Is John Deere Middle School a good school?

John Deere Middle School ranks 953 rd of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John Deere Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 744 students attended John Deere Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of John Deere Middle School?

Students at John Deere Middle School are 44% White, 36% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of John Deere Middle School attend?

Students who attend John Deere Middle School usually go on to attend Moline Senior High School

John Deere Middle School

Summary:

John Deere Middle School is a public middle school in Moline, Illinois, serving 755 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 district, which is ranked 654 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Deere Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, performing relatively better for African American students but very poorly for Hispanic, English Language Learner, low-income, and disabled students. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 33.6% to 50.8% over the past 5 years. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments are well below state and district averages, with only 11.7% to 40.5% of students meeting or exceeding standards in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Woodrow Wilson Middle School, John Deere Middle School generally performs worse across most academic metrics and has a lower statewide ranking. The school's high percentage of students from low-income families, 59.6% in 2022-2023, likely contributes to its academic challenges. While the district has increased spending per student at John Deere Middle School from $10,297 in 2019-2020 to $14,382 in 2022-2023, this increased investment has not yet translated into significant improvements in student outcomes.

Detail:

Public 6-8

2035 11th St
Moline, IL 61265-4745

(309) 743-1622

District: Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40

SchoolDigger Rank:
953^rd of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,119

Students who attend John Deere Middle School usually attend:

High:

Moline Senior High School

Feeder schools for John Deere Middle School:

Elementary:	Bicentennial Elementary School
	Hamilton Elementary School
	Lincoln-Irving Elementary School
	Willard Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.8

Number of students: 744

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.0%

Hispanic:

36.4%

African American:

9.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 62.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John Deere Middle School ranks worse than 69.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.47. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (44%), Hispanic (36.4%), African American (9.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 62.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John Deere Middle School is 14.8. (See more...)

Compare John Deere Middle School employs 50 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John Deere Middle School is $15,119.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John Deere Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks John Deere Middle School 953^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See John Deere Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40:

SchoolDigger ranks Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 654^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John Deere Middle School

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Rank History for all students at John Deere Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	56.61	581^st	1185	51.0%
2004	48.68	705^th	1204	41.4%
2005	50.62	708^th	1209	41.4%
2006	51.93	717^th	1272	43.6%
2007	51.27	742^nd	1287	42.3%
2008	57.85	653^rd	1293	49.5%
2009	51.74	749^th	1318	43.2%
2010	45.18	859^th	1327	35.3%
2011	33.11	1010^th	1344	24.9%
2012	30.57	1044^th	1365	23.5%
2013	30.52	1013^th	1367	25.9%
2014	29.43	982^nd	1322	25.7%
2015	25.35	977^th	1302	25.0%
2016	23.78	1024^th	1294	20.9%
2017	23.36	1009^th	1293	22.0%
2018	23.50	997^th	1293	22.9%
2019	23.18	1055^th	1356	22.2%
2021	25.87	908^th	1241	26.8%
2022	28.97	930^th	1369	32.1%
2023	24.42	1016^th	1367	25.7%
2024	27.47	953^rd	1363	30.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at John Deere Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.30	149^th	164	9.1%
2019	11.62	166^th	179	7.3%
2021	15.64	86^th	97	11.3%
2022	20.19	161^st	195	17.4%
2023	13.06	179^th	194	7.7%
2024	16.46	153^rd	184	16.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John Deere Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.36	266^th	285	6.7%
2019	25.34	330^th	339	2.7%
2021	36.06	203^rd	277	26.7%
2022	31.58	372^nd	454	18.1%
2023	27.98	419^th	480	12.7%
2024	21.85	473^rd	486	2.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John Deere Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.07	388^th	602	35.5%
2019	28.73	618^th	792	22.0%
2021	25.59	501^st	548	8.6%
2022	28.55	631^st	781	19.2%
2023	26.03	626^th	805	22.2%
2024	29.90	553^rd	802	31.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John Deere Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.64	1002^nd	1161	13.7%
2019	19.06	1074^th	1217	11.8%
2021	24.42	842^nd	1019	17.4%
2022	23.16	1032^nd	1221	15.5%
2023	19.73	1094^th	1234	11.3%
2024	24.74	969^th	1219	20.5%

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Rank History for Female students at John Deere Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.07	1002^nd	1226	18.3%
2019	20.49	1036^th	1276	18.8%
2021	21.74	822^nd	1017	19.2%
2022	30.37	855^th	1286	33.5%
2023	20.62	1022^nd	1275	19.8%
2024	25.03	931^st	1251	25.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at John Deere Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.23	580^th	674	13.9%
2024	28.57	488^th	639	23.6%

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Rank History for Male students at John Deere Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.41	879^th	1223	28.1%
2019	27.29	925^th	1296	28.6%
2021	27.08	762^nd	1048	27.3%
2022	29.28	882^nd	1286	31.4%
2023	28.75	887^th	1292	31.3%
2024	30.05	823^rd	1264	34.9%

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Rank History for African American students at John Deere Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.67	451^st	511	11.7%
2019	36.32	354^th	565	37.3%
2021	38.67	215^th	385	44.2%
2022	34.30	376^th	573	34.4%
2023	44.96	262^nd	569	54.0%
2024	41.95	282^nd	548	48.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John Deere Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.31	550^th	590	6.8%
2019	14.51	615^th	639	3.8%
2021	21.55	454^th	517	12.2%
2022	19.01	611^th	662	7.7%
2023	16.77	614^th	661	7.1%
2024	16.93	587^th	643	8.7%

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Rank History for White students at John Deere Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.45	803^rd	889	9.7%
2019	15.43	813^th	905	10.2%
2021	21.22	667^th	813	18.0%
2022	24.29	718^th	898	20.0%
2023	18.33	789^th	895	11.8%
2024	24.88	684^th	875	21.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a parent
Saturday, April 13, 2019

Class size not accurate. No addressing of bullying issue. Kids verbally and physically assaulted daily. Not allowing my kids to return to this school district next year. Close Quote

Enrollment information for John Deere Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	502	16	6	53	2	n/a	n/a	0	579
1989	480	15	9	57	2	n/a	n/a	0	563
1990	481	20	8	64	2	n/a	n/a	0	575
1991	459	20	5	68	7	n/a	n/a	0	559
1992	508	22	2	66	5	n/a	n/a	0	603
1993	551	20	3	78	1	n/a	n/a	0	653
1994	545	18	4	80	5	n/a	n/a	0	652
1995	506	14	4	105	4	n/a	n/a	0	633
1996	506	14	4	105	4	n/a	n/a	0	633
1997	470	21	2	101	3	n/a	n/a	0	597
1998	453	26	5	99	1	n/a	n/a	0	584
1999	434	27	4	103	3	n/a	n/a	0	571
2000	411	23	2	118	2	n/a	n/a	0	556
2001	396	27	3	132	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
2002	419	35	2	100	1	n/a	n/a	0	557
2003	419	35	2	100	1	n/a	n/a	0	557
2004	402	23	4	136	1	n/a	n/a	0	566
2005	385	27	6	146	2	n/a	n/a	2	568
2006	389	35	5	143	1	n/a	n/a	1	574
2007	353	35	4	150	1	n/a	n/a	11	554
2008	308	32	6	142	1	n/a	n/a	16	505
2009	282	24	4	121	0	n/a	n/a	19	450
2010	291	27	2	132	0	n/a	n/a	17	469
2011	304	23	2	168	1	0	14	0	512
2012	473	41	3	277	3	0	34	0	831
2013	462	32	4	270	3	0	35	0	806
2014	429	35	6	261	4	0	26	0	761
2015	396	42	5	275	1	0	36	0	755
2016	384	52	6	271	2	0	41	0	756
2017	396	44	6	267	0	0	36	0	749
2018	406	57	4	255	3	0	39	0	764
2019	388	52	3	299	4	0	37	0	783
2020	378	67	1	293	0	0	41	0	780
2021	373	51	5	326	0	0	48	0	803
2022	359	52	7	298	0	0	44	0	760
2023	338	55	16	303	0	0	41	2	755
2024	327	71	14	271	0	3	56	2	744

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John Deere Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	579	28.4	20.3	n/a
1989	563	32.8	17.1	n/a
1990	575	32.5	17.6	n/a
1991	559	32.1	17.4	n/a
1992	603	32.8	18.3	n/a
1993	653	33.8	19.3	n/a
1994	652	34.0	19.2	n/a
1995	633	34.0	18.6	n/a
1996	633	34.0	18.6	n/a
1997	597	35.0	17.1	n/a
1998	584	35.0	16.7	n/a
1999	571	35.0	16.3	n/a
2000	556	35.9	15.5	n/a
2001	558	35.1	15.9	n/a
2002	557	36.0	15.5	40.4
2003	557	36.0	15.5	40.4
2004	566	36.0	15.7	43.3
2005	568	37.0	15.4	44
2006	574	37.0	15.5	42.9
2007	554	32.0	17.3	44.2
2008	505	29.0	17.4	48.3
2009	450	36.2	12.4	51
2010	469	35.1	13.3	51.3
2011	512	35.5	14.4	49
2012	831	47.0	17.6	52.3
2013	806	61.2	13.1	52.4
2014	761	45.2	16.8	52.8
2015	755	46.0	16.4	56.3
2016	756	47.0	16.0	57.1
2017	749	46.1	16.2	56.5
2018	764	43.0	17.7	58.8
2019	783	45.0	17.4	59.3
2020	780	47.0	16.5	59.7
2021	803	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	760	54.6	13.9	52.4
2023	755	53.0	14.2	59.6
2024	744	50.0	14.8	62.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John Deere Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	579	28.4	20.3	n/a
1989	563	32.8	17.1	n/a
1990	575	32.5	17.6	n/a
1991	559	32.1	17.4	n/a
1992	603	32.8	18.3	n/a
1993	653	33.8	19.3	n/a
1994	652	34.0	19.2	n/a
1995	633	34.0	18.6	n/a
1996	633	34.0	18.6	n/a
1997	597	35.0	17.1	n/a
1998	584	35.0	16.7	n/a
1999	571	35.0	16.3	n/a
2000	556	35.9	15.5	n/a
2001	558	35.1	15.9	n/a
2002	557	36.0	15.5	40.4
2003	557	36.0	15.5	40.4
2004	566	36.0	15.7	43.3
2005	568	37.0	15.4	44
2006	574	37.0	15.5	42.9
2007	554	32.0	17.3	44.2
2008	505	29.0	17.4	48.3
2009	450	36.2	12.4	51
2010	469	35.1	13.3	51.3
2011	512	35.5	14.4	49
2012	831	47.0	17.6	52.3
2013	806	61.2	13.1	52.4
2014	761	45.2	16.8	52.8
2015	755	46.0	16.4	56.3
2016	756	47.0	16.0	57.1
2017	749	46.1	16.2	56.5
2018	764	43.0	17.7	58.8
2019	783	45.0	17.4	59.3
2020	780	47.0	16.5	59.7
2021	803	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	760	54.6	13.9	52.4
2023	755	53.0	14.2	59.6
2024	744	50.0	14.8	62.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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