Photo: Mpen320 · CC BY-SA 4.0Geneva’s public schools outscore 86% of Illinois districts
In Geneva, 38% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Geneva, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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.
Geneva’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 369 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Geneva’s, its schools beat 79%, lower than their 86% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 38% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $21,141 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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 Geneva’s grade
A: better than 86% of Illinois school districts, #109 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Geneva, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Geneva
Geneva 304 Early Learning Center
Grades PK · 117 students · 17:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Geneva · depends on your address
Geneva Middle Sch North
Grades 6–8 · 623 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Geneva Middle Sch South
Grades 6–8 · 613 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Geneva · depends on your address
Geneva Middle Sch North
Grades 6–8 · 623 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Geneva Middle Sch South
Grades 6–8 · 613 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Geneva · depends on your address
Geneva Middle Sch North
Grades 6–8 · 623 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Geneva Middle Sch South
Grades 6–8 · 613 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Geneva
Geneva Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,635 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Geneva
Geneva Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,635 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Geneva’s public schools are run by Geneva Community Unit School District 304, which also serves Geneva. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Geneva vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Geneva’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Geneva | A | Geneva Community Unit School District 304 |
| Batavia | A− | Batavia Unit School District 101 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 |
| St. Charles | A | St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 |
Every school in Geneva
9 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).
Questions about Geneva’s schools
Are Geneva’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Geneva children attend outscore 86% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #109 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Geneva in?
Geneva Community Unit School District 304, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,043 students in 10 schools (2024–25).
Where do Geneva kids go to high school?
Geneva Community High School, with 1,635 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Geneva’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Geneva Community Unit School District 304 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Geneva spend per student?
$21,141 in Geneva Community Unit School District 304 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Geneva families are saying about school.
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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.