John Deere Middle School

John Deere Middle School, a high-enrollment junior high in Moline, Illinois, part of Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40, enrolls 770 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so John Deere Middle School sits 67% above that benchmark.

Across the 14 schools in Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 (7,257 students total), John Deere Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, John Deere Middle School shows that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 38% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Rock Island County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, John Deere Middle School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), John Deere Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.5%, the actual is 26.3%, a residual of -8.2 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Rock Island County put median household income runs about $67,159, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. John Deere Middle School is one of 57 public schools in Rock Island County (combined enrollment of about 21,921 students).

Lincoln-Irving Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, John Deere Middle School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 25.1%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John Deere Middle School has remained close to its prior level, going from 764 students in 2018 to 770 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 39% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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