J B Nelson Elem School

J B Nelson Elem School operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in Batavia, Illinois, one of the schools within Batavia USD 101. Current enrollment sits at 482 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 27% above typical.

J B Nelson Elem School is one of 8 schools operated by Batavia USD 101, a district that serves 5,218 students overall.

On the student-mix side, J B Nelson Elem School reports that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 21% of students at J B Nelson Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kane County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, J B Nelson Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.4%, the actual is 55.7%, a residual of -3.7 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Kane County shows median household earnings sit near $103,163, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Kane County runs 167 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students), of which J B Nelson Elem School is one.

Louise White Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J B Nelson Elem School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 56.6%.

J B Nelson Elem School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at J B Nelson Elem School has grew 14%, going from 423 students in 2018 to 482 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 78% to 65% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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