Is Moline Senior High School a good school?

Moline Senior High School ranks 393 rd of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Moline Senior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,206 students attended Moline Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Moline Senior High School?

Students at Moline Senior High School are 46% White, 33% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools feed into Moline Senior High School?

Moline Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Elementary : Bicentennial Elementary School Elementary : Butterworth Elementary School Elementary : George Washington Elementary School Elementary : Hamilton Elementary School Elementary : Jane Addams Elementary School Elementary : Lincoln-Irving Elementary School Elementary : Logan Elementary School Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary School Elementary : Willard Elementary School Middle : John Deere Middle School Middle : Woodrow Wilson Middle School

Moline Senior High School

Summary:

Moline Senior High School is a public high school serving 2,196 students in grades 9-12 in Moline, Illinois, which is part of the Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 district. While the school has maintained relatively stable graduation and dropout rates, it has faced challenges, including a decline in its statewide ranking and fluctuating performance ratings from SchoolDigger.

Moline Senior High School's academic performance has been below the state average in mathematics and English language arts, with only 13.6% and 21.3% of 11th-grade students meeting or exceeding proficiency in 2023-2024, respectively. However, the school's performance in science is closer to the state average, with 53.5% of students meeting or exceeding proficiency. Compared to nearby high-performing schools like Geneseo High School and Riverdale Senior High School, Moline Senior High School has consistently underperformed in terms of statewide rankings, graduation rates, and academic proficiency.

Additionally, Moline Senior High School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 16.3% in 2019-2020 to 58.7% in 2020-2021, and remaining high at 34% in 2023-2024. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with Asian, African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, performing below average compared to the state. While the school's per-student spending has increased, the higher student-teacher ratio may indicate a need for additional teaching resources to support student success.

Detail:

Public 9-12

3600 Avenue of The Cities
Moline, IL 61265-4421

(309) 743-1624

District: Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40

SchoolDigger Rank:
393^rd of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,679

Feeder schools for Moline Senior High School:

Elementary:	Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
	Bicentennial Elementary School
	Butterworth Elementary School
	George Washington Elementary School
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	Hamilton Elementary School
	Jane Addams Elementary School
	Lincoln-Irving Elementary School
	Logan Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School
	Willard Elementary School
Middle:	John Deere Middle School
	Woodrow Wilson Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.8

Number of students: 2,206

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.8%

Hispanic:

33.1%

African American:

11.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Moline Senior High School ranks worse than 56.4% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.71. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Moline Senior High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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 (45.8%), Hispanic (33.1%), African American (11.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Moline Senior High School is 17.8. (See more...)

Compare Moline Senior High School employs 123.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Moline Senior High School is $14,679.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Moline Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Moline Senior High School 393^rd of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Moline Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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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 Moline Senior High School

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Rank History for all students at Moline Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	43.82	389^th	586	33.6%
2004	48.53	361^st	592	39.0%
2005	44.52	391^st	590	33.7%
2006	47.25	369^th	596	38.1%
2007	60.77	257^th	612	58.0%
2008	53.87	333^rd	624	46.6%
2009	66.57	226^th	632	64.2%
2010	66.51	228^th	643	64.5%
2011	52.81	350^th	655	46.6%
2012	63.69	251^st	665	62.3%
2013	60.17	299^th	670	55.4%
2014	58.61	297^th	670	55.7%
2015	36.93	371^st	614	39.6%
2016	37.60	412^th	643	35.9%
2017	32.36	458^th	642	28.7%
2018	35.25	438^th	647	32.3%
2019	57.92	264^th	701	62.3%
2021	44.89	341^st	688	50.4%
2022	53.28	311^th	699	55.5%
2023	42.02	412^th	699	41.1%
2024	39.71	393^rd	697	43.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Moline Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.47	99^th	154	35.7%
2019	31.40	109^th	165	33.9%
2021	24.72	115^th	160	28.1%
2022	11.98	155^th	170	8.8%
2023	16.01	145^th	163	11.0%
2024	24.25	133^rd	182	26.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Moline Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.18	114^th	151	24.5%
2019	48.67	60^th	183	67.2%
2021	32.79	86^th	189	54.5%
2022	54.81	59^th	205	71.2%
2023	39.33	119^th	217	45.2%
2024	32.60	145^th	248	41.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Moline Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.23	248^th	374	33.7%
2019	45.37	165^th	473	65.1%
2021	33.32	253^rd	453	44.2%
2022	37.11	251^st	493	49.1%
2023	37.94	233^rd	476	51.1%
2024	32.07	277^th	482	42.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Moline Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.49	475^th	585	18.8%
2019	55.27	243^rd	639	62.0%
2021	33.72	411^th	611	32.7%
2022	36.81	406^th	626	35.1%
2023	28.29	488^th	644	24.2%
2024	33.36	409^th	639	36.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Moline Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.70	281^st	620	54.7%
2019	53.23	303^rd	665	54.4%
2021	40.22	363^rd	639	43.2%
2022	52.09	298^th	658	54.7%
2023	44.21	370^th	656	43.6%
2024	33.54	424^th	664	36.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Moline Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.59	362^nd	428	15.4%
2024	35.73	214^th	429	50.1%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Moline Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	33.94	10^th	19	47.4%
2021	83.67	5^th	22	77.3%
2022	43.55	13^th	26	50.0%
2023	12.43	19^th	22	13.6%
2024	47.19	13^th	23	43.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Moline Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.21	432^nd	619	30.2%
2019	61.02	216^th	675	68.0%
2021	46.72	311^th	653	52.4%
2022	52.27	291^st	664	56.2%
2023	36.35	432^nd	668	35.3%
2024	44.61	330^th	668	50.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Moline Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.34	108^th	132	18.2%
2019	20.95	107^th	130	17.7%
2022	25.08	112^th	141	20.6%
2023	32.93	98^th	134	26.9%
2024	19.15	115^th	137	16.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Moline Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.58	32^nd	253	87.4%
2019	46.85	121^st	299	59.5%
2021	35.86	161^st	281	42.7%
2022	67.88	57^th	294	80.6%
2023	42.61	139^th	301	53.8%
2024	23.91	265^th	299	11.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Moline Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.78	200^th	291	31.3%
2019	59.74	95^th	317	70.0%
2021	28.83	223^rd	317	29.7%
2022	44.21	176^th	335	47.5%
2023	25.94	257^th	333	22.8%
2024	35.34	200^th	336	40.5%

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Rank History for White students at Moline Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.75	394^th	548	28.1%
2019	51.50	224^th	552	59.4%
2021	45.25	255^th	553	53.9%
2022	50.46	256^th	560	54.3%
2023	37.18	333^rd	557	40.2%
2024	36.35	320^th	554	42.2%

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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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Enrollment information for Moline Senior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	2177	55	31	145	17	n/a	n/a	0	2425
1989	2088	57	25	154	9	n/a	n/a	0	2333
1990	2057	69	25	154	7	n/a	n/a	0	2312
1991	2043	71	41	193	4	n/a	n/a	0	2352
1992	2118	66	24	191	8	n/a	n/a	0	2407
1993	2095	67	34	199	12	n/a	n/a	0	2407
1994	2089	75	24	219	11	n/a	n/a	0	2418
1995	2257	98	24	242	11	n/a	n/a	0	2632
1996	2257	98	24	242	11	n/a	n/a	0	2632
1997	2146	77	18	241	6	n/a	n/a	0	2488
1998	2134	75	26	241	2	n/a	n/a	0	2478
1999	2063	70	25	237	2	n/a	n/a	0	2397
2000	1995	91	26	263	4	n/a	n/a	0	2379
2001	1949	98	33	287	4	n/a	n/a	0	2371
2002	1840	100	46	306	3	n/a	n/a	0	2295
2003	1840	100	46	306	3	n/a	n/a	0	2295
2004	1780	93	37	276	7	n/a	n/a	0	2193
2005	1803	126	33	310	2	n/a	n/a	2	2276
2006	1745	101	35	304	4	n/a	n/a	4	2193
2007	1669	117	41	318	3	n/a	n/a	20	2168
2008	1644	134	40	320	5	n/a	n/a	38	2181
2009	1598	138	35	381	6	n/a	n/a	57	2215
2010	1505	152	38	370	4	n/a	n/a	62	2131
2011	1373	134	41	450	6	0	66	0	2070
2012	1355	129	48	461	1	0	63	0	2057
2013	1325	142	53	458	2	0	84	0	2064
2014	1311	146	49	504	2	0	77	0	2089
2015	1308	152	49	516	8	1	88	0	2122
2016	1251	168	55	542	10	0	91	0	2117
2017	1185	153	53	543	6	0	100	0	2040
2018	1173	176	49	562	2	0	120	0	2082
2019	1151	176	47	578	2	0	128	0	2082
2020	1138	196	45	577	1	0	128	0	2085
2021	1177	208	48	595	4	0	132	0	2164
2022	1150	194	50	644	1	0	131	0	2170
2023	1059	224	64	693	2	0	145	9	2196
2024	1011	244	68	730	7	0	139	7	2206

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 Moline Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	2425	121.1	20.0	n/a
1989	2333	120.2	19.4	n/a
1990	2312	118.3	19.5	n/a
1991	2352	124.6	18.8	n/a
1992	2407	122.9	19.5	n/a
1993	2407	126.0	19.1	n/a
1994	2418	126.0	19.2	n/a
1995	2632	128.5	20.5	n/a
1996	2632	128.5	20.5	n/a
1997	2488	127.2	19.6	n/a
1998	2478	127.6	19.4	n/a
1999	2397	129.8	18.5	n/a
2000	2379	125.7	18.9	n/a
2001	2371	126.9	18.7	n/a
2002	2295	122.8	18.7	19.5
2003	2295	122.8	18.7	19.5
2004	2193	114.6	19.1	22.3
2005	2276	116.7	19.5	22.7
2006	2193	115.8	18.9	25.5
2007	2168	106.0	20.5	27
2008	2181	102.0	21.4	26.8
2009	2215	119.7	18.5	29.9
2010	2131	119.2	17.8	36.9
2011	2070	117.5	17.6	36.8
2012	2057	112.0	18.3	38
2013	2064	133.9	15.4	37
2014	2089	101.9	20.4	39.9
2015	2122	111.0	19.1	41.7
2016	2117	109.0	19.4	42.1
2017	2040	100.1	20.3	42.6
2018	2082	106.6	19.5	45.8
2019	2082	106.0	19.6	47.3
2020	2085	99.0	21.0	45.9
2021	2164	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	2170	114.3	18.9	41.2
2023	2196	121.4	18.0	50
2024	2206	123.8	17.8	53.5

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 Moline Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	2425	121.1	20.0	n/a
1989	2333	120.2	19.4	n/a
1990	2312	118.3	19.5	n/a
1991	2352	124.6	18.8	n/a
1992	2407	122.9	19.5	n/a
1993	2407	126.0	19.1	n/a
1994	2418	126.0	19.2	n/a
1995	2632	128.5	20.5	n/a
1996	2632	128.5	20.5	n/a
1997	2488	127.2	19.6	n/a
1998	2478	127.6	19.4	n/a
1999	2397	129.8	18.5	n/a
2000	2379	125.7	18.9	n/a
2001	2371	126.9	18.7	n/a
2002	2295	122.8	18.7	19.5
2003	2295	122.8	18.7	19.5
2004	2193	114.6	19.1	22.3
2005	2276	116.7	19.5	22.7
2006	2193	115.8	18.9	25.5
2007	2168	106.0	20.5	27
2008	2181	102.0	21.4	26.8
2009	2215	119.7	18.5	29.9
2010	2131	119.2	17.8	36.9
2011	2070	117.5	17.6	36.8
2012	2057	112.0	18.3	38
2013	2064	133.9	15.4	37
2014	2089	101.9	20.4	39.9
2015	2122	111.0	19.1	41.7
2016	2117	109.0	19.4	42.1
2017	2040	100.1	20.3	42.6
2018	2082	106.6	19.5	45.8
2019	2082	106.0	19.6	47.3
2020	2085	99.0	21.0	45.9
2021	2164	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	2170	114.3	18.9	41.2
2023	2196	121.4	18.0	50
2024	2206	123.8	17.8	53.5

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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