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Bowlesburg Elementary School

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Bowlesburg Elementary School ranks 1481 st of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

1481^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Bowlesburg Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Silvis, Illinois, serving 311 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the East Moline School District 37, which is ranked 774 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bowlesburg Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1258 and 1622 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments (IAR) is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 35.1% of Bowlesburg students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 24.4% proficient or better in mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year. In comparison, the state averages were 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively, while the East Moline School District averages were 32.1% and 16.8%.

Bowlesburg Elementary has a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 98.39% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also serves a diverse student population, with significant percentages of African American (around 20%), Hispanic (around 30%), and White (around 40%) students. Additionally, Bowlesburg has a higher percentage of English Language Learner (ELL) students compared to the state and district averages. The school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.0% to 28.9% in recent years, are also significantly higher than the state and district averages.

324

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,288

Per pupil spending ?

96.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2221 10th St
Silvis, IL 61282-2031

(309) 792-2947

District: East Moline School District 37

Students who attend Bowlesburg Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Glenview Middle School
High:	United Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.7%

African American:

27.5%

Hispanic:

24.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in East Moline School District 37

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (30% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg24%

Illinois avg46%

1,481^st of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the East Moline School District 37

774^th of 811East Moline School District 37 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1481 of 2056	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1306 of 2067	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1622 of 2077	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1443 of 2082	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	1258 of 1948	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1345 of 2086	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1612 of 2037	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	1607 of 2044	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.6	1651 of 2046	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.3	1618 of 2052	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.2	1489 of 2093	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.5	1366 of 2167	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.6	1256 of 2166	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.4	1229 of 2147	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.7	1246 of 2139	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.0	1072 of 2120	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.7	937 of 2092	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.8	1268 of 2095	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.9	1058 of 2086	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.1	1329 of 2022	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.9	1376 of 2030	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	34.4	1481 of 2020	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	455 of 688	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	166 of 655	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.8	205 of 692	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	180 of 684	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	49.5	145 of 428	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.0	395 of 698	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	18.9	876 of 886	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	710 of 907	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	634 of 788	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.2	226 of 826	72.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1372 of 1942	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1287 of 1942	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1491 of 1957	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1333 of 1970	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1357 of 1680	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1371 of 2019	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1477 of 1964	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	824 of 982	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.1	489 of 959	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	292 of 742	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	504 of 955	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	806 of 938	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1306 of 1800	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.9	675 of 1793	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	1139 of 1808	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	870 of 1763	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	437 of 1514	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	721 of 1816	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	1142 of 1765	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1410 of 1947	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1195 of 1959	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1571 of 1984	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1415 of 1977	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	975 of 1707	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1219 of 2019	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1655 of 1972	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1140 of 1292	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1089 of 1195	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	892 of 1156	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	760 of 1194	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1138 of 1389	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1243 of 1392	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1398 of 1419	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1309 of 1425	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1174 of 1308	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1286 of 1462	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1336 of 1463	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2024)1st percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-18 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bowlesburg Elementary School	Public	K-4	2221 10th St	Silvis	61282	Rock Island County	East Moline School District 37	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 792-2947	324	25	13.2	96.9%	119 (36.7%)	89 (27.5%)	78 (24.1%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.9%)	28.2	1481^st of 2056 public elementary schools	28.0%		33.3	1306^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.8%	175			17.2	52.2					35.1	17.2	31.3					24.4	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9			$16,288	$2,265	$14,023
Eagle Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	2002 Eagle Ridge Dr	Silvis	61282	Rock Island County	Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 792-2002	238	22	10.7	100.0%	126 (52.9%)	81 (34.0%)	22 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	16	1763^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	14.3%		11.3	1999^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.3%	236	27.8	26.9	18.8	47.4	15.8	19.4	13.3	23.1	21.7	18.8	0.0	10.5	0.0	13.3	11.5	9.6	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	94.4	95.2	92.5	4.9	30.6	$16,275	$2,067	$14,208
George O Barr School	Public	PK, KG-5	1305 5th Avenue	Silvis	61282	Rock Island County	Silvis School District 34	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 792-0639	405	36	11.2	67.2%	208 (51.4%)	62 (15.3%)	95 (23.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.4%)	34.3	1339^th of 2056 public elementary schools	34.9%		26.1	1512^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.9%	173	30.9		29.6	51.1	56.7				44.1	21.0	17.0	25.0				21.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	15.5		$15,699	$2,568	$13,131
Ridgewood Elementary School	Public	K-4	814 30th Ave	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	East Moline School District 37	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 755-1585	407	27	15.3	97.8%	129 (31.7%)	101 (24.8%)	104 (25.6%)	46 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	23.3	1590^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.7%		39.3	1167^th of 2067 public elementary schools	43.5%	423			30.1	38.0					34.0	25.6	19.0					22.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	99.5			$16,344	$2,271	$14,073
Wells Elementary School	Public	K-4	490 Avenue of The Cities	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	East Moline School District 37	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 796-1251	307	24	12.6	94.8%	53 (17.3%)	174 (56.7%)	41 (13.4%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.7%)	14.7	1793^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	12.8%		25.7	1520^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.5%	273			19.2	27.8					23.6	21.2	16.7					18.9	99.1	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7			$17,746	$2,383	$15,364
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-4	451 22nd Ave	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	East Moline School District 37	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 755-7621	353	24	14.5	94.6%	85 (24.1%)	61 (17.3%)	182 (51.6%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	9.1	1969^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.2%		13.8	1900^th of 2067 public elementary schools	8.1%	69			11.9	24.6					18.4	10.4	10.1					10.3	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	95.9	96.6			$18,078	$2,397	$15,681
Jane Addams Elementary School	Public	K-5	3520 53rd St	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 743-1601	299	19	15.7	45.5%	137 (45.8%)	59 (19.7%)	34 (11.4%)	50 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	65.8	694^th of 2056 public elementary schools	66.2%		64.9	650^th of 2067 public elementary schools	68.6%	44	49.1		63.2	42.9	51.8				51.7	65.8	57.1	40.4				52.8	95.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	98.0	94.6	93.6			$13,249	$543	$12,706
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	5312 11th Avenue C	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 743-1607	290	20	14.4	56.6%	135 (46.6%)	46 (15.9%)	86 (29.7%)	8 (2.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	51	987^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.0%		43.2	1085^th of 2067 public elementary schools	47.5%	98	25.5		43.1	48.1	50.9				47.5	62.7	40.7	37.7				46.8	94.6	94.9	94.9	94.9	98.3	94.6	93.6			$12,972	$693	$12,278
Colona Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	700 1st St	Colona	61241	Henry County	Colona School District 190	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 792-1232	371	28	13.4	52.6%	266 (71.7%)	13 (3.5%)	60 (16.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	43.8	1129^th of 2056 public elementary schools	45.1%		42.7	1097^th of 2067 public elementary schools	46.9%	32	46.2	24.1	56.1	47.4	43.6	36.4	11.4	33.3	38.9	42.5	34.2	23.1	18.8	14.3	17.2	25.8	96.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.1	97.1	97.1	12.2	28.6	$14,322	$919	$13,404
Butterworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4205 48th St	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 743-1604	273	16	17.0	71.1%	138 (50.5%)	43 (15.8%)	66 (24.2%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	35.9	1295^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.0%		32.7	1323^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	36.0%	28	20.8		51.4	35.9	29.2				39.8	42.9	41.0	20.8				36.7	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	95.0	93.9	93.9	18.7		$15,257	$894	$14,363

Frequently Asked Questions about Bowlesburg Elementary School

How many students attend Bowlesburg Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Bowlesburg Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bowlesburg Elementary School?

Students at Bowlesburg Elementary School are 37% White, 27% African American, 24% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Bowlesburg Elementary School a good school?

Bowlesburg Elementary School ranks 1481^st of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Bowlesburg Elementary School in?

East Moline School District 37

What schools do graduates of Bowlesburg Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bowlesburg Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glenview Middle School
High : United Township High School

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