South Moline Township’s public schools score below 69% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in South Moline Township’s districts is 11%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving South Moline 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.
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.
South Moline Township’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% 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 ↓
Eight elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Quad Cities Christian School (private), Our Lady of Grace (private) and Villa Montessori School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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 South Moline Township’s grade
C: better than 31% of Illinois school districts, #577 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 South Moline Township, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in South Moline Township · depends on your address
Glenview Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 1,092 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in East Moline
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 860 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Moline
7th grade in South Moline Township · depends on your address
Glenview Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 1,092 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in East Moline
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 860 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Moline
8th grade in South Moline Township · depends on your address
Glenview Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 1,092 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in East Moline
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 860 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Moline
9th grade in South Moline Township · depends on your address
Moline Sr High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,195 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Moline
United Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,862 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in East Moline
10th grade in South Moline Township · depends on your address
Moline Sr High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,195 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Moline
United Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,862 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in East Moline
11th grade in South Moline Township · depends on your address
Moline Sr High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,195 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Moline
United Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,862 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in East Moline
12th grade in South Moline Township · depends on your address
Moline Sr High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,195 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Moline
United Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,862 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in East Moline
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve South Moline Township
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
South Moline Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share South Moline Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| South Moline Township | C | Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 PK–12 · East Moline School District 37 PK–8 · United Township High School District 30 9–12 |
| Moline | C+ | Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 |
| Moline (city) | C+ | Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 PK–12 · United Township High School District 30 9–12 |
| Hampton | D | Silvis School District 34 PK–8 · East Moline School District 37 PK–8 · Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36 PK–8 |
| East Moline | C− | East Moline School District 37 PK–8 · United Township High School District 30 9–12 |
| Coal Valley | — | Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 |
| Blackhawk | C− | Rock Island-Milan School District 41 PK–12 · Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 K–12 |
| Rock Island | D | Rock Island-Milan School District 41 |
| South Rock Island | D | Rock Island-Milan School District 41 |
| Milan | D | Rock Island-Milan School District 41 |
3 of the 9 neighbors share Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 with South Moline Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Bettendorf, IA and Riverdale, IA border South Moline Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.
Every school in South Moline Township
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).
Left off: 5 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Black Hawk Area Special Ed Ctr, Black Hawk Area DHH Program, ACHIEVE Program, Coolidge RSSP and United Twp Area Career Ctr).
Questions about South Moline Township’s schools
Are South Moline Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools South Moline Township children attend score below 69% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #577 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 South Moline Township in?
United Township High School District 30, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,862 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
Where do South Moline Township 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 South Moline Township’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 South Moline Township spend per student?
$15,130 in United Township High School District 30, $17,805 in Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 and $20,740 in East Moline School District 37 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in South Moline Township?
Yes: Quad Cities Christian School (religious, grades 6–12, 167 students), Our Lady of Grace (Catholic, grades PK–8, 103 students) and Villa Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 15 students).
Parents talk
What South Moline Township 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.