Is Wells Elementary School a good school?

Wells Elementary School ranks 1520 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Wells Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 310 students attended Wells Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Wells Elementary School?

Students at Wells Elementary School are 52% African American, 26% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Wells Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wells Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Glenview Middle School High : United Township High School

Wells Elementary School

Summary:

Wells Elementary School is a public elementary school located in East Moline, Illinois, serving grades K-4 with a student population of 289. The school is part of the East Moline School District 37, which is ranked 719 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wells Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1311 and 1945 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 16.7% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 13.7% in Mathematics. The school's performance is particularly low in 3rd grade, with only 7% of students proficient or better in ELA and 10.5% in Math. Wells Elementary School also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 41.4% in the 2020-2021 school year and 40% in the 2022-2023 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby Bowlesburg Elementary School and Ridgewood Elementary School, which are also part of the East Moline School District 37, perform significantly better than Wells Elementary School on academic measures. Schools in the neighboring Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 district, such as Jane Addams Elementary and Benjamin Franklin Elementary, also outperform Wells Elementary on academic measures.

Detail:

Public K-4

490 Avenue of The Cities
East Moline, IL 61244-4031

(309) 796-1251

District: East Moline School District 37

SchoolDigger Rank:
1520^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,193

Students who attend Wells Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Glenview Middle School
High:	United Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.7

Number of students: 310

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.3%

White:

25.8%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wells Elementary School ranks worse than 73.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the East Moline School District 37. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.74. (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 Student population at Wells Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (52.3%), White (25.8%), Hispanic (12.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wells Elementary School is 12.7, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the East Moline School District 37! (See more...)

Compare Wells Elementary School employs 24.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wells Elementary School is $17,193. 2 elementary schools in the East Moline School District 37 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wells Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wells Elementary School 1520^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Wells Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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East Moline School District 37:

SchoolDigger ranks East Moline School District 37 719^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wells Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Wells Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	35.69	1463^rd	2020	27.6%
2004	11.40	1809^th	2030	10.9%
2005	18.37	1750^th	2022	13.5%
2006	25.16	1730^th	2086	17.1%
2007	16.64	1843^rd	2095	12.0%
2008	31.51	1596^th	2092	23.7%
2009	29.57	1649^th	2120	22.2%
2010	18.36	1845^th	2139	13.7%
2011	16.51	1885^th	2147	12.2%
2012	31.65	1650^th	2166	23.8%
2013	7.85	2070^th	2167	4.5%
2014	10.25	1945^th	2093	7.1%
2015	15.69	1820^th	2052	11.3%
2016	19.41	1712^th	2046	16.3%
2017	20.34	1668^th	2044	18.4%
2018	34.44	1311^th	2037	35.6%
2019	25.59	1568^th	2086	24.8%
2021	24.22	1434^th	1948	26.4%
2022	19.53	1681^st	2082	19.3%
2023	17.15	1785^th	2077	14.1%
2024	25.74	1520^th	2067	26.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wells Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.25	284^th	718	60.4%
2019	41.12	433^rd	743	41.7%
2021	42.56	252^nd	537	53.1%
2022	28.06	658^th	768	14.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wells Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.13	677^th	1765	61.6%
2019	44.06	985^th	1816	45.8%
2021	43.74	773^rd	1514	48.9%
2022	32.31	1219^th	1763	30.9%
2023	27.23	1410^th	1808	22.0%
2024	41.77	1008^th	1793	43.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Wells Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.12	1237^th	1964	37.0%
2019	29.17	1439^th	2019	28.7%
2021	25.53	1235^th	1680	26.5%
2022	23.52	1500^th	1970	23.9%
2023	23.25	1498^th	1957	23.5%
2024	25.30	1454^th	1942	25.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Wells Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.29	1302^nd	1972	34.0%
2019	23.53	1577^th	2019	21.9%
2021	20.22	1399^th	1707	18.0%
2022	18.02	1687^th	1977	14.7%
2023	13.81	1838^th	1984	7.4%
2024	26.26	1412^th	1959	27.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Wells Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.86	240^th	698	65.6%
2019	40.69	382^nd	711	46.3%
2021	46.48	167^th	428	61.0%
2022	45.60	307^th	684	55.1%
2023	31.98	491^st	692	29.0%
2024	42.82	336^th	655	48.7%

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Rank History for White students at Wells Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.18	1116^th	1463	23.7%
2019	16.62	1302^nd	1462	10.9%
2021	15.82	1205^th	1308	7.9%
2023	13.50	1313^th	1419	7.5%
2024	15.28	1258^th	1392	9.6%

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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 Wells Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	386	66	12	56	2	n/a	n/a	0	522
1989	302	60	4	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	409
1990	291	63	3	46	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	403
1991	230	65	4	36	1	n/a	n/a	0	336
1992	237	72	4	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	348
1993	224	93	6	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	362
1994	248	104	7	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	389
1995	213	112	15	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	387
1996	213	112	15	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	387
1997	234	99	11	47	1	n/a	n/a	0	392
1998	220	99	11	59	1	n/a	n/a	0	390
1999	201	100	9	43	1	n/a	n/a	0	354
2000	192	90	8	54	1	n/a	n/a	0	345
2001	184	96	6	55	3	n/a	n/a	0	344
2002	208	119	9	64	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
2003	208	119	9	64	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
2004	190	111	6	57	2	n/a	n/a	0	366
2005	163	79	7	50	2	n/a	n/a	32	333
2006	176	74	11	51	2	n/a	n/a	47	361
2007	164	84	13	83	0	n/a	n/a	42	386
2008	165	102	15	94	0	n/a	n/a	44	420
2009	167	99	8	82	0	n/a	n/a	30	386
2010	167	122	7	108	1	n/a	n/a	45	450
2011	169	125	5	102	0	2	22	0	425
2012	133	128	8	91	0	1	24	0	385
2013	132	161	8	101	1	0	39	0	442
2014	138	185	11	101	2	0	30	0	467
2015	127	204	15	76	0	0	31	0	453
2016	126	205	16	76	2	0	21	0	446
2017	121	180	32	66	4	0	23	0	426
2018	126	171	40	58	2	0	23	0	420
2019	143	180	32	53	0	0	29	0	437
2020	153	190	35	68	1	0	32	0	479
2021	133	178	14	54	1	0	28	0	408
2022	115	193	18	61	2	0	26	0	415
2023	70	150	7	36	3	0	23	0	289
2024	80	162	4	40	0	0	24	0	310

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 Wells Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	522	22.5	23.2	n/a
1989	409	22.0	18.5	n/a
1990	403	23.0	17.5	n/a
1991	336	22.0	15.2	n/a
1992	348	21.0	16.5	n/a
1993	362	18.7	19.4	n/a
1994	389	21.0	18.5	n/a
1995	387	23.5	16.5	n/a
1996	387	23.5	16.5	n/a
1997	392	23.4	16.8	n/a
1998	390	22.5	17.3	n/a
1999	354	24.4	14.5	n/a
2000	345	23.5	14.7	n/a
2001	344	22.1	15.6	n/a
2002	400	25.7	15.6	58.8
2003	400	25.7	15.6	58.8
2004	366	24.7	14.8	56
2005	333	26.6	12.5	67.1
2006	361	20.4	17.7	63.1
2007	386	21.0	18.4	64
2008	420	22.0	19.1	64.6
2009	386	26.0	14.8	65.2
2010	450	28.0	16.0	67.9
2011	425	29.0	14.6	64
2012	385	31.0	12.4	63.1
2013	442	37.1	11.9	63.6
2014	467	29.0	16.1	60.8
2015	453	30.0	15.1	71.5
2016	446	28.0	15.9	81.4
2017	426	27.5	15.4	97.7
2018	420	27.2	15.4	99.3
2019	437	25.8	16.9	99.1
2020	479	29.6	16.1	99.2
2021	408	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	415	29.4	14.0	97.6
2023	289	23.8	12.1	98.6
2024	310	24.2	12.7	94.8

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 Wells Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	522	22.5	23.2	n/a
1989	409	22.0	18.5	n/a
1990	403	23.0	17.5	n/a
1991	336	22.0	15.2	n/a
1992	348	21.0	16.5	n/a
1993	362	18.7	19.4	n/a
1994	389	21.0	18.5	n/a
1995	387	23.5	16.5	n/a
1996	387	23.5	16.5	n/a
1997	392	23.4	16.8	n/a
1998	390	22.5	17.3	n/a
1999	354	24.4	14.5	n/a
2000	345	23.5	14.7	n/a
2001	344	22.1	15.6	n/a
2002	400	25.7	15.6	58.8
2003	400	25.7	15.6	58.8
2004	366	24.7	14.8	56
2005	333	26.6	12.5	67.1
2006	361	20.4	17.7	63.1
2007	386	21.0	18.4	64
2008	420	22.0	19.1	64.6
2009	386	26.0	14.8	65.2
2010	450	28.0	16.0	67.9
2011	425	29.0	14.6	64
2012	385	31.0	12.4	63.1
2013	442	37.1	11.9	63.6
2014	467	29.0	16.1	60.8
2015	453	30.0	15.1	71.5
2016	446	28.0	15.9	81.4
2017	426	27.5	15.4	97.7
2018	420	27.2	15.4	99.3
2019	437	25.8	16.9	99.1
2020	479	29.6	16.1	99.2
2021	408	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	415	29.4	14.0	97.6
2023	289	23.8	12.1	98.6
2024	310	24.2	12.7	94.8

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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