Paul Norton Elementary School

Paul Norton Elementary School is an elementary campus of mid-sized scale in Bettendorf, Iowa, part of Bettendorf Comm School District, caters to 403 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 24% bigger than the state mean of about 325.

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

Demographically, Paul Norton Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 17% of students at Paul Norton Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Scott County's rate of about 38%.

After controlling for student poverty, Paul Norton Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 83.5%, the actual is 86.0%, a residual of +2.5 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Scott County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,277 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Scott County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,100 students), Paul Norton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Herbert Hoover Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Paul Norton Elementary School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 78.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Paul Norton Elementary School has shrank 9%, going from 444 students in 2018 to 403 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 81% to 74% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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