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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETTENDORF COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190486000149
Mark Twain Elementary School
1620 Lincoln Rd, Bettendorf, IA 52722 · (563) 359-8263 · Scott County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Iowa public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
193 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Bettendorf Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
80.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 69.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Mark Twain Elementary School
Mark Twain Elementary School's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Twain Elementary School this school | 409 | 47.2% | 65.3% |
| Hubbell Elementary Des Moines | 362 | 42.8% | 67.1% |
| Bloomer Elementary School Council Bluffs | 396 | 48.0% | 57.5% |
| Early Childhood Center Fort Dodge | 376 | 42.0% | N/A |
| Linn Grove Elementary School Marion | 385 | 44.4% | 70.5% |
| Greenwood Elementary School Des Moines | 293 | 46.4% | 66.7% |
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 Mark Twain Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #406 of 564 | #20 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #224 of 564 ▲ 156 | #12 of 31 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #448 of 564 ▼ 62 | #22 of 31 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #207 of 705 | #14 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #455 of 561 | #23 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #154 of 561 | #17 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #255 of 666 | #17 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.6% | #12 of 168 | #1 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 2024-25Enrollment
409
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 409 | 27.2 | 15.0:1 | 47% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 47% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 50% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 36% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 22.5 | 13.1:1 | 44% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 50% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 48% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 289 | 17 | 17.0:1 | 17% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | 19 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mark Twain Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (295 to 409); teachers up 21% (22.5 to 27.2).
About Mark Twain Elementary School
Mark Twain Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Bettendorf, Iowa. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 409 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Iowa enroll about 325 students on average.
Mark Twain Elementary School reports to Bettendorf Comm School District, which has 7 schools and 4,257 students.
The student body at Mark Twain Elementary School is 60% White. The school is also 17% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 8% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 79%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
Teacher count: 27.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Iowa, 13.7:1, is lower. Roughly 47% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Scott County, the average eligibility rate is 38%.
On the allk12 Grade, Mark Twain Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 24% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Schools in Iowa with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 68.3%. Mark Twain Elementary School scores 65.3%.
In Scott County, home to about 174,608 people, the median household earns about $78,277 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Mark Twain Elementary School shares Scott County with 52 other public schools.
The closest school to Mark Twain Elementary School is Bettendorf Middle School, located about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mark Twain Elementary School. On proficiency, Mark Twain Elementary School is behind the 71.5% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Mark Twain Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Mark Twain Elementary School had 411 students in 2020-21 and 409 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Bettendorf Comm School District
- Bettendorf High SchoolHigh · 1,433 students
- Bettendorf Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- Grant Wood Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Paul Norton Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Herbert Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
Other schools in Bettendorf
- Pleasant Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,731 students
- Bettendorf High SchoolHigh · 1,433 students
- Bettendorf Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- Hopewell ElementaryElementary · 658 students
- Riverdale Heights Elem SchoolElementary · 628 students
- Pleasant View Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
Other Mark Twain Elementary schools
30 other US public schools in 13 states are named Mark Twain Elementary. Mark Twain Elementary School is the 15th largest of the 31.
- Mark Twain ElementaryIowa City, IA · 213 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryRiverside, CA · 1,033 students
- Mark Twain Elementary SchoolALVIN, TX · 634 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryLawndale, CA · 585 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryPASCO, WA · 579 students
Nearby schools
- Bettendorf Middle School0.6 mi · 952
- Grant Wood Elementary School0.9 mi · 433
- Neil Armstrong Elementary School1.2 mi · 268
- Herbert Hoover Elementary School1.3 mi · 359
- Riverdale Heights Elem School1.4 mi · 628
- Bettendorf High School1.4 mi · 1,433
Frequently asked questions
About Mark Twain Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mark Twain Elementary School?
Mark Twain Elementary School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mark Twain Elementary School serve?
Mark Twain Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mark Twain Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Mark Twain Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mark Twain Elementary School?
At Mark Twain Elementary School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 17% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Mark Twain Elementary School in?
Mark Twain Elementary School is part of Bettendorf Comm School District.
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