John Deere Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Moline, Illinois

John Deere Middle School in Moline, Illinois enrolled 770 students in 2024-25 with 50.0 full-time teachers, 15.4 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 17% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 9% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

755 students in 2022-23, 744 students in 2023-24, 770 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 53.0 to 50.0.

Students enrolled at John Deere Middle School by school year2022-23: 755, 2023-24: 744, 2024-25: 77002004006008002022-237552023-247442024-25770
Students enrolled at John Deere Middle School by school year2022-23: 755, 2023-24: 744, 2024-25: 77002004006008002022-237552023-247442024-25770
Students enrolled at John Deere Middle School by school year2022-23: 755, 2023-24: 744, 2024-25: 77002004006008002022-237552023-247442024-25770
Students enrolled at John Deere Middle School by school year2022-23: 755, 2023-24: 744, 2024-25: 77002004006008002022-237552023-247442024-25770
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2375553.014.2
2023-2474450.014.9
2024-2577050.015.4

15.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 of every 100 Illinois middle schools

Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 15.4; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 15.4; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 15.4; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 15.4; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 12.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 376 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection John Deere Middle School enrolled 752 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 106 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 376 of the 752 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions106
  • Chronically absent35.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

39.1% of students were White, 38.1% Hispanic, 11.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White39.1%
  2. Hispanic38.1%
  3. Black11.7%
  4. Two or more races9.5%
  5. Asian1.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at John Deere Middle School scored proficient or above: 17% in reading in 2021-22 and 9% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2217%20%29.9%
Math, 2022-239%not published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Moline

2 public middle schools in Moline report 2024-25 enrollment; John Deere Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Woodrow Wilson Middle School86016.5not reported
John Deere Middle School77015.4not reported

All public schools in Moline →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about John Deere Middle School

  1. Washington Jr High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 529 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 860 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare John Deere Middle School with Washington Jr High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Moline Coal Valley School District spends per student$15,998 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,998
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisJohn Deere Middle School is the number 95 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#95 of 686
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.15.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about John Deere Middle School

  1. How many students attend John Deere Middle School?
    770 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 755 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Moline, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at John Deere Middle School?
    15.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is John Deere Middle School a Title I school?
    John Deere Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at John Deere Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at John Deere Middle School scored proficient or above: 17% in reading in 2021-22 and 9% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is John Deere Middle School in?
    Moline Coal Valley School District, NCES district ID 1726400. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 172640002818 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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