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Schools in Argo

Argo’s public schools

Pleasant Valley Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Argo. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/7schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
86%
2021–22
Math proficiency
85%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.0K
▼ 20% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
5,696 students on the public path
In brief

Argo’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Argo’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Pleasant View Elementary School places highest (better than 100%); Bridgeview Elementary School lowest (91%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Argo, graded from A to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Pleasant Valley High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Argo, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–66 schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+
7–8Pleasant Valley Junior High Schoolin LeClaireA+
9–12Pleasant Valley High Schoolin BettendorfA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pleasant Valley Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Pleasant Valley Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 5,696 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$11,032IA $13,713 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading86%
State average 69.7% · 3719 students tested
Math85%
State average 63.8% · 3718 students tested

Argo vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Argo’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Argo—Pleasant Valley

Every school in Argo

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Argoin other towns
Hopewell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bettendorf
A+
658 students16:1Rate it →
Bridgeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · LeClaire
A
343 students15:1Rate it →
Riverdale Heights Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bettendorf
A
628 students16:1Rate it →
Pleasant View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bettendorf
A+
621 students14:1Rate it →
Cody Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · LeClaire
A
443 students14:1Rate it →
Forest Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bettendorf
332 students11:1Rate it →
Pleasant Valley Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · LeClaire
A+
940 students17:1Rate it →
Pleasant Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bettendorf
A+
1,731 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Argo’s schools

Are Argo’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Argo. Pleasant Valley Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Argo. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Argo in?

Pleasant Valley Community School District.

Where do Argo kids go to high school?

Pleasant Valley High School.

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What Argo families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.