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Bicentennial Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
760th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 56% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Bicentennial Elementary School in Coal Valley serves 328 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in the Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 area. Its strongest standout is fifth-grade science: Bicentennial scored 56%, the highest among seven nearby K–5 schools with reported results, compared with their average of 36%.

Bicentennial performs especially well in math: its 2025–2026 all-grades result of 52% was 13 points above the state and 22 points above the district, ranking second among eight comparable nearby schools including Bicentennial. ELA was 55%, close to the state rate (2 points below) and 11 points above the district; it ranked third among those same schools. Fifth-grade ELA was another strength at 61%, 6 points above the state and higher than nearby Jane Addams Elementary School at 58%. Fourth-grade ELA is the clearest relative weakness: 51%, 5 points below the state, though 7 points above the district. Attendance is also a positive: chronic absenteeism was 12%, compared with 23% in the district and 24% statewide; only nearby Benjamin Franklin Elementary School had a lower rate.

Scores have risen substantially over three years: all-grades ELA increased 18 points, from 37% in 2023–2024 to 55% in 2025–2026, while math rose 23 points, from 30% to 52%. SchoolDigger ranked Bicentennial 760th of 1,737 Illinois schools in 2025–2026, at the 56th percentile with 3 stars; the district ranked 597th of 738, at the 19th percentile with 1 star. The school’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 16.4, second-highest among nearby schools, and 43% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible—the lowest reported rate among 10 nearby schools, whose average was 74%. SchoolDigger’s statewide subgroup ranking for White Students was notably lower than the school’s overall standing: the 26th percentile in 2025–2026 versus 56th overall. Its ranking for Special Education Students improved from the 21st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 36th percentile in 2024–2025, when the overall school ranking was at the 51st percentile.

328
Students ?
16.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,150
Per pupil spending ?
43.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
96.2%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 1004 1st St
       Coal Valley, IL  61240-9393

(309) 743-1614

District: Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40


Students who attend Bicentennial Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    John Deere Middle School
High:    Moline Senior High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
73.5%
Hispanic:
16.5%
Two or more races:
9.1%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Illinois average (54% vs 48% meeting standards)
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40
✓Above the Illinois median (56th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school54%
District avg37%
Illinois avg48%
760th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 44%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40
597th of 738Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202654.7760 of 173756.2%★★★☆☆
202549.31013 of 205650.7%★★★☆☆
202455.9800 of 206761.3%★★★☆☆
202348.6986 of 207752.5%★★★☆☆
202245.71041 of 208250.0%★★★☆☆
202145.9935 of 194852.0%★★★☆☆
201950.5961 of 208653.9%★★★☆☆
201843.41089 of 203746.5%★★☆☆☆
201744.41067 of 204447.8%★★☆☆☆
201650.1950 of 204653.6%★★★☆☆
201557.9752 of 205263.4%★★★☆☆
201473.5548 of 209373.8%★★★★☆
201370.0664 of 216769.4%★★★☆☆
201273.6601 of 216672.3%★★★★☆
201163.1955 of 214755.5%★★★☆☆
201056.61131 of 213947.1%★★☆☆☆
200959.31065 of 212049.8%★★☆☆☆
200862.8967 of 209253.8%★★★☆☆
200762.3970 of 209553.7%★★★☆☆
200658.41093 of 208647.6%★★☆☆☆
200568.5731 of 202263.8%★★★☆☆
200480.1331 of 203083.7%★★★★☆
200373.5598 of 202070.4%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202539.2595 of 104943.3%★★☆☆☆
202434.0564 of 88636.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202655.8534 of 128658.5%★★★☆☆
202558.0785 of 194259.6%★★★☆☆
202450.2868 of 194255.3%★★★☆☆
202350.3887 of 195754.7%★★★☆☆
202241.51057 of 197046.3%★★☆☆☆
202145.8827 of 168050.8%★★★☆☆
201954.7857 of 201957.6%★★★☆☆
201843.31072 of 196445.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.81186 of 180034.1%★★☆☆☆
202444.8931 of 179348.1%★★☆☆☆
202328.21383 of 180823.5%★☆☆☆☆
202228.71323 of 176325.0%★☆☆☆☆
202136.6945 of 151437.6%★★☆☆☆
201928.51416 of 181622.0%★☆☆☆☆
201835.51177 of 176533.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202653.6603 of 131154.0%★★★☆☆
202543.41066 of 194745.2%★★☆☆☆
202457.4735 of 195962.5%★★★☆☆
202344.21021 of 198448.5%★★☆☆☆
202248.9902 of 197754.4%★★★☆☆
202138.0979 of 170742.6%★★☆☆☆
201947.1986 of 201951.2%★★★☆☆
201845.2986 of 197250.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202533.1827 of 129236.0%★★☆☆☆
202424.9944 of 119521.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202630.8855 of 114925.6%★☆☆☆☆
202529.71045 of 138924.8%★☆☆☆☆
202438.1879 of 139236.9%★★☆☆☆
202333.0996 of 141929.8%★☆☆☆☆
202230.01061 of 142525.5%★☆☆☆☆
202129.0992 of 130824.2%★☆☆☆☆
201931.71042 of 146228.7%★☆☆☆☆
201826.71128 of 146322.9%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Female (2026)58th percentile~ school
Male (2026)54th percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2025)36th percentile-15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-17 vs school
White (2026)26th percentile-31 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
Science56%+9 vs state
English Language Arts55%~ state avg
Mathematics52%+13 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bicentennial Elementary School

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

Middle : John Deere Middle School
High : Moline Senior High School

Students at Bicentennial Elementary School are 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Bicentennial Elementary School.

Bicentennial Elementary School ranks 760th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 school spending dataNewOct 30, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 30, 2026
2025–26 ACT, IAR, ISA & PreACT Secure test scoresNewOct 30, 2026
2013–14 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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