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20160614 121 Batavia, IowaPhoto: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0
Schools in Batavia

Batavia’s public schools

Cardinal Community School District has 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?0/3schools above Iowa’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
63%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 9% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
IA 14.1
Schools in town
0
1,079 students on the public path
In brief

Batavia’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Batavia’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Cardinal Elementary places highest (better than 32%); Cardinal High School lowest (12%). 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–4Cardinal Elementaryin EldonC
5–8Cardinal Junior Highin EldonC−
9–12Cardinal High Schoolin EldonD

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

The district

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

Cardinal Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,079 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,476IA $13,713 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading63%
State average 69.7% · 622 students tested
Math53%
State average 63.8% · 623 students tested

Batavia vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Batavia—Cardinal

Every school in Batavia

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

Also serving Bataviain other towns
Cardinal Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Eldon
C
495 students13:1Rate it →
Cardinal Junior High
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Eldon
C−
314 students18:1Rate it →
Cardinal High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Eldon
D
270 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Batavia’s schools

Are Batavia’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Batavia. Cardinal Community School District has 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, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Batavia in?

Cardinal Community School District.

Where do Batavia kids go to high school?

Cardinal 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.