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Schools in Batavia

Batavia’s public schools

Alpena School District and Harrison School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Batavia. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Arkansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Arkansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▲ 0% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024 · Harrison
Students per teacher
9.9
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,444 students on the public path
In brief

Batavia’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Batavia’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Harrison Middle School places highest (better than 93%); Alpena Elementary School lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Batavia, graded from C to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Harrison Middle School and Alpena High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Batavia, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Alpena School District.

Two districts serve Batavia

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Alpena School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 402 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 5.4 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$14,836AR $13,585 · FY2024
B
Harrison School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,739 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$13,638AR $13,585 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Alpena School District39%
State average 39.9% · 280 students tested
Math · PK–12, Alpena School District47%
State average 38.3% · 280 students tested
Reading · K–12, Harrison School District59%
State average 39.9% · 1691 students tested
Math · K–12, Harrison School District57%
State average 38.3% · 1692 students tested

Batavia vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Batavia’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Batavia—Alpena PK–12 · Harrison K–12

Every school in Batavia

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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Alpena Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alpena
C
219 students15:1Rate it →
Harrison Kindergarten
Elementary · Grades K · Harrison
177 students12:1Rate it →
Harrison Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Harrison
A
865 students15:1Rate it →
Alpena High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Alpena
B
183 students3:1Rate it →

Questions about Batavia’s schools

Are Batavia’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Batavia. Alpena School District and Harrison School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Batavia. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Batavia in?

Alpena School District and Harrison School District.

Where do Batavia kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Harrison Middle School and Alpena High School.

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What Batavia families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.