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George O Barr School

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George O Barr School ranks 1148 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

George O Barr School is a 405-student PK–5 elementary school in Silvis, serving families in Silvis School District 34. The most important finding is the sharp difference between grades: fifth-grade results are strong, especially in ELA and science, while fourth-grade ELA is a clear weak spot, at 27% proficient.

Fifth-grade ELA proficiency was 67%, 12 percentage points above the state rate, and higher than at nearby Jane Addams Elementary School, Hampton Elementary School, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Colona Grade School and George Washington Elementary School. Fifth-grade science was also a strength: 56%, compared with 48% statewide and 54% at Jane Addams. In contrast, fourth-grade ELA was 29 points below the state rate and below every nearby school with a reported result, including Ridgewood Elementary School. Across all grades, ELA was 40%, below the state’s 56% and the district’s 43%, but above the nearby-school average of 38%. Math was 22%, below the state’s 40%, about level with the district’s 22%, and below the nearby average of 28%. Nearby schools serve different grade spans, and fourth-grade math is suppressed.

Results have improved over time, though recent trends vary by subject: all-grades ELA rose from 22% in 2023–2024 to 40% in 2025–2026, while math increased from 11% to 22% over those years. Chronic absenteeism also fell, from 49% in 2021–2022 to 28% in 2025–2026, but remained 5 points above the state rate. SchoolDigger places George O Barr at the 34th percentile statewide with 2 stars; the district is at the 13th percentile with 1 star. The school’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 11.2, the second-lowest among nearby schools with data. In 2024–2025, 67% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, below the 74% average among nearby schools reporting that measure. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a higher relative standing for Male Students: the 56th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with 34 overall. Its English Language Learner Students ranking rose from the 12th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 66th in 2023–2024, when the school overall ranked at the 27th percentile.

405

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,621

Per pupil spending ?

67.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.4%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1305 5th Avenue
Silvis, IL 61282-1579

(309) 792-0639

District: Silvis School District 34

Students who attend George O Barr School usually attend:

Middle:	Northeast Junior High School
High:	United Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.4%

Hispanic:

23.5%

African American:

15.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (39% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg40%

Illinois avg48%

1,148^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

640^th of 738Silvis School District 34 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	32.5	1148 of 1737	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	1339 of 2056	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1512 of 2067	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1596 of 2077	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1615 of 2082	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1613 of 1948	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1892 of 2086	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1769 of 2037	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	1769 of 2044	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	1798 of 2046	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	1554 of 2052	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.1	1514 of 2093	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	1640 of 2167	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	1779 of 2166	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.1	1853 of 2147	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.4	1563 of 2139	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.4	1296 of 2120	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.1	1249 of 2092	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.5	1048 of 2095	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.9	1175 of 2086	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.2	1364 of 2022	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.0	1160 of 2030	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	56.4	1080 of 2020	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	426 of 688	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	385 of 692	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	704 of 1049	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	813 of 886	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	52.1	279 of 826	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.6	696 of 788	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	733 of 743	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	1059 of 1286	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	1355 of 1942	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1428 of 1942	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1600 of 1957	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1511 of 1970	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1462 of 1680	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1721 of 2019	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1754 of 1964	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	557 of 982	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	479 of 959	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.1	819 of 970	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	819 of 954	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	595 of 742	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	726 of 955	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	726 of 938	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	536 of 1001	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	978 of 1800	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	1119 of 1793	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1121 of 1808	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1383 of 1763	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	1103 of 1514	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1613 of 1816	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1545 of 1765	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	578 of 1311	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.4	1160 of 1947	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1361 of 1959	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1414 of 1984	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1557 of 1977	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1442 of 1707	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	1870 of 2019	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1610 of 1972	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1047 of 1292	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1145 of 1195	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	859 of 1156	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1024 of 1113	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	603 of 640	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1168 of 1194	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	738 of 763	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	820 of 1149	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	1184 of 1389	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1224 of 1392	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1315 of 1419	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1374 of 1425	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1285 of 1308	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	1448 of 1462	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	1455 of 1463	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+39 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2025)33rd percentile~ school

White (2026)29th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Science56%+8 vs state

English Language Arts40%-16 vs state

Mathematics22%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA 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	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	32.5	1148^th of 1737 public elementary schools	33.9%		34.3	1339^th of 2056 public elementary schools	34.9%	191	55.6		38.2	27.2	66.7				40.3	34.5		26.7				21.5	96.4%		$15,621	$1,978	$13,643
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	—	126 (52.9%)	81 (34.0%)	22 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)								(n/a)									21.7							6.6	95.4%		$17,389	$1,946	$15,443
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%)	15.1	1498^th of 1737 public elementary schools	13.8%		28.2	1481^st of 2056 public elementary schools	28.0%	17			22.7	49.2					35.7	22.7						18.8	98.3%		$17,015	$1,711	$15,303
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%)	10.6	1596^th of 1737 public elementary schools	8.1%		23.3	1590^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.7%	6			30.0	31.3					30.6	33.8	16.0					24.8	99%		$16,407	$1,667	$14,740
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%)	7.1	1657^th of 1737 public elementary schools	4.6%		9.1	1969^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.2%	312			19.7	32.4					25.7	21.1	22.1					21.5	98.6%		$17,976	$1,854	$16,122
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%)	9.2	1617^th of 1737 public elementary schools	6.9%		14.7	1793^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	12.8%	176			15.9	41.1					27.7	17.7	24.1					20.8	98.1%		$17,789	$1,791	$15,998
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%)	40.4	1000^th of 1737 public elementary schools	42.4%		51	987^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.0%	13	23.2		56.3	51.9	50.0				52.5	66.7	33.3	41.1				46.2	97.8%		$13,774	$859	$12,915
Hampton Elementary School	Public	K-8	206 5th St	Hampton	61256	Rock Island County	Hampton School District 29	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 755-0693	225	16	14.0	40.0%	158 (70.2%)	11 (4.9%)	41 (18.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	42.6	960^th of 1737 public elementary schools	44.7%		38.6	1241^st of 2056 public elementary schools	39.6%	281	47.6	59.1	50.0	48.0	57.1	53.1	33.3	59.1	49.3	50.0			40.6	33.3	54.5	36.2	95.2%		$13,199	$586	$12,613
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%)	56.6	718^th of 1737 public elementary schools	58.7%		65.8	694^th of 2056 public elementary schools	66.2%	24	54.2		46.9	63.6	58.0				55.9	49.0	58.1	56.0				54.2	96.4%		$15,241	$751	$14,491
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%)	31	1170^th of 1737 public elementary schools	32.6%		43.8	1129^th of 2056 public elementary schools	45.1%	41	41.9	30.6	57.6	46.7	32.3	40.5	46.7	38.9	43.9	51.5	33.3					24.6	97.6%		$14,381	$1,181	$13,199

Frequently Asked Questions about George O Barr School

What schools do graduates of George O Barr School attend?

Students who attend George O Barr School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northeast Junior High School
High : United Township High School

What district is George O Barr School in?

Silvis School District 34

How many students attend George O Barr School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended George O Barr School.

Is George O Barr School a good school?

George O Barr School ranks 1148^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of George O Barr School?

Students at George O Barr School are 51% White, 23% Hispanic, 15% African American, 9% Two or more races.

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