Tom Kim Superintendent at Batavia Unit School District 101 | Official Website
Tom Kim Superintendent at Batavia Unit School District 101 | Official Website
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 50.3% who did.
The total number Batavia Unit School District 101 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 7.1% from the previous school year.
Batavia Unit School District 101 roughly covers schools within Kane County and has a main office in Batavia.
The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing toward state standards in English language arts and mathematics.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.
| School | District | Students who did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Gustafson Elementary School | Batavia Unit School District 101 | 54.7% |
| Grace McWayne Elementary School | Batavia Unit School District 101 | 54.1% |
| J.B. Nelson Elementary School | Batavia Unit School District 101 | 51.9% |
| Hoover Wood Elementary School | Batavia Unit School District 101 | 49.7% |
| H.C. Storm Elementary School | Batavia Unit School District 101 | 49.1% |
| Louise White Elementary School | Batavia Unit School District 101 | 48.8% |
| Sam Rotolo Middle School | Batavia Unit School District 101 | 48.1% |
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