📍 490 Avenue of The Cities, East Moline, Rock Island County, 61244
Wells Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in East Moline, Rock Island County. The school has 289 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jodi Sierra. It is part of the East Moline SD 37 school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wells Elem School enrolls 289 students across grades K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 24% White and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 150 | 52% |
| White | 70 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 8% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
285 of the school's 289 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wells Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 36, state house district 71.
Wells Elem School is one of 7 schools in East Moline SD 37, based in East Moline, Illinois. The district serves 2,641 students district-wide and employs 204 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 289 students, Wells Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 377 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large