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J B Nelson Elementary School

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J B Nelson Elementary School ranks 538 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

538^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

J B Nelson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Batavia, Illinois, serving 477 students in grades K-5 and part of the Batavia Unified School District 101.

J B Nelson Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, with a 62.3% ELA proficiency rate compared to the state's 53.1% and a 60.9% Mathematics proficiency rate compared to the state's 38.5%. The school also has a strong track record of supporting diverse student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for its performance with Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Disabled students. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased over the years, it remains lower than the state average, suggesting effective strategies to address student attendance.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Batavia Unified School District, J B Nelson Elementary School performs on par or slightly below the district average in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. However, it significantly outperforms nearby schools in the Aurora West Unified School District 129, which have lower proficiency rates. Additionally, the school's higher spending per student ($17,766 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average suggests a strong investment in resources and support for student learning, which may contribute to its academic performance.

482

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,875

Per pupil spending ?

21%

Free/discounted lunch ?

334 William Wood Ln
Batavia, IL 60510-2762

(630) 937-8400

District: Batavia Unified School District 101

Students who attend J B Nelson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sam Rotolo Middle School
High:	Batavia Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.7%

Hispanic:

18.5%

African American:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (54% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the Illinois median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Batavia Unified School District 101's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg60%

Illinois avg44%

538^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Batavia Unified School District 101

138^th of 811Batavia Unified School District 101 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	538 of 2056	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	432 of 2067	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	467 of 2077	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	398 of 2082	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	461 of 1948	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	708 of 2086	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	774 of 2037	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.9	593 of 2044	71.0%	★★★★☆
2016	77.9	408 of 2046	80.1%	★★★★☆
2015	68.6	551 of 2052	73.1%	★★★★☆
2014	80.2	379 of 2093	81.9%	★★★★☆
2013	80.4	396 of 2167	81.7%	★★★★☆
2012	69.8	740 of 2166	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.8	811 of 2147	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.9	523 of 2139	75.5%	★★★★☆
2009	82.4	248 of 2120	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	80.9	296 of 2092	85.9%	★★★★☆
2007	75.0	492 of 2095	76.5%	★★★★☆
2006	79.7	312 of 2086	85.0%	★★★★☆
2005	86.4	92 of 2022	95.5%	★★★★★
2004	88.2	80 of 2030	96.1%	★★★★★
2003	86.5	136 of 2020	93.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	80 of 1049	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	69.6	148 of 886	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	267 of 907	70.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	68.4	125 of 826	84.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	569 of 1942	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	432 of 1942	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	474 of 1957	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	431 of 1970	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	413 of 1680	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	829 of 2019	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	794 of 1964	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	322 of 982	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	364 of 959	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	151 of 970	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	35.2	633 of 955	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	1184 of 1800	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	984 of 1793	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.3	582 of 1808	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	388 of 1763	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.4	619 of 1514	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	855 of 1816	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.1	1475 of 1765	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	435 of 1947	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	366 of 1959	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	482 of 1984	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	391 of 1977	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	477 of 1707	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	552 of 2019	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	711 of 1972	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	173 of 1292	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	143 of 1195	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	381 of 1156	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.9	129 of 1113	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	293 of 1194	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	55.2	226 of 763	70.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	421 of 1389	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.1	246 of 1392	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	362 of 1419	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	332 of 1425	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	421 of 1308	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	721 of 1462	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	737 of 1463	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)92nd percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+9 vs state

Mathematics61%+22 vs state

Science39%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
J B Nelson Elementary School	Public	K-5	334 William Wood Ln	Batavia	60510	Kane County	Batavia Unified School District 101	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 937-8400	482	29	16.5	21.0%	312 (64.7%)	35 (7.3%)	89 (18.5%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.0%)	72.6	538^th of 2056 public elementary schools	73.8%		77.5	432^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	79.1%	106	38.7	60.8	62.0	64.0	62.3	82.4	63.4	37.3	60.9	96.3	95.8	95.8	95.8		95.8	96.3		$16,875	$515	$16,360
Louise White Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 N Prairie St	Batavia	60510	Kane County	Batavia Unified School District 101	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 937-8500	440	27	16.1	18.4%	327 (74.3%)	12 (2.7%)	67 (15.2%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	83.4	316^th of 2056 public elementary schools	84.6%		83.7	290^th of 2067 public elementary schools	86.0%	26	58.1	59.7	70.3	78.0	68.7	63.9	66.2	60.7	63.6	96.3	96.0	96.0	96.0		96.0	96.3		$17,942	$683	$17,259
Alice Gustafson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	905 Carlisle Rd	Batavia	60510	Kane County	Batavia Unified School District 101	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 937-8000	403	30	13.4	14.1%	310 (76.9%)	12 (3.0%)	60 (14.9%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	79.3	410^th of 2056 public elementary schools	80.1%		73.9	493^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	76.1%	83	54.1	52.7	75.9	64.4	64.5	76.4	67.2	47.3	62.0	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	29.8	95.6	95.4	30.0	$19,487	$515	$18,972
H C Storm Elementary School	Public	K-5	305 N Van Nortwick Ave	Batavia	60510	Kane County	Batavia Unified School District 101	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 937-8200	388	28	13.7	25.3%	276 (71.1%)	9 (2.3%)	81 (20.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	82.4	337^th of 2056 public elementary schools	83.6%		79.4	379^th of 2067 public elementary schools	81.7%	42	66.7	70.5	54.1	69.4	64.7	70.5	59.0	66.7	65.4	95.1	96.0	96.0	96.0		95.1	95.7		$19,281	$738	$18,543
Hoover Wood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1640 Wagner Rd	Batavia	60510	Kane County	Batavia Unified School District 101	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 937-8300	363	27	13.6	22.0%	250 (68.9%)	40 (11.0%)	43 (11.8%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	80.7	381^st of 2056 public elementary schools	81.5%		80.2	358^th of 2067 public elementary schools	82.7%	23	50.0	49.3	66.7	80.9	65.2	74.6	64.6	62.7	67.7	99.7	99.4	99.4	99.4		99.1	99.7		$19,760	$704	$19,056
Western Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 Western Ave	Geneva	60134	Kane County	Geneva CUSD 304	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 463-3500	338	31	10.7		291 (86.1%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	70.1	600^th of 2056 public elementary schools	70.8%		70	552^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	73.3%	48	62.5	46.6	76.9	76.8	66.3	58.6	44.2	30.4	44.6	97.4	97.1	97.1	97.1	99.4	97.1	97.1		$19,461	$533	$18,927
Schneider Elementary School	Public	K-5	304 Banbury Rd	North Aurora	60542	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5014	361	30	12.0	51.5%	73 (20.2%)	21 (5.8%)	239 (66.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.1%)	32.4	1375^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.1%		28.2	1460^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.4%	85	31.0	23.2	35.1	44.8	34.5	39.3	35.1	20.7	31.6	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	98.0	95.5	97.2		$21,098	$1,897	$19,201
Harrison Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 N Harrison St	Geneva	60134	Kane County	Geneva CUSD 304	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 463-3300	409	33	12.2		284 (69.4%)	4 (1.0%)	84 (20.5%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	61.8	767^th of 2056 public elementary schools	62.7%		52.9	867^th of 2067 public elementary schools	58.1%	100	50.0	43.8	61.5	56.3	53.9	53.1	50.8	34.9	46.4	96.2	96.0	96.0	96.0	100.0	95.7	96.7		$17,983	$500	$17,482
Grace McWayne Elementary School	Public	K-5	3501 Hapner Way	Batavia	60510	Kane County	Batavia Unified School District 101	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 937-8100	372	26	14.1	9.9%	312 (83.9%)	6 (1.6%)	28 (7.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	89.8	181^st of 2056 public elementary schools	91.2%		82.5	313^th of 2067 public elementary schools	84.9%	132	60.4	62.3	71.7	88.7	73.2	88.4	71.7	69.8	78.0	94.6	93.7	93.7	93.7		94.0	94.6		$20,651	$515	$20,136
Williamsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	1812 Williamsburg Ave	Geneva	60134	Kane County	Geneva CUSD 304	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 463-3100	439	31	13.9		362 (82.5%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.8%)	87.5	235^th of 2056 public elementary schools	88.6%		86.4	247^th of 2067 public elementary schools	88.1%	12	72.9	63.1	73.2	82.9	72.5	57.1	74.4	78.6	69.5	98.0	97.8	97.8	97.8	100.0	98.0	97.8		$16,791	$325	$16,467

Frequently Asked Questions about J B Nelson Elementary School

What district is J B Nelson Elementary School in?

Batavia Unified School District 101

How many students attend J B Nelson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended J B Nelson Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of J B Nelson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend J B Nelson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sam Rotolo Middle School
High : Batavia Senior High School

Is J B Nelson Elementary School a good school?

J B Nelson Elementary School ranks 538^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of J B Nelson Elementary School?

Students at J B Nelson Elementary School are 65% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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