Top Rankings
Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 1,610 students in Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle Schools in Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 18% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 55% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
15 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
7,254 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
447 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#687 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)12%
28%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
30%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
50%
Graduation Rate
88%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.69
0.71
# American Indian Students
13 Students
1,364 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
293 Students
32,125 Students
% Asian Students
4%
5%
# Hispanic Students
2,184 Students
185,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
30%
30%
# Black Students
987 Students
133,271 Students
% Black Students
14%
22%
# White Students
3,226 Students
244,693 Students
% White Students
45%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
7 Students
608 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
530 Students
23,281 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
202
19,756
# Students in K Grade:
519
27,178
# Students in 1st Grade:
528
28,250
# Students in 2nd Grade:
528
29,179
# Students in 3rd Grade:
595
29,629
# Students in 4th Grade:
548
30,553
# Students in 5th Grade:
520
38,342
# Students in 6th Grade:
506
109,327
# Students in 7th Grade:
588
135,557
# Students in 8th Grade:
512
137,502
# Students in 9th Grade:
554
9,488
# Students in 10th Grade:
564
9,079
# Students in 11th Grade:
596
8,909
# Students in 12th Grade:
494
8,526
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,659 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,409 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$99 MM
$41,381 MM

Spending
$97 MM
$39,976 MM

Revenue / Student
$13,659
$21,990

Spending / Student
$13,409
$21,244

Best Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Aspire Education Center
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
3600 Avenue Of The Cities
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743-8587
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743-8587
Grades: 8-12
| n/a students
Rank: #22.
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1301 48th St
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743-1623
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743-1623
Grades: 6-8
| 866 students
Rank: #33.
John Deere Middle School
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
2035 11th St
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743-1622
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743-1622
Grades: 6-8
| 744 students
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