Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST MOLINE SD 37·NCES 171317001566
Wells Elementary School
490 Avenue of The Cities, East Moline, IL 61244 · (309) 796-1251 · Rock Island County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
291 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 15% larger than its 4th grade class (54).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Wells Elementary School→Glenview Middle School
Based on grade levels within East Moline SD 37. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
23.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
18.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.6% | 18.9% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% | 13.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Wells Elementary School
Wells Elementary School's state test result (19.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Elementary School this school | 307 | 94.8% | 19.7% |
| Taft Primary School Kankakee | 316 | 91.1% | 18.5% |
| Meade Park Elementary School Danville | 312 | 96.5% | 15.3% |
| Liberty Elementary School Danville | 377 | 95.0% | 13.3% |
| Pleasant Valley Primary School Peoria | 248 | 98.0% | 33.0% |
| McIntosh Elementary Rockford | 398 | 91.5% | 15.3% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Wells Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Rock Island County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #1,616 of 1,925 | #23 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #1,633 of 2,077 ▼ 173 | #23 of 28 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #1,847 of 2,077 ▼ 162 | #22 of 28 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #1,503 of 2,419 | #17 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #770 of 2,035 | #6 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #497 of 2,042 | #20 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #162 of 2,132 | #5 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.9% | #238 of 1,461 | #4 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
307
-101 (-25%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 336
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 307 | 24.3 | 12.6:1 | 95% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 24.3 | 12.8:1 | 95% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 23.9 | 12.1:1 | 99% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 27.2 | 15.4:1 | 99% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 81% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 64% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 22 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 336 | 22 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wells Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (420 to 307); teachers down 11% (27.2 to 24.3).
About Wells Elementary School
Wells Elementary School is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in East Moline, Illinois. It is open to students in kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 307 students.
Wells Elementary School falls under East Moline SD 37, which has 6 schools enrolling 2,641 students.
The share of Black students at Wells Elementary School is 57%, a majority. Other students are 17% White, 13% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. That is higher than the 11% Black share among all Rock Island County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
Based on 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Wells Elementary School has a ratio of 12.6:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 1.3 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 95%. That is 30 points above the 65% average for public schools in Rock Island County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Wells Elementary School is 3.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 19.7%. Predicted: 16.8%.
Census data for Rock Island County show median household income comes to about $67,159, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 57 public schools and about 21,921 students.
Wells Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Glenview Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Wells Elementary School ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 19.7% versus a 29.9% average.
Federal data place Wells Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 25% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Wells Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Rock Island County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
142,757
Census ACS
Median income
$67,159
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
21,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Moline SD 37
- Glenview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Ridgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Bowlesburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 324 students
- East Moline Early Learning CenterElementary · 158 students
- East Moline Education CenterMiddle
Other schools in East Moline
- United Twp High SchoolHigh · 1,862 students
- Glenview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Ridgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Northeast Jr High SchoolMiddle · 186 students
- East Moline Early Learning CenterElementary · 158 students
Other Wells Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Wells Elementary. Wells Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Wells Elementary SchoolGrayville, IL · 130 students
- Wells Elementary SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 1,133 students
- Wells Elementary SchoolWells, ME · 563 students
- Wells Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 463 students
- Wells ElementaryWilson, NC · 383 students
Nearby schools
- Glenview Middle School0.8 mi · 1,092
- Ridgewood Elementary School0.9 mi · 407
- United Twp High School0.9 mi · 1,862
- Jane Addams Elementary School1.1 mi · 299
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School1.1 mi · 290
- Woodrow Wilson Middle School1.2 mi · 860
Frequently asked questions
About Wells Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wells Elementary School?
Wells Elementary School enrolls approximately 307 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Wells Elementary School serve?
Wells Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Wells Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Wells Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Wells Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wells Elementary School are roughly 17% White, 13% Hispanic, 57% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Wells Elementary School in?
Wells Elementary School is part of East Moline SD 37.
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