Riverdale Heights Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Bettendorf, Iowa

Riverdale Heights Elementary School in Bettendorf, Iowa enrolled 628 students in 2024-25 with 40.4 full-time teachers, 15.6 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 85% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 91% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 69.7% and 68.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

629 students in 2022-23, 623 students in 2023-24, 628 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.3 to 40.4.

Students enrolled at Riverdale Heights Elementary School by school year2022-23: 629, 2023-24: 623, 2024-25: 62802004006008002022-236292023-246232024-25628
Students enrolled at Riverdale Heights Elementary School by school year2022-23: 629, 2023-24: 623, 2024-25: 62802004006008002022-236292023-246232024-25628
Students enrolled at Riverdale Heights Elementary School by school year2022-23: 629, 2023-24: 623, 2024-25: 62802004006008002022-236292023-246232024-25628
Students enrolled at Riverdale Heights Elementary School by school year2022-23: 629, 2023-24: 623, 2024-25: 62802004006008002022-236292023-246232024-25628
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2362941.315.2
2023-2462340.815.3
2024-2562840.415.6

15.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 Iowa elementary schools

Among the 654 Iowa elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 15.6; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 15.6; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 15.6; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 15.6; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 663 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Riverdale Heights Elementary School enrolled 636 students and had 1.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 663 of the 636 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions10
  • Chronically absent10.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

59.7% of students were White, 12.7% Asian, 11.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White59.7%
  2. Asian12.7%
  3. Hispanic11.1%
  4. Black8.1%
  5. Two or more races7.6%
  6. American Indian0.5%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Riverdale Heights Elementary School scored proficient or above: 85% in reading in 2021-22 and 91% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIowa
Reading and language arts, 2021-2285%86%69.7%
Math, 2022-2391%85% (2021-22)68.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Bettendorf

9 public elementary schools in Bettendorf report 2024-25 enrollment; Riverdale Heights Elementary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hopewell Elementary65816.03.0%
Riverdale Heights Elementary School62815.617.4%
Pleasant View Elementary School62114.47.7%
Grant Wood Elementary School43314.043.6%
Mark Twain Elementary School40915.042.3%
Paul Norton Elementary School40315.611.9%
Herbert Hoover Elementary School35912.827.9%
Forest Grove Elementary33211.04.2%

All public schools in Bettendorf →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Riverdale Heights Elementary School

  1. Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 268 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Herbert Hoover Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 359 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Riverdale Heights Elementary School with Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Pleasant Valley Comm School District spends per student$10,618 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,618
  5. The largest public schools in IowaRiverdale Heights Elementary School is the number 26 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#26 of 655
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.15.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Riverdale Heights Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Riverdale Heights Elementary School?
    628 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 629 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bettendorf, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverdale Heights Elementary School?
    15.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Riverdale Heights Elementary School a Title I school?
    Riverdale Heights Elementary School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Riverdale Heights Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Riverdale Heights Elementary School scored proficient or above: 85% in reading in 2021-22 and 91% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Iowa's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Riverdale Heights Elementary School in?
    Pleasant Valley Comm School District, NCES district ID 1923110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 192311001366 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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