Summary:
The Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 district in Illinois is home to two middle schools: Woodrow Wilson Middle School and John Deere Middle School. Both schools have relatively low rankings within the state, with Woodrow Wilson ranked 823 out of 1,368 Illinois middle schools and John Deere ranked 1,005 out of 1,368 for the 2024-2025 school year.
Academically, both schools perform significantly below the state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Woodrow Wilson's ELA proficiency for all grades was 45%, compared to the state average of 53.1%, and its Mathematics proficiency was just 22%, compared to the state average of 38.5%. John Deere Middle School's performance was also below state averages, with 30.7% proficiency in ELA and 18.9% in Mathematics for all grades in the same year. Additionally, both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates, with 25.4% of students chronically absent in the 2024-2025 school year.
The data also suggests that the Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 district faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with Woodrow Wilson Middle School having a 60.05% free and reduced lunch rate and John Deere Middle School having a 62.37% rate. This indicates a high percentage of students from low-income families, which may be contributing to the low academic performance. The district's leadership should prioritize addressing these issues to provide quality education to its middle school students.
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