Best Public Schools in Blue Grass, IA

Summary:

The city of Blue Grass, Iowa is home to a single standout elementary school, Blue Grass Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. This school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Iowa, with a statewide ranking of 194 out of 557 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2022-2023 and 2021-2022 school years.

Blue Grass Elementary School's academic performance is significantly higher than the district and state averages across multiple grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 86.7% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 59.9% for the Davenport Community School District and 74.5% for the state of Iowa. In Mathematics, 95.6% of 6th-grade students at Blue Grass Elementary were proficient or better, compared to 51.6% for the district and 71.1% for the state.

The school's student-teacher ratio of 16.1 is lower than the district average, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. Additionally, the school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $14,372, which is higher than the national average. These factors suggest that Blue Grass Elementary School is providing a high-quality education to its students and is a standout institution in the Davenport Community School District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISASP English Language Arts (2024)				ISASP Mathematics (2024)				ISASP Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blue Grass Elementary School	Public	K-6	226 Sycamore St	Blue Grass	52726	Scott County	Davenport Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 723-6200	325	21	15.5	24.9%	291 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	65.6	194^th of 557 public elementary schools	65.2%		76.2	110^th of 565 public elementary schools	80.5%	84	71.7	81.6	73.9	86.7	77.4	69.4	67.4	95.6	67.4	$14,372	$537	$13,835

Cities Near Blue Grass

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Buffalo	2.97 mi	1	255^th
Davenport	6.11 mi	23	379^th
Walcott	6.15 mi	2	336^th
Durant	10.89 mi	2	299^th
Bettendorf	13.2 mi	12	119^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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