2592 Middle Rd #217
Bettendorf, IA 52722

The Bettendorf school district overall has been a complete let down. I have two who’ve attended both the middle school and high school. The middle school made National headlines when dozens of staff quit at the end of the school year in 2021/22. The schools are a haven for favoritism and bullying. Special education is nearly non existent and these children are passed grade to grade even though they don’t meet basic competencies. The violence and drama is concerning; in constantly receiving texts from my children about the things going on at school. Situations I never had to deal with when in school. Do not buy into the hype, Bettendorf schools are subpar, far too many children are being left behind.

I go here, in class of 2028. I am sexually harassed daily, and nobody ever does anything. It’s not just me either. Kids are cussed at by admin, locked in rooms by themselves and interviewed illegally. I’m scared to go to school in the morning. People get physical with me and the school administration just says, “was it a boy? Oh!! He just has a crush on you” or “We have bigger issues like remodeling the outside of the school every 5 years” the inside is crumbling, the toilets squirt water from the handles when you flush, the ceilings are stained with brown marks, there are holes in them too.

Herbert Hoover is a great school. The curriculum is second to none. I appreciated how much the teachers try to corelate lessons to something that the children can relate to in real life. My only complaint is the amount of homework. Some nights we would spend hours trying to complete it all.