Total enrollment
26,100
-1,575 (-6%) vs SY 2017-18
Scott County
Iowa · Public K-12
Scott County operates 53 public K-12 schools inside Iowa, with combined enrollment of approximately 26,100 (about 492 students per school). That works out to 35 elementary, 8 middle, and 7 high schools.
7-year change in Scott County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
49
-3 (-6%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
61%
was 66%
% Hispanic
12%
was 11%
% Black
14%
was 12%
% Asian
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Schools
53
5 districts
Enrollment
26,100
NCES CCD
Median income
$78,277
Above Iowa avg
Free/reduced lunch
37.9%
Below Iowa avg
Elementary
35
12,652 students
Middle
8
5,115 students
High
7
8,333 students
Combined / other
3
schools
LARGEST DISTRICT
Davenport Comm School District
12,812 students · 5 districts in Scott County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Scott County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
36.6%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
7.3%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
3.7%
civilian labor
Median age
39
23.1% under 18
Test scores in Scott County
Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 45 schools ranked. Iowa state average: 73.7%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
- Virgil Grissom Elementary School· 97.5%
- Hopewell Elementary· 95.9%
- Pleasant Valley Junior High School· 93.6%
- Bridgeview Elementary School· 92.1%
- Cody Elementary School· 91.8%
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- Madison Elementary School· 22.7%
- Jefferson Elementary School· 23.0%
- Frank L Smart Middle School· 34.9%
- Hayes Elementary School· 43.5%
- Williams Middle School· 47.0%
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley High School | Bettendorf | High | 09-12 | 1,731 | · |
| Bettendorf High School | Bettendorf | High | 09-12 | 1,433 | · |
| West High School | Davenport | High | 09-12 | 1,304 | · |
| Central High School | Davenport | High | 09-12 | 1,288 | · |
| North High School | Davenport | High | 09-12 | 1,190 | · |
| North Scott High School | Eldridge | High | 09-12 | 1,081 | · |
| Bettendorf Middle School | Bettendorf | Middle | 06-08 | 952 | · |
| Pleasant Valley Junior High School | Leclaire | Middle | 07-08 | 940 | · |
| Sudlow Middle School | Davenport | Middle | 06-08 | 734 | · |
| Hopewell Elementary | Bettendorf | Elementary | PK-06 | 658 | · |
| Wood Middle School | Davenport | Middle | 06-08 | 629 | · |
| Riverdale Heights Elem School | Bettendorf | Elementary | KG-06 | 628 | · |
| Pleasant View Elementary School | Bettendorf | Elementary | KG-06 | 621 | · |
| Williams Middle School | Davenport | Middle | 06-08 | 577 | · |
| Edward White Elementary School | Eldridge | Elementary | KG-06 | 556 | · |
| North Scott Junior High School | Eldridge | Middle | 07-08 | 531 | · |
| Wilson Elementary School | Davenport | Elementary | KG-05 | 507 | · |
| Adams Elementary School | Davenport | Elementary | KG-05 | 498 | · |
| Alan Shepard Elementary School | Long Grove | Elementary | PK-06 | 467 | · |
| Harrison Elementary School | Davenport | Elementary | KG-05 | 459 | · |
| Cody Elementary School | Leclaire | Elementary | KG-06 | 443 | · |
| Truman Elementary School | Davenport | Elementary | PK-05 | 434 | · |
| Grant Wood Elementary School | Bettendorf | Elementary | PK-05 | 433 | · |
| Frank L Smart Middle School | Davenport | Middle | 06-08 | 430 | · |
| McKinley Elementary School | Davenport | Elementary | KG-05 | 421 | · |
| Eisenhower Elementary School | Davenport | Elementary | KG-05 | 412 | · |
| Mark Twain Elementary School | Bettendorf | Elementary | PK-05 | 409 | · |
| Paul Norton Elementary School | Bettendorf | Elementary | KG-05 | 403 | · |
| Garfield Elementary School | Davenport | Elementary | KG-05 | 393 | · |
| Fillmore Elementary School | Davenport | Elementary | KG-05 | 388 | · |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Davenport | Elementary | KG-05 | 384 | · |
| Hayes Elementary School | Davenport | Elementary | PK-05 | 377 | · |
| Neil Armstrong Elementary School | Eldridge | Elementary | PK-06 | 369 | · |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary School | Bettendorf | Elementary | KG-05 | 359 | · |
| Bridgeview Elementary School | Leclaire | Elementary | PK-06 | 343 | · |
| Forest Grove Elementary | Bettendorf | Elementary | KG-06 | 332 | · |
| Jackson Elementary School | Davenport | Elementary | KG-05 | 322 | · |
| Walcott Middle School | Walcott | Middle | 06-08 | 322 | · |
| Madison Elementary School | Davenport | Elementary | KG-05 | 318 | · |
| Mid City High | Davenport | High | 08-12 | 306 | · |
| Children's Village West | Davenport | Elementary | PK-PK | 296 | · |
| Blue Grass Elementary School | Blue Grass | Elementary | KG-05 | 277 | · |
| Neil Armstrong Elementary School | Bettendorf | Elementary | PK-05 | 268 | · |
| Buffalo Elementary School | Buffalo | Elementary | PK-05 | 242 | · |
| John Glenn Elementary School | Donahue | Elementary | KG-06 | 179 | · |
| Virgil Grissom Elementary School | Princeton | Elementary | PK-06 | 152 | · |
| Walcott Elementary School | Walcott | Elementary | KG-05 | 150 | · |
| Children's Village At Hoover | Davenport | Elementary | PK-PK | 139 | · |
| Children's Village Hayes | Davenport | Elementary | PK-PK | 15 | · |
| Buchanan Elementary School | Davenport | Combined | M-M | · | · |
| Horizon Science Academy DAV | Davenport | Elementary | M-M | · | · |
| Monroe Elementary School | Davenport | Combined | M-M | · | · |
| Washington Elementary School | Davenport | Combined | M-M | · | · |
Cities in Scott County
About Scott County
Scott County is an average-sized county of about 174,608 residents in Iowa. Its public-school system enrolls approximately 26,100 students across 53 schools.
Zooming out, census numbers show typical household earnings sit around $78,277, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the federal-poverty share is near 7%. That income level is 9% noticeably above the Iowa median.
On the school-mix side, Scott County spans 35 elementary schools (12,652 students), 8 middle schools (5,115), 7 high schools (8,333), and 3 combined or other schools.
Davenport Comm School District dominates the local landscape, accounting for roughly 12,812 students on its own.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 6%: 27,675 students in SY 2017-18 versus 26,100 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Scott County shed 3 schools, going from 52 to 49. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 66% to 61% over the same window.
On this page, the community for Scott County discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.
Frequently asked questions
Scott County school rankings
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data