Forest Grove Elementary

Forest Grove Elementary is one of the moderately sized primary schools in Bettendorf, Iowa, overseen by Pleasant Valley Comm School District, with 332 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.

Across the 8 schools in Pleasant Valley Comm School District (5,696 students total), Forest Grove Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Forest Grove Elementary reports that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 12% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Forest Grove Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 5% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Scott County (around 38%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Forest Grove Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 89.7%; this one delivers 87.1%.

In the broader community, Scott County reports that median household income runs about $78,277, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Scott County runs 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,100 students), of which Forest Grove Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Hopewell Elementary, roughly 1.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Forest Grove Elementary. On composite proficiency, Forest Grove Elementary comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 81.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

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