Top 10 Best Rock Island County Public Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 55 public schools serving 21,007 students in Rock Island County, IL (there are 12 private schools, serving 4,375 private students). 83% of all K-12 students in Rock Island County, IL are educated in public schools (compared to the IL state average of 88%).
The top ranked public schools in Rock Island County, IL are Taylor Ridge Elementary School, Eagle Ridge School and Moline High Sch At Coolidge Campus. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Rock Island County, IL public schools have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the Illinois public school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 18% (versus the 31% statewide average). Schools in Rock Island County have an average ranking of 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Illinois public schools.
Minority enrollment is 51% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Illinois public school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Schools in Rock Island County (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Taylor Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89% )
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
13227 Turkey Hollow Rd
Taylor Ridge, IL 61284
(309) 793-8070
Grades: K-2
| 155 students
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Eagle Ridge School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
2002 Eagle Ridge Dr
Silvis, IL 61282
(309) 792-2002
Grades: PK-8
| 286 students
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Moline High Sch At Coolidge Campus
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
3428 Avenue Of The Cities
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743-8587
Grades: 8-12
| n/a students
Rank: #44.
Illinois City Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74% )
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Po Box 39
Illinois City, IL 61259
(309) 793-8090
Grades: K-2
| 58 students
Rank: #55.
Rockridge High School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
14110 134th Ave W
Taylor Ridge, IL 61284
(309) 793-8020
Grades: 9-12
| 375 students
Rank: #66.
East Moline Education Center
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
3555 19th St
East Moline, IL 61244
(309) 792-3749
Grades: 6-8
| n/a students
Rank: #77.
Riverdale Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
9822 256th St N
Port Byron, IL 61275
(309) 523-3131
Grades: 6-8
| 255 students
Rank: #88.
Riverdale Sr High School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
9622 256th St N
Port Byron, IL 61275
(309) 523-3181
Grades: 9-12
| 320 students
Rank: #99.
Jane Addams Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
3520 53rd St
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743-1601
Grades: K-5
| 293 students
Rank: #1010.
Hampton Elementary School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
206 5th St
Hampton, IL 61256
(309) 755-0693
Grades: K-8
| 226 students
Rank: #1111.
Rockridge Jr High School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
14110 134th Ave W
Taylor Ridge, IL 61284
(309) 793-8040
Grades: 6-8
| 227 students
Rank: #1212.
Riverdale Elementary School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
9424 256th St N
Port Byron, IL 61275
(309) 523-3186
Grades: PK-5
| 519 students
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Butterworth Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
4205 48th St
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743-1604
Grades: PK-5
| 234 students
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Eugene Field Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
2900 31st Ave
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309) 793-5935
Grades: K-6
| 429 students
Rank: #1515.
Andalusia Elementary School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Po Box 770
Andalusia, IL 61232
(309) 793-8080
Grades: 3-5
| 229 students
Rank: #1616.
Bicentennial Elementary School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
1004 1st St
Coal Valley, IL 61240
(309) 743-1614
Grades: K-5
| 306 students
Rank: #1717.
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
5312 11th Avenue C
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743-1607
Grades: K-5
| 287 students
Rank: #1818.
Moline Sr High School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
3600 Avenue Of The Cities
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743-1624
Grades: 9-12
| 2,170 students
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Phoenix Program
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Po Box 100
Carbon Cliff, IL 61239
(309) 796-9000
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Thurgood Marshall Learning Center
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
600 11th Ave
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309) 793-5924
Grades: 6-12
| n/a students
Rank: #2121.
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
1301 48th St
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743-1623
Grades: 6-8
| 812 students
Rank: #2222.
Hamilton Elementary School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
700 32nd Ave
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743-1610
Grades: PK-5
| 619 students
Rank: #2323.
Washington Jr High School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
3300 18th Ave
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309) 793-5915
Grades: 7-8
| 511 students
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Bowlesburg Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
2221 10th St
Silvis, IL 61282
(309) 792-2947
Grades: K-4
| 307 students
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Ridgewood Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
9607 14th St W
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309) 793-5980
Grades: PK-6
| 294 students
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
1307 4th St W
Milan, IL 61264
(309) 793-5985
Grades: PK-6
| 285 students
Rank: #2727.
Denkmann Elementary School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
4101 22nd Ave
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309) 793-5922
Grades: K-6
| 364 students
Rank: #2828.
United Twp High School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
1275 Avenue Of The Cities
East Moline, IL 61244
(309) 752-1633
Grades: 9-12
| 1,772 students
Rank: #2929.
Edison Jr High School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
4141 9th St
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309) 793-5920
Grades: 7-8
| 426 students
Rank: #3030.
Logan Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
1602 25th St
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743-1613
Grades: K-5
| 285 students
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Ridgewood Elementary School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
814 30th Ave
East Moline, IL 61244
(309) 755-1585
Grades: K-4
| 379 students
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Roosevelt Elementary School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
3530 Avenue Of The Cities
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743-1617
Grades: PK-5
| 387 students
Rank: #3333.
Glenview Middle School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
3100 7th St
East Moline, IL 61244
(309) 755-1919
Grades: 5-8
| 1,133 students
Rank: #3434.
John Deere Middle School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
2035 11th St
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743-1622
Grades: 6-8
| 760 students
Rank: #3535.
Rock Island High School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
1400 25th Ave
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309) 793-5950
Grades: 9-12
| 1,801 students
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Rock Island County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
1619 11th Ave
Coal Valley, IL 61240
(309) 799-7044
Grades: 8-12
| n/a students
Black Hawk Ed Center (Closed 2015)
Special Education School
4680 11th St
East Moline, IL 61244
(309) 743-1460
Grades: K-12
| 140 students
11310 16th St
Milan, IL 61264
(309) 787-1512
Grades: PK
| n/a students
100 Hillcrest Rd
East Moline, IL 61244
(309) 755-4511
Grades: 12
| n/a students
335 5th Ave
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743-1606
Grades: PK-5
| 107 students
1518 25th Ave
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743-1608
Grades: K-5
| 379 students
600 11th Ave
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309) 793-5942
Grades: PK-6
| 209 students
3530 38th Ave
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309) 793-5928
Grades: PK
| n/a students
4000 11th St
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 762-3897
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
9607 14th St W
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309) 793-5980
Grades: 6-8
| n/a students
930 14th St
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309) 793-5944
Grades: PK-2
| n/a students
705 Edgington St
Reynolds, IL 61279
(309) 793-8060
Grades: 4-6
| 151 students
2601 18th Ave
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309) 793-5925
Grades: 3-6
| n/a students
1275 Ave Of The Cities
East Moline, IL 61244
(309) 752-1691
Grades: 11-12
| n/a students
4200 Archer Dr
East Moline, IL 61244
(309) 752-6810
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public schools in Rock Island County, IL?
The top ranked public schools in Rock Island County, IL include Taylor Ridge Elementary School, Eagle Ridge School and Moline High Sch At Coolidge Campus.
How many public schools are located in Rock Island County, IL?
55 public schools are located in Rock Island County, IL.
What percentage of students in Rock Island County, IL go to public school?
83% of all K-12 students in Rock Island County, IL are educated in public schools (compared to the IL state average of 88%).
What is the racial composition of students in Rock Island County, IL?
Rock Island County, IL public schools minority enrollment is 51% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Illinois public schools average of 53% (majority Hispanic).

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