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Grace McWayne Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
261st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 85% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Grace McWayne Elementary School serves 372 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in Batavia, in Batavia Unified School District 101. Its clearest academic strength is math: in 2025–26, 70% of students were proficient, placing the school second among 11 nearby schools and 31 percentage points above the state. Math is the result that most distinguishes the school.

Compared with nearby schools, Grace was also strong in ELA, ranking fifth of 11 with 72% proficiency—7 points above their average of 65%. Its math score was 15 points above the nearby average of 55%. Fifth-grade science was a relative weak spot: 63% proficiency ranked seventh of 11, just 2 points above the nearby average of 61%. Grace’s results were above state averages in all three subjects, but science was 1 point below the district’s 64%; ELA and math were 3 and 9 points above district results, respectively. Third-grade math stood out at 81%, the highest among nearby schools.

Scores have improved over the longer term, though the latest year brought some easing: from 2023–24 to 2025–26, ELA rose by 26 points and math by 11, while math fell 8 points from 2024–25. SchoolDigger ranked Grace 261st of 1,737 Illinois schools in 2025–26, at the 85th percentile with 4 stars; its percentile was down from 91 the year before. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 14.1, above the nearby-school average of 13.0. Grace reported that 10% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, the lowest share among five nearby schools with the same-year measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness percentile for White students was 61st, notably below the school’s overall 85th percentile and down 20 points from the previous year.

372
Students ?
14.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,204
Per pupil spending ?
9.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
94.4%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 3501 Hapner Way
       Batavia, IL  60510-2678

(630) 937-8100

District: Batavia Unified School District 101


Students who attend Grace McWayne Elementary School usually attend:

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

White:
83.9%
Hispanic:
7.5%
Two or more races:
6.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Illinois average (68% vs 48% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 15% of Illinois elementary schools
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Batavia Unified School District 101
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school68%
District avg65%
Illinois avg48%
261st of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 15%▼ down 7 pts since 2016
From top 8% (2016) to top 15% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 6Elementary Schools in the Batavia Unified School District 101
162nd of 738Batavia 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202682.2261 of 173785.0%★★★★☆
202589.8181 of 205691.2%★★★★★
202482.5313 of 206784.9%★★★★☆
202381.1354 of 207783.0%★★★★☆
202277.4429 of 208279.4%★★★★☆
202169.6510 of 194873.8%★★★★☆
201977.6405 of 208680.6%★★★★☆
201877.3418 of 203779.5%★★★★☆
201781.9327 of 204484.0%★★★★☆
201690.2170 of 204691.7%★★★★★
201594.5100 of 205295.1%★★★★★
201491.785 of 209395.9%★★★★★
201391.695 of 216795.6%★★★★★
201282.7248 of 216688.6%★★★★☆
201184.0188 of 214791.2%★★★★★
201087.170 of 213996.7%★★★★★
200985.3135 of 212093.6%★★★★★
200886.590 of 209295.7%★★★★★
200784.2130 of 209593.8%★★★★★
200684.0137 of 208693.4%★★★★★
200583.7175 of 202291.3%★★★★★
200480.0337 of 203083.4%★★★★☆
200385.5160 of 202092.1%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202675.0252 of 128680.4%★★★★☆
202592.1110 of 194294.3%★★★★★
202485.2233 of 194288.0%★★★★☆
202379.9333 of 195783.0%★★★★☆
202277.0395 of 197079.9%★★★★☆
202165.1497 of 168070.4%★★★★☆
201975.8421 of 201979.1%★★★★☆
201878.7357 of 196481.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202672.9300 of 131177.1%★★★★☆
202584.4264 of 194786.4%★★★★☆
202475.6413 of 195978.9%★★★★☆
202379.6335 of 198483.1%★★★★☆
202274.7432 of 197778.1%★★★★☆
202166.2469 of 170772.5%★★★★☆
201976.7401 of 201980.1%★★★★☆
201871.9477 of 197275.8%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202572.7253 of 129280.4%★★★★☆
202461.1343 of 119571.3%★★★★☆
202368.0258 of 115677.7%★★★★☆
201978.6139 of 119488.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202659.2447 of 114961.1%★★★☆☆
202577.2268 of 138980.7%★★★★☆
202463.1471 of 139266.2%★★★☆☆
202364.7441 of 141968.9%★★★☆☆
202261.6495 of 142565.3%★★★☆☆
202153.4564 of 130856.9%★★★☆☆
201960.2538 of 146263.2%★★★☆☆
201861.6521 of 146364.4%★★★☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)80th percentile-11 vs school
Female (2026)80th percentile-5 vs school
Male (2026)77th percentile-8 vs school
White (2026)61st percentile-24 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts72%+16 vs state
Mathematics70%+31 vs state
Science62%+15 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Grace McWayne Elementary School

Students at Grace McWayne Elementary School are 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Students who attend Grace McWayne Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Grace McWayne Elementary School ranks 261st of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Grace McWayne Elementary School.

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2025–26 school spending dataNewOct 30, 2026
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2013–14 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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