Is Grace McWayne Elementary School a good school?

Grace McWayne Elementary School ranks 313 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Grace McWayne Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 346 students attended Grace McWayne Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Grace McWayne Elementary School?

Students at Grace McWayne Elementary School are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Grace McWayne Elementary School attend?

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

Summary:

Grace McWayne Elementary School is a public elementary school in Batavia, Illinois, serving 338 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Batavia Unified School District 101, which is ranked 149 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grace McWayne Elementary School consistently maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking among the top 20% of Illinois elementary schools. The school outperforms the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. Its special education students also perform well, ranking in the top 30% of Illinois elementary schools. Additionally, Grace McWayne has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Grace McWayne generally outperforms J.B. Nelson Elementary School and Alice Gustafson Elementary School within the Batavia Unified School District 101. However, its performance is slightly lower compared to some top-performing schools in the Geneva CUSD 304 district, such as Fabyan Elementary School. The schools in the Aurora West Unified School District 129, such as Goodwin Elementary and Schneider Elementary, have significantly lower academic performance compared to Grace McWayne.

Detail:

Public K-5

3501 Hapner Way
Batavia, IL 60510-2678

(630) 937-8100

District: Batavia Unified School District 101

SchoolDigger Rank:
313^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,525

Students who attend Grace McWayne Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 14.2

Number of students: 346

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.7%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Two or more races:

6.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 7.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Grace McWayne Elementary School ranks better than 84.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Batavia Unified School District 101. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.46. (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 Grace McWayne Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Batavia Unified School District 101. Racial makeup is: White (84.7%), Hispanic (7.5%), two or more races (6.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 7.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Batavia Unified School District 101. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grace McWayne Elementary School is 14.2. 3 elementary schools in the Batavia Unified School District 101 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Grace McWayne Elementary School employs 24.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grace McWayne Elementary School is $20,525, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Batavia Unified School District 101!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grace McWayne Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Grace McWayne Elementary School 313^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Grace McWayne Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Special Education students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

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 Grace McWayne Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Grace McWayne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	85.53	160^th	2020	92.1%
2004	79.98	337^th	2030	83.4%
2005	83.72	175^th	2022	91.3%
2006	84.02	137^th	2086	93.4%
2007	84.22	130^th	2095	93.8%
2008	86.54	90^th	2092	95.7%
2009	85.29	135^th	2120	93.6%
2010	87.12	70^th	2139	96.7%
2011	83.96	188^th	2147	91.2%
2012	82.65	248^th	2166	88.6%
2013	91.60	95^th	2167	95.6%
2014	91.66	85^th	2093	95.9%
2015	94.48	100^th	2052	95.1%
2016	90.19	170^th	2046	91.7%
2017	81.93	327^th	2044	84.0%
2018	77.32	418^th	2037	79.5%
2019	77.63	405^th	2086	80.6%
2021	69.58	510^th	1948	73.8%
2022	77.40	429^th	2082	79.4%
2023	81.08	354^th	2077	83.0%
2024	82.46	313^th	2067	84.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Grace McWayne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	78.59	139^th	1194	88.4%
2023	68.00	258^th	1156	77.7%
2024	61.15	343^rd	1195	71.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Grace McWayne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.66	357^th	1964	81.8%
2019	75.78	421^st	2019	79.1%
2021	65.07	497^th	1680	70.4%
2022	77.01	395^th	1970	79.9%
2023	79.86	333^rd	1957	83.0%
2024	85.24	233^rd	1942	88.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Grace McWayne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.94	477^th	1972	75.8%
2019	76.74	401^st	2019	80.1%
2021	66.22	469^th	1707	72.5%
2022	74.75	432^nd	1977	78.1%
2023	79.58	335^th	1984	83.1%
2024	75.62	413^th	1959	78.9%

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Rank History for White students at Grace McWayne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.58	521^st	1463	64.4%
2019	60.20	538^th	1462	63.2%
2021	53.42	564^th	1308	56.9%
2022	61.55	495^th	1425	65.3%
2023	64.65	441^st	1419	68.9%
2024	63.13	471^st	1392	66.2%

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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 Grace McWayne Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1994	210	3	8	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	222
1995	198	6	7	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	217
1996	198	6	7	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	217
1997	183	4	5	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	197
1998	199	5	2	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	212
1999	188	5	3	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	207
2000	196	2	2	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	211
2001	199	1	2	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	214
2002	472	7	7	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	514
2003	472	7	7	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	514
2004	499	10	13	31	1	n/a	n/a	0	554
2005	520	10	13	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	572
2006	515	11	19	29	0	n/a	n/a	7	581
2007	487	5	22	21	1	n/a	n/a	12	548
2008	510	6	27	25	2	n/a	n/a	15	585
2009	414	2	23	15	1	n/a	n/a	13	468
2010	421	4	23	13	0	n/a	n/a	19	480
2011	442	6	29	21	0	0	3	0	501
2012	456	5	16	22	0	0	15	0	514
2013	444	7	13	15	0	0	14	0	493
2014	407	4	11	13	1	0	16	0	452
2015	373	2	9	11	1	0	13	0	409
2016	347	4	5	9	1	0	8	0	374
2017	328	4	3	15	1	0	9	0	360
2018	305	4	4	17	1	1	5	0	337
2019	280	6	3	20	1	1	5	0	316
2020	269	6	5	22	0	1	4	0	307
2021	258	5	7	20	0	0	12	0	302
2022	289	9	5	26	0	0	17	0	346
2023	282	7	4	23	0	0	22	0	338
2024	293	2	4	26	0	0	21	0	346

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 Grace McWayne Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	222	9.4	23.6	n/a
1995	217	13.4	16.2	n/a
1996	217	13.4	16.2	n/a
1997	197	10.2	19.3	n/a
1998	212	11.9	17.8	n/a
1999	207	11.1	18.6	n/a
2000	211	10.8	19.5	n/a
2001	214	10.9	19.6	n/a
2002	514	30.0	17.1	1.4
2003	514	30.0	17.1	1.4
2004	554	30.9	17.9	2.3
2005	572	32.6	17.5	2.8
2006	581	34.1	17.0	3
2007	548	31.0	17.7	3
2008	585	27.0	21.7	2.1
2009	468	31.5	14.9	1.1
2010	480	30.9	15.5	1.7
2011	501	31.3	15.9	2.2
2012	514	24.1	21.2	3.9
2013	493	21.1	23.2	2.8
2014	452	24.7	18.2	2.9
2015	409	27.0	15.1	5.1
2016	374	24.0	15.5	5.9
2017	360	24.4	14.7	4.2
2018	337	23.6	14.2	5.6
2019	316	22.8	13.8	8.2
2020	307	23.8	12.8	5.2
2021	302	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	346	23.0	15.0	5.5
2023	338	25.5	13.2	4.7
2024	346	24.3	14.2	7.2

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 Grace McWayne Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	222	9.4	23.6	n/a
1995	217	13.4	16.2	n/a
1996	217	13.4	16.2	n/a
1997	197	10.2	19.3	n/a
1998	212	11.9	17.8	n/a
1999	207	11.1	18.6	n/a
2000	211	10.8	19.5	n/a
2001	214	10.9	19.6	n/a
2002	514	30.0	17.1	1.4
2003	514	30.0	17.1	1.4
2004	554	30.9	17.9	2.3
2005	572	32.6	17.5	2.8
2006	581	34.1	17.0	3
2007	548	31.0	17.7	3
2008	585	27.0	21.7	2.1
2009	468	31.5	14.9	1.1
2010	480	30.9	15.5	1.7
2011	501	31.3	15.9	2.2
2012	514	24.1	21.2	3.9
2013	493	21.1	23.2	2.8
2014	452	24.7	18.2	2.9
2015	409	27.0	15.1	5.1
2016	374	24.0	15.5	5.9
2017	360	24.4	14.7	4.2
2018	337	23.6	14.2	5.6
2019	316	22.8	13.8	8.2
2020	307	23.8	12.8	5.2
2021	302	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	346	23.0	15.0	5.5
2023	338	25.5	13.2	4.7
2024	346	24.3	14.2	7.2

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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