Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to South Moline Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C−

Wells Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

490 Avenue of The Cities, East Moline, IL 61244 · (309) 796-1251 · Part of East Moline School District 37

South Moline Township’s School Grade C better than 31% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
307
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Wells Elem School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 24.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for South Moline Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where South Moline Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4Wells Elem SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

490 Avenue of The Cities, East Moline

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten62
Grade 164
Grade 271
Grade 356
Grade 454
Enrollment over time
408’20
415’21
289’22
310’23
307’24

Down 24.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 57%White 17%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 11%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wells Elem School from South Moline Township families.

Other schools in East Moline School District 37

The district →
East Moline Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · East Moline
158 students20:1
Ridgewood Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · East Moline
C
407 students15:1
Hillcrest Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · East Moline
D−
353 students15:1
Bowlesburg Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Silvis
C
324 students13:1
Glenview Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · East Moline
C
1,092 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; South Moline Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.