About Us
SCHOOL COLORS
Black & Gold
MASCOT
Bulldog
SCHOOL SONG
Hail to the bulldogs, hail to our team,
Keep your colors flying,
We will cheer you all the time,
RAH! RAH! RAH!
Hail to the bulldogs,
Fight on for our fame!
Fight for the fame of your fair name.
Hey, bulldogs, we will win this game!
B E T T E N D O R F
BET-TEN-DORF FIGHT!
Hail to the victors valiant!
Hail to the conquering heroes!
Hail! Hail to Bettendorf, the leaders
And the best, SO LET’S GO!
Hail to the victors valiant!
Hail to the conquering heroes!
Hail! Hail to Bettendorf,
The leaders of the west!
Office: (563) 332-7001 | Attendance: (563) 332-7000
Student Services: (563) 332-7005 | Activities/Athletics: (563) 332-4516
Registrar/Student Services & Nurse's Office - Fax: (563) 332-2326
Activities & Main Office - Fax: (563) 332-8761
Office Hours: 7:30 am - 4 pm
Breakfast: 7:50 am
Student Day: 8:15 am - 3:25 pm
Weekly Wednesday Early Release: 1:30 pm
Bettendorf High School is devoted to excellence and serves approximately 1,500 students. Students can also attend Edison Academy, the alternative high school program for Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley, and North Scott high schools.
The current high school campus opened in 1973. Through long-term planning and vision, all academic areas of the high school have been renovated with structural and technological updates, creating a state-of-the-art facility. These improvements facilitate unique and comprehensive learning opportunities for all students. The expansive, air-conditioned high school features a landscaped inner courtyard, planetarium, spacious library, and media center instructional area, 1:1 student Chromebooks, a student commons area, and an 840-seat performing art center.
The other activities and athletic facilities include fine arts rooms, multiple gymnasiums, an updated athletic field complex, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, and a fitness/weight training center.
Instructional Staff
The Bettendorf High School instructional staff consists of 95 teachers and one media specialist. The staff is supported by 5 counselors, a social worker and 40 support staff.
Vital Staff Statistics
68% of the instructional staff have master’s degrees
Average years of total teaching experience - 9
Bettendorf High School has a 4x4 Block Schedule
Students attend four 90-minute classes each day. Courses are 9 weeks or 18 weeks in length. Students with a block schedule may earn 8 credits per year. Mid-term reports are issued to students each quarter and final grades are given each 9 weeks. BHS also offers year-long courses in a 40-minute format.
A 4.0 grade scale is used. Nine-week courses receive .5 credits and 18-week courses receive 1.0 credit.
All instructors are available to provide individual assistance for students before school beginning at 7:30 am and after 3:20 pm.
PRIDE Time
Bettendorf High School supports a daily bell schedule to provide more opportunities for students to receive support, enrichment and other learning opportunities. The schedule will include PRIDE Time which was developed from a foundation of the following attributes: POISE, RESPECT, INTEGRITY, DETERMINATION, and EXCELLENCE. This effort is to provide a multi-tiered system of support, during the school day for all students, enabling collaboration with teachers on current course work, participation in enrichment activities, access to academic support, or other services provided by staff and community. Students can choose their activity unless teachers have required them to attend for academic success. Learn more
