Photo: Kepper66 · CC BY-SA 3.0Moline’s public schools score below 58% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Moline’s districts is 12%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Moline, 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.
Moline’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1461 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Moline’s, its schools beat 47%, higher than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 19% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% 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
United Township High School District 30 spends $15,130 per student and Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 $17,805, 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 Moline’s grade
C+: better than 42% of Illinois school districts, #510 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 Moline, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Moline · depends on your address
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 860 students · 17:1 students per teacher
John Deere Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 770 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Moline · depends on your address
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 860 students · 17:1 students per teacher
John Deere Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 770 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Moline · depends on your address
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 860 students · 17:1 students per teacher
John Deere Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 770 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Moline · depends on your address
Moline Sr High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,195 students · 18:1 students per teacher
United Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,862 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in East Moline
10th grade in Moline · depends on your address
Moline Sr High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,195 students · 18:1 students per teacher
United Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,862 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in East Moline
11th grade in Moline · depends on your address
Moline Sr High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,195 students · 18:1 students per teacher
United Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,862 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in East Moline
12th grade in Moline · depends on your address
Moline Sr High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,195 students · 18:1 students per teacher
United Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,862 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in East Moline
Moline runs its own schools through grade 12 (Moline-Coal Valley School District 40). From grade 9, students attend the United Township High School District 30, shared with Carbon Cliff, Colona, Colona, East Moline, Hampton, Hampton, Rapids City, Silvis, South Moline and Zuma. Its elementary school is in Moline. Parts of Moline (2% and 2% of its land) are served by East Moline School District 37 and Rock Island-Milan School District 41 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Moline
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
Moline vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Moline’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Moline | C+ | Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 PK–12 · United Township High School District 30 9–12 |
| Rock Island | D | Rock Island-Milan School District 41 |
| Moline Township | C+ | Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 |
| East Moline | C− | East Moline School District 37 PK–8 · United Township High School District 30 9–12 |
| South Moline | C | Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 PK–12 · East Moline School District 37 PK–8 · United Township High School District 30 9–12 |
| Coal Valley | B− | Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 PK–12 · Orion Community Unit School District 223 PK–12 |
| South Rock Island | D | Rock Island-Milan School District 41 |
| Milan | D | Rock Island-Milan School District 41 |
| Coal Valley Township | — | Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 |
4 of the 8 neighbors share Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 with Moline for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Moline
14 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 Moline’s schools
Are Moline’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Moline children attend score below 58% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #510 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Moline in?
Two districts: Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 runs grades PK–12, and United Township High School District 30 runs grades 9–12, shared with Carbon Cliff, Colona, Colona, East Moline, Hampton, Hampton, Rapids City, Silvis, South Moline and Zuma.
Where do Moline kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Moline Sr High School and United Twp High School.
What is Moline’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 Moline spend per student?
$15,130 in United Township High School District 30 and $17,805 in Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Moline families are saying about school.
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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.