Hopewell Elementary

Hopewell Elementary is a roomy primary school in Bettendorf, Iowa, overseen by Pleasant Valley Comm School District. The school serves 658 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Hopewell Elementary sits 102% above that benchmark.

Pleasant Valley Comm School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 5,696 students; Hopewell Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Hopewell Elementary logs that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 21% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Scott County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 4% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Scott County (around 38%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Hopewell Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 90.0%; this one delivers 96.2%.

In the area at large, Scott County reports that median household income runs about $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. Hopewell Elementary is one of 53 public schools in Scott County (combined enrollment of about 26,100 students).

Nearest neighbor: Forest Grove Elementary, around 1.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hopewell Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 82.4%.

Hopewell Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hopewell Elementary has showed little movement, going from 650 students in 2018 to 658 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 70% to 63% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.