Herbert Hoover Elementary School

Herbert Hoover Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized elementary schools in Bettendorf, Iowa, run under Bettendorf Comm School District, with 359 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Within Bettendorf Comm School District, which oversees 7 schools and 4,257 students, Herbert Hoover Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Herbert Hoover Elementary School reports that 69% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black. By comparison, Scott County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Herbert Hoover Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Herbert Hoover Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Scott County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,277, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Herbert Hoover Elementary School is one of 53 public schools in Scott County (combined enrollment of about 26,100 students).

Bettendorf High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Herbert Hoover Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Herbert Hoover Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 76.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 21%: 452 students in 2018 compared to 359 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 80% to 69%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.