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Rock Island High School

Public Grades 9-12

568^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 19% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Rock Island High School is a public high school in Rock Island, Illinois, serving 1,811 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Rock Island School District 41, which is ranked 740 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Rock Island High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with only 27.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with subgroup performance rankings in the bottom quartile of Illinois high schools. Additionally, Rock Island High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 80.4% and 89.0%, which is below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate ranges from 25.4% to 41.4%, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Riverdale Senior High School, Orion High School, and Rockridge High School generally outperform Rock Island High School in academic achievement, graduation rates, and other key metrics, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that Rock Island High School may be facing systemic challenges that require a comprehensive approach to address the underlying issues and improve educational outcomes for all students.

1,812

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,075

Per pupil spending ?

76.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (80% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Illinois avg48%

568^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

740^th of 811Rock 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

African American (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-12 vs school

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

Asian (2025)1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-24 vs state

Science27%-22 vs state

Mathematics17%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (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	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	% 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
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%)	18.6	568^th of 698 public high schools	18.6%		22.1	523^rd of 697 public high schools	25.0%	45	33.9	33.0	13.2	12.3	20.8	28.4	27.9	17.1	26.8	98.8	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.0	98.8		96.1	$16,075	$1,574	$14,501
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)										98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	38.3	55.2
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%)	41.8	422^nd of 698 public high schools	39.5%		39.7	393^rd of 697 public high schools	43.6%	29	56.0	49.8	25.2	26.2	38.4	40.1	36.8	27.7	32.8	98.4	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.6	98.5	98.4		96.0	$14,101	$495	$13,606
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%)	31.6	500^th of 698 public high schools	28.4%		38.9	399^th of 697 public high schools	42.8%	101	43.2	39.1	24.8	22.5	34.7	32.2	32.2	25.3	32.1	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0		99.5	$13,765	$879	$12,886
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%)	65.3	205^th of 698 public high schools	70.6%		51.3	293^rd of 697 public high schools	58.0%	88	62.9	66.7	30.2	35.6	45.7	62.2	55.5	35.3	48.7	98.3	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.3	98.0	98.3		96.5	$16,603	$128	$16,475
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%)	68.6	182^nd of 698 public high schools	73.9%		66.3	183^rd of 697 public high schools	73.7%	1	75.6	58.4	42.3	40.3	65.4	48.1	46.7	40.0	40.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1		96.4	$13,788	$400	$13,388
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%)	80.2	110^th of 698 public high schools	84.2%		87.3	78^th of 697 public high schools	88.8%	32	67.1	76.9	53.2	53.8	44.3	61.5	65.7	55.7	54.3	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	98.3	98.3	97.9		97.9	$13,704	$35	$13,669
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%)	71	165^th of 698 public high schools	76.4%		75.1	138^th of 697 public high schools	80.2%	27	63.4	60.5	38.7	38.4	41.9	47.7	68.8	55.8	61.0	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4		99.4	$13,973	$430	$13,543

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.

How many students attend Rock Island High School?

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

Is Rock Island High School a good school?

Rock Island High School ranks in the bottom 18.6% of Illinois high schools.

What district is Rock Island High School in?

Rock Island School District 41

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

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