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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 61282

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967

Students

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Top rankedGeorge O Barr School1148^th of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 61282 has three elementary schools: George O Barr School serves PK–5, Bowlesburg Elementary School serves K–4, and Eagle Ridge School serves PK–8. In 2025–2026, their unweighted average proficiency was 33% in English language arts (ELA) and 16% in math, versus state results of 56% and 40%; the area averages were 24 percentage points below the state in both subjects. The most important finding is that results overall are substantially below state levels, with especially low proficiency at Eagle Ridge.

George O Barr leads the all-grades results, with 40% proficient in ELA and 22% in math, compared with 36% and 19% at Bowlesburg. Its lead over Bowlesburg is 5 percentage points in ELA and 3 points in math. Eagle Ridge is lowest at 22% in ELA and 7% in math—19 and 15 points below George O Barr, respectively. Grade results add important detail: fourth-grade ELA favors Bowlesburg, at 49% versus 27% at George O Barr, a 22-point difference. At George O Barr, fifth-grade ELA is 12 points above the state, while fifth-grade math is 10 points below.

Area-wide IAR gaps widened between the two supplied years: the average ELA shortfall grew from 20 to 24 percentage points, and the math shortfall from 20 to 24 points. One notable exception is George O Barr’s fifth-grade science proficiency, which rose 25 points to 56% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger’s latest rankings place George O Barr at the 34th percentile with 2 stars; Bowlesburg and Eagle Ridge are each at the 14th percentile with 1 star. George O Barr’s ranking percentile rose 7 points over its supplied ranking history, while Bowlesburg’s fell 23. Student-teacher ratios are 11.2 at George O Barr, 13.2 at Bowlesburg, and 10.7 at Eagle Ridge. For sy 2024–2025, George O Barr reported 67% free/reduced lunch eligible and Bowlesburg 97% free/reduced lunch eligible; Eagle Ridge reported Community Eligibility (CEP), meaning all students receive free meals. Because the schools serve different grade spans and some comparisons are unavailable, these figures are useful context rather than a complete like-for-like comparison.

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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
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 61282

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Silvis	0.5 mi	3	747^th
East Moline	1.12 mi	14	757^th
Carbon Cliff	1.57 mi	2
Moline	2.47 mi	17	651^st
Colona	3.38 mi	1	670^th

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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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