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Rock Island High School

Q: Is Rock Island High School a good school?

Rock Island High School ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Illinois high schools.

Q: How many students attend Rock Island High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,812 students attended Rock Island High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Rock Island High School?

Students at Rock Island High School are 35% White, 33% African American, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Rock Island High School?

Rock Island High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Denkmann Elementary School Elementary : Earl H Hanson Elementary School Elementary : Eugene Field Elementary School Elementary : Frances Willard Elementary School Elementary : Longfellow Elementary School Elementary : Ridgewood Elementary School Elementary : Rock Island Academy Elementary : Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Middle : Edison Junior High School Middle : Washington Junior High School

Public Grades 9-12

539^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 13% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Rock Island High School serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,812 students in Rock Island, Illinois, making it the second-largest high school in this local comparison group. Its clearest challenge is academic proficiency: in 2025–2026, it scored below the state in all nine reported ACT and PreACT subject-and-grade comparisons, and below every nearby school in nearly all of them. For example, ACT English Language Arts proficiency was 24% at Rock Island, compared with 50% statewide; PreACT math rates were 20% in grade 9 and 14% in grade 10, versus 42% and 36% statewide.

Attendance is especially concerning compared with both the district and nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism was 42% in 2025–2026, versus 24% statewide and 31% in the Rock Island School District 41; every nearby school with a reported rate was lower, with United Township High School next-highest at 35%. Graduation is improving but remains a weakness: Rock Island’s rate was 84%, up 5 points from 2021–2022, but below the state’s 90% and the reported rates of all six nearby schools. One relative bright spot is ACT science: Rock Island was second-lowest among nearby schools, rather than lowest, though its 28% rate remained well below the state’s 48% and the nearby-school average of 45%.

Recent results are mixed: ninth-grade PreACT math rose 7 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while 10th-grade PreACT English Language Arts fell 6 points and 11th-grade ACT English Language Arts fell 4 points. SchoolDigger ranks Rock Island 539th of 620 statewide, at the 13th percentile with one star; its percentile fell from 25 in 2023–2024. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness percentile for African American students fell from 28 to 2 between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, indicating a sharply weaker relative standing in how well the school serves this group. For Special Education Students, the percentile fell from 38 to 0 over the same period. As context, the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 17.3, and 77% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year; these measures describe the school and its student population, not the causes of its results.

1,812

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,634

Per pupil spending ?

76.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

99.9%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1400 25th Ave
Rock Island, IL 61201-5356

(309) 793-5950

District: Rock Island School District 41

Feeder schools for Rock Island High School:

Elementary:	Denkmann Elementary School
	Earl H Hanson Elementary School
	Eugene Field Elementary School
	Frances Willard Elementary School
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	Longfellow Elementary School
	Ridgewood Elementary School
	Rock Island Academy
	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Middle:	Edison Junior High School
	Washington Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.6%

African American:

32.8%

Hispanic:

17.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (84% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Illinois avg47%

539^th of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

684^th of 738Rock Island School District 41 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
2026	11.3	539 of 620	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	568 of 698	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	523 of 697	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	513 of 699	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	575 of 699	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	526 of 688	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	528 of 701	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	532 of 647	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.8	535 of 642	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	546 of 643	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.3	432 of 614	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.7	533 of 670	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.6	547 of 670	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	532 of 665	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.0	548 of 655	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.9	516 of 643	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.3	383 of 632	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.4	438 of 624	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.4	448 of 612	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.6	437 of 596	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.5	499 of 590	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.1	473 of 592	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	31.8	462 of 586	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	183 of 187	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	243 of 323	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	215 of 299	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	223 of 301	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	258 of 294	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	180 of 281	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	172 of 299	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	190 of 253	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	0.2	123 of 124	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.6	147 of 148	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	134 of 137	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.2	132 of 134	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.8	141 of 141	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.0	131 of 135	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	128 of 130	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.5	132 of 132	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	431 of 491	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	230 of 428	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	268 of 284	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	132 of 217	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	182 of 205	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	141 of 183	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	111 of 151	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	482 of 545	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	551 of 685	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	503 of 664	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	516 of 656	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	533 of 658	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	483 of 639	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	503 of 665	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	506 of 620	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	243 of 268	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	325 of 366	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	280 of 336	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	286 of 333	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	325 of 335	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	272 of 317	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	263 of 317	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	259 of 291	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	437 of 478	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	584 of 672	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	502 of 639	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	471 of 644	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	533 of 626	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	354 of 611	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	474 of 639	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	489 of 585	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	479 of 521	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	565 of 685	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	506 of 668	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	457 of 668	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.6	558 of 664	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	509 of 653	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	494 of 675	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	515 of 619	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	1.5	129 of 130	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	198 of 211	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	166 of 182	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	149 of 163	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	156 of 170	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	145 of 160	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	123 of 165	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	3.4	238 of 238	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	417 of 527	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	299 of 482	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	301 of 476	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	303 of 473	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	214 of 374	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	484 of 515	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	501 of 564	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	431 of 554	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	388 of 557	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.0	500 of 560	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	450 of 553	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	419 of 552	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	460 of 548	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2026)2nd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)1st percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)1st percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Science28%-20 vs state

English Language Arts24%-26 vs state

Mathematics17%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)	IAR Mathematics (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rock Island High School	Public	9-12	1400 25th Ave	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 793-5950	1,812	104	17.3	76.5%	627 (34.6%)	594 (32.8%)	309 (17.1%)	134 (7.4%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (7.7%)	11.3	539^th of 620 public high schools	13.1%		18.6	568^th of 698 public high schools	18.6%	29	35.3	27.1	19.7	13.7	26.0	21.5	23.8	17.0	27.5			99.9%		$17,634	$1,777	$15,857
Thurgood Marshall Learning Center	Public	6-12	600 11th Ave	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 793-5924	0	12	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												99.3%
Moline Senior High School	Public	9-12	3600 Avenue of The Cities	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 743-1624	2,195	119	18.3	55.4%	986 (44.9%)	253 (11.5%)	721 (32.8%)	64 (2.9%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	152 (6.9%)	34.9	426^th of 620 public high schools	31.3%		41.8	422^nd of 698 public high schools	39.5%	4	52.6	48.1	30.8	23.1	38.0	38.4	42.2	30.5	39.0			98.7%		$14,592	$641	$13,951
R.I.S.E. Academy	Public	6-12	3561 60Th St Ste 220	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Rock Island ROE	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(309) 736-1111	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
United Township Area Career Center	Public	11-12	1275 Avenue of The Cities	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	Rock Island ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 752-1691	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
United Township High School	Public	9-12	1275 Avenue of The Cities	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	United Township HSD 30	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 752-1633	1,862	107	17.3	58.3%	819 (44.0%)	395 (21.2%)	507 (27.2%)	48 (2.6%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	85 (4.6%)	23.6	481^st of 620 public high schools	22.4%		31.6	500^th of 698 public high schools	28.4%	19	44.3	41.8	25.6	24.6	33.4	36.9	27.7	24.4	29.5			99.7%		$14,990	$768	$14,223
Sherrard High School	Public	9-12	4701 176th Ave	Sherrard	61281	Rock Island County	Sherrard CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 593-2175	449	34	13.3	25.8%	389 (86.6%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.5%)	65.1	178^th of 620 public high schools	71.3%		65.3	205^th of 698 public high schools	70.6%	27	69.3	58.6	45.5	36.9	50.6	43.2	70.1	37.9	58.6			97.6%		$18,215	$232	$17,983
Rockridge High School	Public	9-12	14110 134th Ave W	Taylor Ridge	61284	Rock Island County	Rockridge CUSD 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 793-8020	330	26	12.8	20.6%	313 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	57.1	236^th of 620 public high schools	61.9%		68.6	182^nd of 698 public high schools	73.9%	54	64.0	57.3	44.0	45.3	42.7	54.7	52.1	45.2	26.0			98.4%		$14,496	$765	$13,732
Orion High School	Public	9-12	1100 13th St	Orion	61273	Henry County	Orion CUSD 223	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 526-3361	285	19	14.6	17.9%	266 (93.3%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	71.4	139^th of 620 public high schools	77.6%		80.2	110^th of 698 public high schools	84.2%	29	65.2	52.1	59.4	42.3	56.5	42.3	58.7	61.9	65.1			98.9%		$14,981	$593	$14,388
Riverdale Senior High School	Public	9-12	9622 256th St N	Port Byron	61275	Rock Island County	Riverdale CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 523-3181	324	27	11.8	16.0%	287 (88.6%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	63.1	189^th of 620 public high schools	69.5%		71	165^th of 698 public high schools	76.4%	24	69.3	44.3	48.5	37.5	58.4	40.9	61.6	51.2	48.8			96.5%		$14,528	$530	$13,999

Frequently Asked Questions about Rock Island High School

What is the racial makeup of Rock Island High School?

Students at Rock Island High School are 35% White, 33% African American, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What district is Rock Island High School in?

Rock Island School District 41

Is Rock Island High School a good school?

Rock Island High School ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Illinois high schools.

What schools feed into Rock Island High School?

Rock Island High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Denkmann Elementary School
Elementary : Earl H Hanson Elementary School
Elementary : Eugene Field Elementary School
Elementary : Frances Willard Elementary School
Elementary : Longfellow Elementary School
Elementary : Ridgewood Elementary School
Elementary : Rock Island Academy
Elementary : Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Middle : Edison Junior High School
Middle : Washington Junior High School

How many students attend Rock Island High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,812 students attended Rock Island High School.

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