The top reported proficiency rate is 93% in Math. The lowest is 85% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Pleasant View Elementary School
Pleasant View Elementary School, part of the Pleasant Valley Community School District, serves students from kindergarten through sixth grade in the eastern part of Bettendorf, Iowa. Bettendorf itself is one of the five Quad Cities, a predominantly residential suburb along the Mississippi River with a manufacturing and riverfront commercial corridor. The city has grown steadily over recent decades, spurred by industrial anchors like the ALCOA aluminum mill and more recently by the completion of the I-74 bridge project, which has driven downtown redevelopment. The housing market in the area, reflected in home values and rents, sits above many parts of the state, consistent with a community where a substantial share of households have children at home.
Academically, Pleasant View Elementary posts strong results. On the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress, the school records high proficiency rates in every tested subject: math, English language arts, and science. These figures place the school comfortably in the top quartile among districts in Scott County, a clear strength. The school’s overall performance across subjects is notably high, and the participation rates on the assessments are very strong, which lends confidence to the results. Because the school serves only elementary and middle grades, there is no graduation rate to report—a standard gap for a K-6 building.
The student body is large for an elementary school, with enrollment spread fairly evenly across each grade from kindergarten through sixth. The demographic composition is predominantly white, with a smaller Asian population and modest shares of Hispanic students and students identifying as two or more races. The share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch is low, indicating that the school serves a relatively affluent area. Data on students with Individualized Education Plans or English Learner status was not available; a parent seeking information on special education services or language support should follow up directly with the school.
The school’s setting is suburban Bettendorf, where much of the residential development is auto-oriented with suburban street patterns, though the downtown riverfront area offers concentrated commercial and civic amenities like the Family Museum and the Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center. Crow Creek Road, the school’s address, is a main thoroughfare in the eastern part of the city. Because the district covers eastern Bettendorf as well as the communities of Pleasant Valley, Riverdale, and LeClaire, families living in those areas may also attend Pleasant View Elementary depending on attendance boundaries.
No recent parent-relevant changes at the district level such as referendums, curriculum shifts, or property-tax adjustments were identified in publicly available sources, so the narrative around district stability is neutral. The school itself has a regular public school designation and is not a charter or magnet. It does not appear to receive Title I funding, which aligns with the low poverty rate seen in the student population.
Overall, Pleasant View Elementary presents as a high-performing school in a growing, suburban community with strong housing values and a low-poverty student body. Its academic results are among the strongest in the county, and the school is large enough to offer a full grade band and presumably adequate peer cohorts at each level. Families looking for a school with solid test scores and a suburban Quad Cities setting in a district that draws from both Bettendorf and nearby towns will find it a fitting option. The missing data points on special populations and chronic absenteeism are worth investigating further for any family with specific support needs, but the school’s published record is otherwise quite clear and positive.
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