Prepared for Life

The Rock Island-Milan School District has an enrollment of 6,300 students. These students are divided into 9 elementary schools, 2 junior high schools, 1 high school, and 1 alternative high school. The school district works on a year-round calendar and the average class size is 24 students. The school district's vision is excellence every day and its mission is to develop high achieving world citizens. Click here for a fact sheet with more information on the school district.

The school district implemented a Building Excellence Plan to update schools in the district. In February 2008, a $22 million bond referendum was passed to support the plan.

Renovations are complete on all elementary schools: Denkmann Elementary, Earl Hanson Elementary, Eugene Field Elementary, Frances Willard Elementary, Longfellow Liberal Arts, Rock Island Academy, Ridgewood Elementary, and Thomas Jefferson Elementary.

• At Denkmann, 4,400 additional square feet was added to the school and features a new cafeteria, two additional instructional areas, a teacher workroom, and a secure entry and administrative office area.
• At Eugene Field, the additions feature a new media center, cafeteria, six additional classrooms, and a secure entry and administrative office area.
• Frances Willard additions feature a secure front entrance, new parking lot, cafeteria, serving kitchen, 2 additional classrooms, 2 instructional spaces, administrative area, and nurse's office.
• At Longfellow Liberal Arts, the completed project includes a new cafeteria, media center, classroom additions, and a relocated entrance. The new additions will allow Longfellow to increase enrollment to 250 students.
• The Rock Island Academy added over 20,000 square feet to the existing structure. The additions feature a secure front entrance relocated to 12th Street, new parking lot, cafeteria, kitchen, instructional space, 6 full-size classrooms, 6 administrative offices, media center, grass courtyard, and elevator.
• Ridgewood Elementary additions feature a new cafeteria, media center, 6 additional classrooms, small instructional space, and teacher area with bathrooms.
• At Thomas Jefferson a separate cafeteria and kitchen totaling 1,050 square feet were added to the existing structure.

There is a new 64,000 square foot elementary magnet school The Rock Island Center for Math & Science (located at the former Villa de Chantal property). This school has a carefully designed plan that infuses math and science into the core curriculum. The school is theme based and places emphasis on giving students hands-on learning experiences. The school has a partnership with the Illinois Math & Science Academy (IMSA, located in Aurora Illinois) and has a satellite office located in the building. IMSA provides professional development guidance to teachers and also hosts an after-school gifted program for students. 

New partnerships have been fostered at elementary schools to assist with curriculum.

• RIMSC has partnered with Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy based in Aurora, IL.
• Longfellow Liberal Arts has partnered with Augustana College.
• The Academy has partnered with St. Ambrose University.

For maps showing school boundaries for the Rock Island-Milan School District boundaries click here.