Summary:
The 61240 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Bicentennial Elementary School, which serves students in the Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 district. While the school's performance is generally above the district average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, it falls short of the state averages in these subjects and lags behind in 5th-grade science proficiency.
Bicentennial Elementary School has a statewide ranking between 800 and 1,013 out of 2,056 to 2,077 Illinois elementary schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics have shown some improvement from the 2023-2024 school year to the 2024-2025 school year, but they remain below the state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students (46.27%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.
The school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $13,769, which is higher than the national average of around $12,000 per student, and the student-teacher ratio at Bicentennial Elementary School is 18.1, slightly higher than the national average of around 16 students per teacher. While these metrics suggest the district is investing resources into the school, the school's performance and the unique needs of its student population may require additional support and targeted interventions to improve academic outcomes.
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