Is Sam Rotolo Middle School a good school?

Sam Rotolo Middle School ranks 297 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sam Rotolo Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,142 students attended Sam Rotolo Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Sam Rotolo Middle School?

Students at Sam Rotolo Middle School are 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Sam Rotolo Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sam Rotolo Middle School usually go on to attend Batavia Senior High School

Sam Rotolo Middle School

Summary:

Sam Rotolo Middle School is a public middle school located in Batavia, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,142 students. The school is part of the Batavia Unified School District 101, which is ranked 149 out of 813 districts in Illinois and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Sam Rotolo Middle School consistently performs above the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 52%, compared to the state average of 41.2%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 41.8%, compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance in Science is particularly strong, with an 8th-grade proficiency rate of 72.8% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average of 53.2%. The school generally performs well across different student subgroups, with most subgroups ranking in the top half or top third of Illinois middle schools.

When compared to nearby schools, Henry W Cowherd Middle School and C.F. Simmons Middle School, both in the Aurora East Unified School District 131, have significantly lower proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Sam Rotolo Middle School's ELA proficiency rate of 52% was much higher than the 15.8% rate at Henry W. Cowherd Middle School and the 20.9% rate at C.F. Simmons Middle School. Similarly, Sam Rotolo Middle School's Mathematics proficiency rate of 41.8% was much higher than the 5.8% rate at Henry W. Cowherd Middle School and the 7.8% rate at C.F. Simmons Middle School.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1501 S Raddant Rd
Batavia, IL 60510-8366

(630) 937-8700

District: Batavia Unified School District 101

SchoolDigger Rank:
297^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,101

Students who attend Sam Rotolo Middle School usually attend:

High:

Batavia Senior High School

Feeder schools for Sam Rotolo Middle School:

Elementary:	Alice Gustafson Elementary School
	Grace McWayne Elementary School
	H C Storm Elementary School
	Hoover Wood Elementary School
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	J B Nelson Elementary School
	Louise White Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.4

Number of students: 1,142

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.0%

Hispanic:

13.5%

African American:

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 18.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sam Rotolo Middle School ranks better than 78.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.69. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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.

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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sam Rotolo Middle School is $17,101.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sam Rotolo Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sam Rotolo Middle School 297^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Sam Rotolo Middle School in the ranking list.)

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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 Sam Rotolo Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Sam Rotolo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	87.31	97^th	1185	91.8%
2004	85.32	128^th	1204	89.4%
2005	85.48	125^th	1209	89.7%
2006	86.21	78^th	1272	93.9%
2007	84.43	97^th	1287	92.5%
2008	82.71	151^st	1293	88.3%
2009	83.58	124^th	1318	90.6%
2010	83.66	120^th	1327	91.0%
2011	82.12	152^nd	1344	88.7%
2012	81.22	181^st	1365	86.7%
2013	84.94	166^th	1367	87.9%
2014	87.38	120^th	1322	90.9%
2015	83.01	181^st	1302	86.1%
2016	77.43	241^st	1294	81.4%
2017	75.56	264^th	1293	79.6%
2018	70.25	324^th	1293	74.9%
2019	78.28	243^rd	1356	82.1%
2021	80.21	199^th	1241	84.0%
2022	76.52	262^nd	1369	80.9%
2023	74.56	281^st	1367	79.4%
2024	73.69	297^th	1363	78.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sam Rotolo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.73	88^th	164	46.3%
2019	62.08	69^th	179	61.5%
2022	76.73	38^th	195	80.5%
2023	52.00	90^th	194	53.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sam Rotolo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.01	149^th	285	47.7%
2019	59.66	61^st	339	82.0%
2021	59.49	44^th	277	84.1%
2022	55.81	104^th	454	77.1%
2023	43.29	225^th	480	53.1%
2024	38.28	292^nd	486	39.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sam Rotolo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.08	323^rd	602	46.3%
2019	47.47	293^rd	792	63.0%
2021	52.15	163^rd	548	70.3%
2022	52.71	208^th	781	73.4%
2023	65.71	177^th	805	78.0%
2024	67.27	188^th	802	76.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sam Rotolo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.44	784^th	1161	32.5%
2019	51.97	523^rd	1217	57.0%
2021	63.90	226^th	1019	77.8%
2022	53.40	468^th	1221	61.7%
2023	49.20	557^th	1234	54.9%
2024	44.80	613^th	1219	49.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Sam Rotolo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.01	359^th	1226	70.7%
2019	77.57	241^st	1276	81.1%
2021	76.04	198^th	1017	80.5%
2022	73.63	273^rd	1286	78.8%
2023	72.74	277^th	1275	78.3%
2024	70.58	304^th	1251	75.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Sam Rotolo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	61.33	153^rd	674	77.3%
2024	70.38	104^th	639	83.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Sam Rotolo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.13	280^th	1223	77.1%
2019	76.84	239^th	1296	81.6%
2021	78.57	164^th	1048	84.4%
2022	77.92	212^th	1286	83.5%
2023	74.29	251^st	1292	80.6%
2024	74.14	266^th	1264	79.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Sam Rotolo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.56	114^th	209	45.5%
2019	40.18	132^nd	201	34.3%
2022	23.85	165^th	198	16.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Sam Rotolo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.48	239^th	511	53.2%
2019	32.38	401^st	565	29.0%
2021	78.82	31^st	385	91.9%
2022	50.15	214^th	573	62.7%
2023	58.11	162^nd	569	71.5%
2024	50.83	210^th	548	61.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sam Rotolo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.89	394^th	590	33.2%
2019	56.80	229^th	639	64.2%
2021	65.75	108^th	517	79.1%
2022	56.34	209^th	662	68.4%
2023	53.08	250^th	661	62.2%
2024	48.98	276^th	643	57.1%

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Rank History for White students at Sam Rotolo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.28	343^rd	889	61.4%
2019	67.09	258^th	905	71.5%
2021	70.12	197^th	813	75.8%
2022	67.04	243^rd	898	72.9%
2023	66.18	251^st	895	72.0%
2024	64.08	275^th	875	68.6%

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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

Review counts

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33%

67%

Reviews:

by a parent
Saturday, October 21, 2017

Once your student gets pigeon-holed into a scholastic category such as poor at math they will stay that way no matter your request for a re-evaluation from the school. Our son has been ranked above the 50 in District math in 14 out of 15 of the last map scores. Yet, because he scored lower than 50 at a certain time, he was placed in the lowest math class and has not really been challenged since. We have requested for him to be moved into a harder class but they have done nothing to put him in the most appropriate class. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, August 27, 2017

This school did well for my first two children but has failed to help my third. We petitioned multiple times to have our son moved to a more difficult math class as he was bored in his current position. Although the teachers\admin claim to listen and smile along, our requests fell on deaf ears. Subsequently we have a very bored student who could do so much more if the school would simply challenge him. But in this school, once you are pigeonholed so you will remain. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Sam Rotolo Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	397	15	9	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	430
1989	460	13	2	15	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	490
1990	502	14	3	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	530
1991	489	13	10	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	527
1992	535	14	6	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	578
1993	879	29	18	32	1	n/a	n/a	0	959
1994	934	33	15	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	1010
1995	1025	25	8	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	1097
1996	1025	25	8	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	1097
1997	1066	21	12	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	1151
1998	1102	29	21	60	1	n/a	n/a	0	1213
1999	1132	27	25	54	1	n/a	n/a	0	1239
2000	1162	33	32	59	2	n/a	n/a	0	1288
2001	1233	38	33	57	3	n/a	n/a	0	1364
2002	1306	47	26	85	3	n/a	n/a	0	1467
2003	1306	47	26	85	3	n/a	n/a	0	1467
2004	1286	54	24	96	6	n/a	n/a	0	1466
2005	1286	55	20	110	6	n/a	n/a	0	1477
2006	1245	40	28	94	2	n/a	n/a	37	1446
2007	1201	37	27	87	1	n/a	n/a	45	1398
2008	1258	38	34	109	0	n/a	n/a	44	1483
2009	1284	36	32	120	1	n/a	n/a	33	1506
2010	1265	45	44	104	4	n/a	n/a	45	1507
2011	1266	37	37	133	4	2	29	0	1508
2012	1213	53	45	116	4	2	30	0	1463
2013	1216	53	44	129	4	1	40	0	1487
2014	1185	48	42	133	3	1	46	0	1458
2015	1154	48	28	149	1	0	49	0	1429
2016	1172	51	39	140	1	0	50	0	1453
2017	1179	58	54	140	2	0	45	0	1478
2018	1168	49	51	159	2	1	50	0	1480
2019	1040	36	44	144	2	2	39	0	1307
2020	1011	33	35	154	3	2	44	0	1282
2021	978	51	43	135	3	1	37	0	1248
2022	949	56	34	143	2	1	36	0	1221
2023	879	54	22	154	2	1	30	0	1142

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 Sam Rotolo Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	430	24.0	17.9	n/a
1989	490	25.0	19.6	n/a
1990	530	27.7	19.1	n/a
1991	527	33.5	15.7	n/a
1992	578	33.5	17.2	n/a
1993	959	57.3	16.7	n/a
1994	1010	60.0	16.8	n/a
1995	1097	59.8	18.3	n/a
1996	1097	59.8	18.3	n/a
1997	1151	62.6	18.4	n/a
1998	1213	66.4	18.3	n/a
1999	1239	69.6	17.8	n/a
2000	1288	72.5	17.8	n/a
2001	1364	78.5	17.4	n/a
2002	1467	86.9	16.9	n/a
2003	1467	86.9	16.9	n/a
2004	1466	84.4	17.4	n/a
2005	1477	84.1	17.6	n/a
2006	1446	84.3	17.2	n/a
2007	1398	81.0	17.3	n/a
2008	1483	76.0	19.5	n/a
2009	1506	89.8	16.8	8
2010	1507	88.1	17.1	9.2
2011	1508	86.0	17.5	8.9
2012	1463	82.5	17.7	11.1
2013	1487	83.8	17.7	11.6
2014	1458	90.9	16.0	12.6
2015	1429	96.0	14.8	18.3
2016	1453	94.0	15.4	19.9
2017	1478	94.6	15.6	16.5
2018	1480	96.1	15.3	18
2019	1307	88.5	14.7	18.2
2020	1282	82.3	15.5	18.9
2021	1248	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1221	79.9	15.2	20.2
2023	1142	79.0	14.4	18.6

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 Sam Rotolo Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	430	24.0	17.9	n/a
1989	490	25.0	19.6	n/a
1990	530	27.7	19.1	n/a
1991	527	33.5	15.7	n/a
1992	578	33.5	17.2	n/a
1993	959	57.3	16.7	n/a
1994	1010	60.0	16.8	n/a
1995	1097	59.8	18.3	n/a
1996	1097	59.8	18.3	n/a
1997	1151	62.6	18.4	n/a
1998	1213	66.4	18.3	n/a
1999	1239	69.6	17.8	n/a
2000	1288	72.5	17.8	n/a
2001	1364	78.5	17.4	n/a
2002	1467	86.9	16.9	n/a
2003	1467	86.9	16.9	n/a
2004	1466	84.4	17.4	n/a
2005	1477	84.1	17.6	n/a
2006	1446	84.3	17.2	n/a
2007	1398	81.0	17.3	n/a
2008	1483	76.0	19.5	n/a
2009	1506	89.8	16.8	8
2010	1507	88.1	17.1	9.2
2011	1508	86.0	17.5	8.9
2012	1463	82.5	17.7	11.1
2013	1487	83.8	17.7	11.6
2014	1458	90.9	16.0	12.6
2015	1429	96.0	14.8	18.3
2016	1453	94.0	15.4	19.9
2017	1478	94.6	15.6	16.5
2018	1480	96.1	15.3	18
2019	1307	88.5	14.7	18.2
2020	1282	82.3	15.5	18.9
2021	1248	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1221	79.9	15.2	20.2
2023	1142	79.0	14.4	18.6

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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