Rock Island-Milan District in Illinois Lifts Four-Year Graduation Rate to 83.7%; Denkmann Elementary Earns First Exemplary Rating
The Rock Island-Milan School District 41 in Illinois has released its 2026 Illinois Report Card results, with a four-year graduation rate of 83.7 percent, up from 80.4 percent in 2025 and 79.5 percent in 2021.
Denkmann Elementary earned an Exemplary designation, the highest level under the state's new Profiles of Performance, for the first time. Its principal is Patrick Versluis. Earl Hanson Elementary, the Rock Island Center for Math and Science and Eugene Field Elementary were rated Commendable.
Consistent student attendance rose from 61.3 percent in 2023 to 69.2 percent in 2026.
On academics, English language arts proficiency on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness rose from 32.5 to 34.9 percent, and ACT English proficiency rose from 27.9 to 29.1 percent.
Discipline incidents fell from 1,556 in 2023 to 1,151 in 2026, a decline of 26.3 percent over three years. The share of graduates enrolled in postsecondary education within 16 months returned to 50 percent, after falling to 38 percent in 2021.
Superintendent Dr. Sharon Williams said the results were presented to the school board on November 10, and the district held a Report Card Forum on November 12.
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