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Schools in Rapids City

Rapids City’s public schools

United Township High School District 30 and Riverdale Community Unit School District 100 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rapids City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 95% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
11%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 30% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · United Township High School District 30
Students per teacher
15.3
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,957 students on the public path
In brief

Rapids City’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Rapids City’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Riverdale Middle School places highest (better than 82%); United Twp High School lowest (30%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Rapids City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Riverdale Elem Schoolin Port ByronB
6–8Riverdale Middle Schoolin Port ByronA−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the United Township High School District 30.

Two districts serve Rapids City

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

United Township High School District 30Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,862 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 17.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,130IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Riverdale Community Unit School District 100Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,095 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,727IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, United Township High School District 3011%
State average 29.9% · 407 students tested
Math · 9–12, United Township High School District 3012%
State average 25.8% · 394 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Riverdale Community Unit School District 10045%
State average 29.9% · 573 students tested
Math · PK–12, Riverdale Community Unit School District 10026%
State average 25.8% · 546 students tested

Rapids City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Rapids City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rapids City—Riverdale Community Unit School District 100 PK–12 · United Township High School District 30 9–12
Port ByronA−Riverdale Community Unit School District 100
HamptonDSilvis School District 34 PK–8 · East Moline School District 37 PK–8 · Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36 PK–8

Every school in Rapids City

4 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).

Also serving Rapids Cityin other towns
Riverdale Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Byron
B
517 students13:1Rate it →
Riverdale Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Port Byron
A−
254 students14:1Rate it →
United Twp High School
High · Grades 9–12 · East Moline
C
1,862 students17:1Rate it →
Riverdale Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Port Byron
B+
324 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Rapids City’s schools

Are Rapids City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rapids City. United Township High School District 30 and Riverdale Community Unit School District 100 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rapids City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rapids City in?

United Township High School District 30 and Riverdale Community Unit School District 100.

Where do Rapids City kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: United Twp High School and Riverdale Sr High 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). Stars are from neighbors.