Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0Coal Valley’s public schools score below 51% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
16% of students in Coal Valley’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Coal Valley, 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.
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.
Coal Valley’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 939 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Coal Valley’s, its schools beat 30%, lower than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 spends $17,805 per student and Orion Community Unit School District 223 $13,268, 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.
What’s behind Coal Valley’s grade
B−: better than 49% of Illinois school districts, #460 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Coal Valley, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Coal Valley · depends on your address
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 860 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Moline
John Deere Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 770 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Moline
Orion Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 244 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Orion
7th grade in Coal Valley · depends on your address
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 860 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Moline
John Deere Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 770 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Moline
Orion Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 244 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Orion
8th grade in Coal Valley · depends on your address
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 860 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Moline
John Deere Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 770 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Moline
Orion Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 244 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Orion
9th grade in Coal Valley · depends on your address
Moline Sr High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,195 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Moline
Orion High School
Grades 9–12 · 285 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Orion
10th grade in Coal Valley · depends on your address
Moline Sr High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,195 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Moline
Orion High School
Grades 9–12 · 285 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Orion
11th grade in Coal Valley · depends on your address
Moline Sr High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,195 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Moline
Orion High School
Grades 9–12 · 285 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Orion
12th grade in Coal Valley · depends on your address
Moline Sr High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,195 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Moline
Orion High School
Grades 9–12 · 285 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Orion
Coal Valley runs its own schools through grade 12 (Moline-Coal Valley School District 40). From grade PK, students attend the Orion Community Unit School District 223, shared with Andover, Colona, Lynn, Orion, Osco, Rural and Western. Its elementary school is in Moline. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Coal Valley
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Coal Valley vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Coal Valley’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Coal Valley | B− | Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 PK–12 · Orion Community Unit School District 223 PK–12 |
| Moline | C+ | Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 PK–12 · United Township High School District 30 9–12 |
Every school in Coal Valley
16 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).
Questions about Coal Valley’s schools
Are Coal Valley’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Coal Valley children attend score below 51% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #460 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Coal Valley in?
Two districts: Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 runs grades PK–12, and Orion Community Unit School District 223 runs grades PK–12, shared with Andover, Colona, Lynn, Orion, Osco, Rural and Western.
Where do Coal Valley kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Moline Sr High School and Orion High School.
What is Coal Valley’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Coal Valley spend per student?
$17,805 in Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 and $13,268 in Orion Community Unit School District 223 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Coal Valley families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Coal Valley → They have their own page.
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.