valley Comm School District
Address
2100 Territorial Road, LeClaire, IA 52753
Phone
(563) 332-0210
County
Scott County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
443
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
14.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
61 (14%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
192311001363
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Pleasant Valley Comm School District
Other schools in LeClaire
Other Cody Elementary schools

3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Cody Elementary. Cody Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Cody Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Cody Elementary School?
Cody Elementary School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Cody Elementary School serve?
Cody Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Cody Elementary School have?
Cody Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cody Elementary School?
At Cody Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Cody Elementary School public or private?
Cody Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pleasant Valley Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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