Eugene Field Elem School, Rock Island IL

Original Research by School Decision on Eugene Field Elem School

Eugene Field Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Rock Island, a mid-sized Mississippi River city on the Illinois side of the Quad Cities. The school enrolls a diverse student body of roughly average size for its grade band, with a racial composition that is mostly white, with substantial Black and Asian enrollment, and smaller Hispanic and multiracial populations. The precise count of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch was not available; the enrollment figure and demographic detail appear in the data sections below.

State test results show uneven performance across grades and subjects. In English language arts, third-graders reach about middle proficiency, fourth-graders perform slightly above that, fifth-graders dip notably lower, and sixth-graders recover closer to the third-grade level. Math proficiency is weaker across the board: third-grade is around middle, but fourth-grade drops sharply, and both fifth and sixth grades fall to much lower levels. Science testing (grade five only) also shows low proficiency. This pattern of decline in upper grades, particularly in mathematics, is a real soft spot that a parent may want to explore further with the school to understand whether it reflects curriculum transitions, instructional intensity, or student composition changes across grades.

When Eugene Field's overall proficiency is compared to other schools in Rock Island County, it sits in the top quartile, positioning it above the median school in the county. That said, the absolute numbers across most grades fall below typical state benchmarks for proficiency, so the relative strength reflects more about the county context than a claim of strong absolute performance.

The school is located in Rock Island, which is experiencing slow population decline rather than growth. The broader housing market shows modest values, and rents are affordable relative to local income. The city itself centers on two distinct anchors: a historic riverfront downtown with government buildings, libraries, and entertainment areas, and Augustana College to the east. K-12 schools are dispersed through residential neighborhoods. The Rock Island-Milan School District that operates Eugene Field is currently undertaking a significant facilities evaluation that could lead to school consolidations and boundary changes over the coming years, so families considering enrollment should be aware of potential instability in school locations. On the curriculum side, the district recently adopted science-of-reading aligned programs in early grades and a broader literacy push called the Reading Revolution, a substantive shift in teaching approach that parents will see in daily instruction.

State assessment results do not include graduation rate data because this school does not serve high school grades. Civil rights data and detailed school discipline or attendance metrics were not available in the source materials provided.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 34% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 442%

School 42% · District 28% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 16% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 622%

School 22% · District 19% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 357%

School 57% · District 31% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 452%

School 52% · District 30% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 27% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 654%

School 54% · District 39% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Science

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 19% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · even with county median

This schoolRock Island SD 41, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.