Best Public Schools in Batavia, OH

Batavia, Ohio, is served by eight public schools—three elementary, three middle, and two high schools—educating 6,026 students across Batavia Local, West Clermont Local, and Clermont Northeastern Local. The two larger districts, Batavia Local and West Clermont Local, rank at the 54th percentile with 3 stars, while Clermont Northeastern Local ranks at the 30th percentile with 2 stars. Enrollment ranges from West Clermont Middle School (1,704) to Clermont Northeastern Middle School (300), with elementary enrollment at 2,354, middle at 2,588, and high school at 1,084.

Willowville Elementary School is the top elementary, ranking in the 70th percentile with 3 stars and scoring above Ohio in every listed 2025–26 subject; it also has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 14.4%. Batavia Middle School is the most improved middle school, reaching the 65th percentile with 3 stars, with 8th-grade science at 82.5, 8th-grade math at 64.1, 8th-grade ELA at 70.2, and Algebra I at 100. Batavia High School is the strongest high school, earning 3 stars and a 56th percentile, with a 97.8% graduation rate and all six listed End of Course subjects above state; its absenteeism is 27.5%. West Clermont Middle School, the largest school, ranks in the 46th percentile with 2 stars; its Geometry (98) and Algebra I (95.2) are exceptional, but 7th-grade math is 28.3, with the highest absenteeism at 28.6%.

Clermont Northeastern High School graduates 98.2% of students but has Geometry at 18.2 and Algebra I at 34.3, despite the highest per-student spending at $10,734. Clermont Northeastern Middle School ranks in the 30th percentile with 2 stars and posts low grade-level math and ELA results. Batavia Elementary School has low absenteeism at 15.6% and the lowest spending at $6,164, with mixed academics. Clermont Northeastern Elementary School ranks in the 49th percentile and has the highest free/reduced-lunch rate at 54.62%. Overall, high graduation rates can mask subject-level gaps, and higher spending or student/teacher ratios do not simply predict outcomes. Positive trends are clearest at Batavia Middle School and Batavia High School, while Clermont Northeastern High School, Clermont Northeastern Middle School, and West Clermont Middle School need close watching.