Mark Twain Elementary School

As a mid-tier primary school in Bettendorf, Iowa, Mark Twain Elementary School instructs 409 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Bettendorf Comm School District. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 26% above typical.

Across the 7 schools in Bettendorf Comm School District (4,257 students total), Mark Twain Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Mark Twain Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment; the rest looks like 17% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Mark Twain Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Scott County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mark Twain Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.3%, the actual is 65.3%, a residual of -3.0 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Scott County put the typical household earns roughly $78,277 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Scott County runs 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,100 students), of which Mark Twain Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bettendorf Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mark Twain Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mark Twain Elementary School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 71.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Mark Twain Elementary School's enrollment has rose 39% since 2018, when it stood at 295 (now 409). Over the same period, the White share declined from 73% to 60%. Class-load math has grew: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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