Is J B Nelson Elementary School a good school?

J B Nelson Elementary School ranks 432 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend J B Nelson Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 477 students attended J B Nelson Elementary School.

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

Students at J B Nelson Elementary School are 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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

J B Nelson Elementary School

Summary:

J B Nelson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Batavia, Illinois, serving 447 students in grades K-5 and part of the Batavia Unified School District 101.

J B Nelson Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools. The school's academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Science, exceeds state averages and is above the district average. J B Nelson's success extends to specific student subgroups, with White, English Language Learner, and Special Education students performing notably well. However, the school's performance for Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status students is relatively weaker. Additionally, J B Nelson has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, an area the school may need to address.

Compared to nearby schools, J B Nelson outperforms other Batavia Unified School District 101 schools, but lags slightly behind Williamsburg Elementary in the Geneva CUSD 304 district. In contrast, J B Nelson significantly outperforms schools in the Aurora West Unified School District 129. The school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio may contribute to its strong academic performance, which is further bolstered by its lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch compared to some nearby schools.

Detail:

Public K-5

334 William Wood Ln
Batavia, IL 60510-2762

(630) 937-8400

District: Batavia Unified School District 101

SchoolDigger Rank:
432^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,766

Students who attend J B Nelson Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 16.4

Number of students: 477

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.8%

Hispanic:

17.8%

African American:

6.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 19.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details J B Nelson Elementary School ranks better than 79.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 5^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Batavia Unified School District 101. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.46. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details J B Nelson Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Batavia Unified School District 101. Racial makeup is: White (65.8%), Hispanic (17.8%), African American (6.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 19.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at J B Nelson Elementary School is 16.4. 4 elementary schools in the Batavia Unified School District 101 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare J B Nelson Elementary School employs 28.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at J B Nelson Elementary School is $17,766. 4 elementary schools in the Batavia Unified School District 101 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

J B Nelson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks J B Nelson Elementary School 432^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See J B Nelson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Batavia Unified School District 101:

SchoolDigger ranks Batavia Unified School District 101 149^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for J B Nelson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at J B Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	86.46	136^th	2020	93.3%
2004	88.16	80^th	2030	96.1%
2005	86.42	92^nd	2022	95.5%
2006	79.72	312^th	2086	85.0%
2007	75.03	492^nd	2095	76.5%
2008	80.91	296^th	2092	85.9%
2009	82.42	248^th	2120	88.3%
2010	75.88	523^rd	2139	75.5%
2011	67.83	811^th	2147	62.2%
2012	69.78	740^th	2166	65.8%
2013	80.43	396^th	2167	81.7%
2014	80.24	379^th	2093	81.9%
2015	68.56	551^st	2052	73.1%
2016	77.86	408^th	2046	80.1%
2017	68.87	593^rd	2044	71.0%
2018	59.45	774^th	2037	62.0%
2019	63.30	708^th	2086	66.1%
2021	73.04	461^st	1948	76.3%
2022	79.02	398^th	2082	80.9%
2023	74.90	467^th	2077	77.5%
2024	77.46	432^nd	2067	79.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at J B Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	68.43	125^th	826	84.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at J B Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.19	226^th	763	70.4%
2019	63.76	293^rd	1194	75.5%
2022	78.86	129^th	1113	88.4%
2023	56.20	381^st	1156	67.0%
2024	81.56	143^rd	1195	88.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at J B Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.09	1475^th	1765	16.4%
2019	49.08	855^th	1816	52.9%
2021	50.38	619^th	1514	59.1%
2022	66.86	388^th	1763	78.0%
2023	59.28	582^nd	1808	67.8%
2024	42.85	984^th	1793	45.1%

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Rank History for Female students at J B Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.87	794^th	1964	59.6%
2019	56.05	829^th	2019	58.9%
2021	70.93	413^th	1680	75.4%
2022	75.15	431^st	1970	78.1%
2023	71.45	474^th	1957	75.8%
2024	74.23	432^nd	1942	77.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at J B Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	58.80	267^th	907	70.6%
2024	69.65	148^th	886	83.3%

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Rank History for Male students at J B Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.50	711^th	1972	63.9%
2019	68.79	552^nd	2019	72.7%
2021	65.77	477^th	1707	72.1%
2022	77.14	391^st	1977	80.2%
2023	72.08	482^nd	1984	75.7%
2024	78.24	366^th	1959	81.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at J B Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	35.18	633^rd	955	33.7%
2023	73.47	151^st	970	84.4%
2024	52.10	364^th	959	62.0%

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Rank History for White students at J B Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.26	737^th	1463	49.6%
2019	50.64	721^st	1462	50.7%
2021	63.83	421^st	1308	67.8%
2022	71.77	332^nd	1425	76.7%
2023	68.72	362^nd	1419	74.5%
2024	77.08	246^th	1392	82.3%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for J B Nelson Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	489	3	3	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	504
1989	528	3	4	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	544
1990	525	2	5	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	536
1991	539	2	5	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	552
1992	557	2	6	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
1993	575	3	8	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	594
1994	555	3	8	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	570
1995	544	7	13	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	569
1996	544	7	13	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	569
1997	556	5	13	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	581
1998	555	7	18	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	588
1999	556	11	15	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	591
2000	587	16	14	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	638
2001	581	21	16	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	655
2002	388	17	9	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
2003	388	17	9	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
2004	396	22	8	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	452
2005	384	17	9	24	0	n/a	n/a	10	444
2006	398	12	5	20	0	n/a	n/a	32	467
2007	374	19	9	14	0	n/a	n/a	26	442
2008	357	16	13	25	1	n/a	n/a	25	437
2009	352	26	13	21	0	n/a	n/a	33	445
2010	349	34	16	22	0	n/a	n/a	39	460
2011	356	29	11	46	3	0	18	0	463
2012	366	26	8	46	0	0	21	0	467
2013	353	29	7	46	1	0	21	0	457
2014	362	44	9	42	1	0	25	0	483
2015	388	37	12	45	1	0	17	0	500
2016	365	30	16	41	1	1	13	0	467
2017	356	31	28	40	1	1	6	0	463
2018	328	25	23	37	1	0	9	0	423
2019	321	27	12	35	0	0	8	0	403
2020	305	23	7	39	0	1	17	0	392
2021	314	23	6	57	0	2	19	0	421
2022	303	33	10	65	1	1	22	0	435
2023	302	27	13	80	0	1	24	0	447
2024	314	31	20	85	0	1	26	0	477

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at J B Nelson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	504	25.5	19.7	n/a
1989	544	26.7	20.3	n/a
1990	536	27.9	19.2	n/a
1991	552	28.9	19.1	n/a
1992	573	30.4	18.8	n/a
1993	594	28.9	20.6	n/a
1994	570	26.4	21.6	n/a
1995	569	30.4	18.7	n/a
1996	569	30.4	18.7	n/a
1997	581	25.5	22.8	n/a
1998	588	26.2	22.4	n/a
1999	591	28.6	20.7	n/a
2000	638	30.5	20.9	n/a
2001	655	30.9	21.2	n/a
2002	442	24.2	18.3	6.3
2003	442	24.2	18.3	6.3
2004	452	24.7	18.3	8.4
2005	444	24.6	18.0	7.6
2006	467	25.0	18.7	6.4
2007	442	27.0	16.4	7.9
2008	437	22.0	19.9	10.2
2009	445	24.7	18.0	11.7
2010	460	25.4	18.0	13.3
2011	463	25.5	18.1	13.8
2012	467	26.9	17.3	14.8
2013	457	24.4	18.7	13.6
2014	483	26.6	18.0	15.3
2015	500	32.0	15.6	23.4
2016	467	32.0	14.5	22.9
2017	463	31.1	14.8	16.8
2018	423	28.3	14.9	18.4
2019	403	27.4	14.7	18.4
2020	392	28.1	13.9	15.6
2021	421	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	435	23.9	18.1	17.9
2023	447	29.0	15.3	18.8
2024	477	28.9	16.4	19.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio J B Nelson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	504	25.5	19.7	n/a
1989	544	26.7	20.3	n/a
1990	536	27.9	19.2	n/a
1991	552	28.9	19.1	n/a
1992	573	30.4	18.8	n/a
1993	594	28.9	20.6	n/a
1994	570	26.4	21.6	n/a
1995	569	30.4	18.7	n/a
1996	569	30.4	18.7	n/a
1997	581	25.5	22.8	n/a
1998	588	26.2	22.4	n/a
1999	591	28.6	20.7	n/a
2000	638	30.5	20.9	n/a
2001	655	30.9	21.2	n/a
2002	442	24.2	18.3	6.3
2003	442	24.2	18.3	6.3
2004	452	24.7	18.3	8.4
2005	444	24.6	18.0	7.6
2006	467	25.0	18.7	6.4
2007	442	27.0	16.4	7.9
2008	437	22.0	19.9	10.2
2009	445	24.7	18.0	11.7
2010	460	25.4	18.0	13.3
2011	463	25.5	18.1	13.8
2012	467	26.9	17.3	14.8
2013	457	24.4	18.7	13.6
2014	483	26.6	18.0	15.3
2015	500	32.0	15.6	23.4
2016	467	32.0	14.5	22.9
2017	463	31.1	14.8	16.8
2018	423	28.3	14.9	18.4
2019	403	27.4	14.7	18.4
2020	392	28.1	13.9	15.6
2021	421	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	435	23.9	18.1	17.9
2023	447	29.0	15.3	18.8
2024	477	28.9	16.4	19.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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