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United Twp High School
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BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About United Twp High School
United Twp High School, a substantial secondary school in East Moline, Illinois, one of the schools within United Twp HSD 30, serves 1,862 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 123% larger than the state mean of about 834.
United Twp High School sits inside United Twp HSD 30, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
Looking at the student body, United Twp High School shows that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 27% Hispanic, 21% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Rock Island County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 107 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, United Twp High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.9%, the actual is 29.3%, a residual of -8.5 points.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Rock Island County) shows that median household earnings sit near $67,159, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. United Twp High School is one of 57 public schools in Rock Island County (combined enrollment of about 21,921 students).
Nearest neighbor: Glenview Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around United Twp High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), United Twp High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 29.1%.
United Twp High School operates from a commuter-belt location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 12%: 1,665 students in 2018 compared to 1,862 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 54% to 44%.
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