Photo: G LeTourneau · CC BY-SA 3.0Batavia Township’s public schools outscore 57% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Batavia Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Reading proficiency in Batavia Township’s districts is 24%, below the Illinois average (30%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Batavia Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 532 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Batavia Township’s, its schools beat 33%, lower than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 24% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Batavia Unit School District 101 spends $20,407 per student and Aurora West Unit School District 129 $17,236, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Marmion Academy (private), Holy Cross Catholic School (private), Immanuel Lutheran School (private), Mooseheart Child City and School Inc (private) and Vanguard Gifted Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Batavia Township’s grade
B: better than 57% of Illinois school districts, #400 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Batavia Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Batavia Township · depends on your address
Louise White Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 440 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Batavia
Alice Gustafson Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 403 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Batavia
6th grade in Batavia Township · depends on your address
Sam Rotolo Middle Sch
Grades 6–8 · 1,080 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Batavia
Jewel Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 490 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in North Aurora
7th grade in Batavia Township · depends on your address
Sam Rotolo Middle Sch
Grades 6–8 · 1,080 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Batavia
Jewel Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 490 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in North Aurora
8th grade in Batavia Township · depends on your address
Sam Rotolo Middle Sch
Grades 6–8 · 1,080 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Batavia
Jewel Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 490 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in North Aurora
9th grade in Batavia Township
Batavia Sr High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,690 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Batavia
10th grade in Batavia Township
Batavia Sr High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,690 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Batavia
11th grade in Batavia Township
Batavia Sr High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,690 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Batavia
12th grade in Batavia Township
Batavia Sr High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,690 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Batavia
Batavia Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Batavia Unit School District 101). From grade PK, students attend the Aurora West Unit School District 129, shared with Aurora, Aurora, Montgomery and North Aurora. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Batavia Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Batavia Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Batavia Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Batavia Township | B | Batavia Unit School District 101 PK–12 · Aurora West Unit School District 129 PK–12 |
| Aurora | C | Aurora West Unit School District 129 PK–12 · Aurora East Unit School District 131 PK–12 |
| Geneva | A | Geneva Community Unit School District 304 |
| Blackberry | B+ | Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 |
| North Aurora | C+ | Aurora West Unit School District 129 |
| Batavia (city) | A− | Batavia Unit School District 101 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Aurora West Unit School District 129 with Batavia Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Batavia Township
16 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Paws and PAWS Academy).
Questions about Batavia Township’s schools
Are Batavia Township’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Batavia Township children attend outscore 57% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #400 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Batavia Township in?
Two districts: Batavia Unit School District 101 runs grades PK–12, and Aurora West Unit School District 129 runs grades PK–12, shared with Aurora, Aurora, Montgomery and North Aurora.
Where do Batavia Township kids go to high school?
Batavia Sr High School in Batavia, with 1,690 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Batavia Township’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Aurora West Unit School District 129 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Batavia Township spend per student?
$20,407 in Batavia Unit School District 101 and $17,236 in Aurora West Unit School District 129 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Batavia Township?
Yes: Marmion Academy (catholic · all-boys, grades 9–12, 423 students), Holy Cross Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 399 students), Immanuel Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 229 students), Mooseheart Child City and School Inc (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 85 students) and Vanguard Gifted Academy (nonsectarian, grades 1–4, 10 students).
Parents talk
What Batavia Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Batavia Township → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.