New elementary in Moline, Ill., will take the place of 2 schools

Ontiveros Elementary will open in 2027 and welcome students from Lincoln-Irving and Willard elementary schools.
March 26, 2026

Key Highlights

  • The Ontiveros project consists of a 61,000-square-foot expansion and a 32,000-square-foot renovation of the existing Lincoln-Irving facility.
  • Willard Elementary students will transfer to Ontiveros after Willard closes at the end of the 2026-27 school year.
  • The new school is projected to serve 600 students and will open in fall 2027.
Moline-Coal Valley School District
Ontiveros Elementary

The Moline-Coal Valley (Illinois) district has broken ground on an elementary campus that will take the place of two existing schools.

The Rock Island Dispatch-Argus reports that Robert Ontiveros Elementary School in Moline is being built on the site of Lincoln-Irving Elementary. Students from Willard Elementary will join the new school when Willard closes after the 2026-27 school year.

The Ontiveros project consists of a 61,000-square-foot expansion and a 32,000-square-foot renovation of the existing Lincoln-Irving facilitiy

Ontiveros will have a projected enrollment of 600.

The district plans to welcome students to the new school in fall 2027. The total cost of the project will be $33.4 million.

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Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.

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