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Schools in Blackhawk Township · Rock Island-Milan School District 41, Rockridge Community Unit School District 300

Blackhawk Township’s public schools score below 83% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Blackhawk Township’s districts is 13%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Blackhawk Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#663of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
16%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
77%
▼ 11 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.0K
▼ 17% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Rock Island-Milan School District 41
Students per teacher
14.7
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
3,840 students on the public path
In brief

Blackhawk Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 16% of tested students were proficient in reading and 13% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

77% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Rock Island-Milan School District 41 spends $17,999 per student and Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 $14,251, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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

The School Grade

What’s behind Blackhawk Township’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 17% of Illinois school districts, #663 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 17%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1416)Better than 13%
Towns in Rock Island County (18)Better than 17%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,335 test results and a graduating class of 437 could put Blackhawk Township anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Blackhawk Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,164 in math, 3,507 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Blackhawk Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−

Blackhawk Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Rock Island-Milan School District 41). From grade K, students attend the Rockridge Community Unit School District 300, shared with Andalusia, Andalusia, Bowling, Buffalo Prairie, Drury, Edgington and Reynolds. Its middle school is in Rock Island. Parts of Blackhawk Township (9% of its land) are served by Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Blackhawk Township

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

Rock Island-Milan School District 41Grades PK–12 · 13 schools · 6,292 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,999IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Rockridge Community Unit School District 300Grades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,082 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,251IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Rock Island-Milan School District 4114%
State average 29.9% · 2978 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rock Island-Milan School District 4111%
State average 25.8% · 2620 students tested
Reading · K–12, Rockridge Community Unit School District 30026%
State average 29.9% · 529 students tested
Math · K–12, Rockridge Community Unit School District 30025%
State average 25.8% · 544 students tested

Blackhawk Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Blackhawk Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Blackhawk TownshipC−Rock Island-Milan School District 41 PK–12 · Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 K–12
South Rock IslandDRock Island-Milan School District 41
MilanDRock Island-Milan School District 41
Coal Valley—Moline-Coal Valley School District 40
BowlingB+Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 K–12
South MolineCMoline-Coal Valley School District 40 PK–12 · East Moline School District 37 PK–8 · United Township High School District 30 9–12
AndalusiaBRockridge Community Unit School District 300
EdgingtonBRockridge Community Unit School District 300
Rural—Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Orion Community Unit School District 223 PK–12
Oak Grove—Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Rock Island-Milan School District 41 PK–12

3 of the 9 neighbors share Rock Island-Milan School District 41 with Blackhawk Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Davenport, IA borders Blackhawk Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Blackhawk Township

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

District schools in Blackhawk Townshipby address
Thomas Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Milan
C
277 students12:1Rate it →
Ridgewood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rock Island
C
260 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Blackhawk Townshipin other towns
Rockridge Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Taylor Ridge
B
234 students13:1Rate it →
Washington Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Rock Island
C+
529 students16:1Rate it →
Edison Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Rock Island
C
398 students15:1Rate it →
Rock Island High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rock Island
C
1,812 students17:1Rate it →
Rockridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Taylor Ridge
A−
330 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Blackhawk Township’s schools

Are Blackhawk Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Blackhawk Township children attend score below 83% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #663 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 13%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Blackhawk Township in?

Two districts: Rock Island-Milan School District 41 runs grades PK–12, and Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 runs grades K–12, shared with Andalusia, Andalusia, Bowling, Buffalo Prairie, Drury, Edgington and Reynolds.

Where do Blackhawk Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Rock Island High School and Rockridge High School.

What is Blackhawk Township’s graduation rate?

77% of the class of 2023 in Rock Island-Milan School District 41 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Blackhawk Township spend per student?

$17,999 in Rock Island-Milan School District 41 and $14,251 in Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.