The top reported proficiency rate is 93% in Math. The lowest is 68% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Cody Elementary School
Cody Elementary School serves kindergarten through sixth grade in LeClaire, Iowa, as part of the Pleasant Valley Community School District. It is a regular public school. The school serves students who live in the outlying areas of LeClaire, while families in the town’s core attend Bridgeview Elementary. This means that for many children here, the school day is not a neighborhood walk but a bus ride to a campus set apart from LeClaire’s walkable downtown.
LeClaire itself is a fast-growing riverfront suburb of the Quad Cities metro area. Its historic Cody Road district draws tourists to boutiques, restaurants, a micro-distillery, and Antique Archaeology from the television show American Pickers. The Mississippi River levee provides a riverfront promenade and hosts community events. The town has transformed from a quiet rivertown into a destination, and its population growth has been among the fastest in the Quad Cities. Civic and commercial life is concentrated downtown, not near the schools, which are split between LeClaire and eastern Bettendorf. Most students in the district eventually ride a bus to the high school in Bettendorf.
At Cody Elementary, the student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of students who are Hispanic, identify with two or more races, are Black, or are Asian. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school does not report data on students receiving special education services or those classified as English learners; a parent who wants to understand the full scope of support available may wish to ask the school directly about these populations.
On the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress, Cody’s performance is strong in the subjects that are tested annually. In both math and English language arts, the vast majority of students met or exceeded the proficiency standard. Participation rates in these tests were near universal. In science, which is tested in fewer grades, the share of students reaching proficiency was lower, though still more than half. Overall, Cody sits well above the midpoint when compared with other schools in Scott County districts on a combined proficiency measure across subjects.
The school’s academic offerings beyond the core curriculum were not detailed in the available data. Cody is an elementary school, so there is no graduation rate to report. The district did not have any recent parent-relevant changes on record—no curriculum shifts, referendums, or property-tax changes were found in publicly available sources.
For housing, the typical home value in the school’s zip code is above the national typical home value, and rents are also above the national typical rent. The estimated monthly mortgage payment is higher than the estimated monthly rent, which is a dynamic worth noting for families weighing whether to buy or rent. The national context of mortgage rates and rent costs suggests that affordability is a real consideration here.
Cody Elementary delivers reliably high results on state assessments in math and reading, with science a step behind. It serves a community that is growing and draws visitors, but the school itself sits apart from LeClaire’s downtown street life. Families choosing this school are buying into a district with a strong academic record at the elementary level and should expect their children to travel to Bettendorf for high school.
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