Enrollment
268
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETTENDORF COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190486000150
Neil Armstrong Elementary School
3311 Central Avenue, Bettendorf, IA 52722 · (563) 359-8275 · Scott County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
- C+Beats 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
12.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
142 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 30 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
64%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.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
68.9%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.9% | 68.9% |
| 2023-24 | 67.2% | 71.8% |
% 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
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Neil Armstrong Elementary School
Neil Armstrong Elementary School's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Armstrong Elementary School this school | 268 | 53.0% | 64.5% |
| Greenwood Elementary School Des Moines | 293 | 46.4% | 66.7% |
| Windsor Elementary Des Moines | 254 | 57.5% | 56.8% |
| Sunnyside Elementary School Burlington | 298 | 56.0% | 74.7% |
| Kingsley Elementary School Waterloo | 337 | 49.9% | 75.3% |
| Black Hawk Elementary School Burlington | 305 | 53.8% | 60.5% |
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 Neil Armstrong Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #416 of 564 | #21 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #402 of 564 ▼ 43 | #20 of 31 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #342 of 564 ▲ 1 | #17 of 31 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #442 of 705 | #28 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #198 of 561 | #10 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #107 of 561 | #14 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #186 of 666 | #10 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #254 of 359 | #10 of 16 |
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
268
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 268 | 20.9 | 12.8:1 | 53% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 277 | 22.5 | 12.3:1 | 53% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 21.5 | 12.7:1 | 51% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 57% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 20.3 | 14.2:1 | 54% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 296 | 20 | 14.8:1 | 51% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 19 | 16.3:1 | 59% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 263 | 18 | 14.6:1 | 36% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 17 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Neil Armstrong Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (289 to 268); teachers up 3% (20.3 to 20.9).
About Neil Armstrong Elementary School
Neil Armstrong Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in Bettendorf, Iowa. The student body numbers 268 students, from pre-K through 5.
The Bettendorf Comm School District system has 7 schools and 4,257 students.
Roughly 55% of students at Neil Armstrong Elementary School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Black, 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 79%. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Neil Armstrong Elementary School total 20.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.8:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 53%. Compared with the 38% average for public schools in Scott County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Iowa public elementary schools, Neil Armstrong Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 65.4% at Neil Armstrong Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.5%.
In Scott County (population about 174,608), the median household income is $78,277, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Neil Armstrong Elementary School is one of 53 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Neil Armstrong Elementary School is Riverdale Heights Elem School, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Neil Armstrong Elementary School ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (274) to 2024-25 (268). Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.4:1 to 12.8:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Neil Armstrong Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Mark Twain Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Paul Norton Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Herbert Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 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 Neil Armstrong Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Neil Armstrong Elementary. Neil Armstrong Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolEldridge, IA · 369 students
- NEIL ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPORT CHARLOTTE, FL · 763 students
- Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolMooresville, IN · 543 students
- Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolHoffman Estates, IL · 498 students
- Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 322 students
Nearby schools
- Riverdale Heights Elem School1.0 mi · 628
- Mark Twain Elementary School1.2 mi · 409
- Bettendorf Middle School1.4 mi · 952
- Pleasant Valley High School1.7 mi · 1,731
- Grant Wood Elementary School1.9 mi · 433
- Bettendorf High School1.9 mi · 1,433
Frequently asked questions
About Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Neil Armstrong Elementary School?
Neil Armstrong Elementary School enrolls approximately 268 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Neil Armstrong Elementary School serve?
Neil Armstrong Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Neil Armstrong Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Neil Armstrong Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Neil Armstrong Elementary School?
At Neil Armstrong Elementary School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 15% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Neil Armstrong Elementary School public or private?
Neil Armstrong Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bettendorf Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.