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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BATAVIA USD 101·NCES 170522000205
Louise White Elementary School
800 N Prairie St, Batavia, IL 60510 · (630) 937-8500 · Kane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
81 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 56%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Batavia USD 101. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
68.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.5pp since 2023
Math
63.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.7% | 63.6% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 56.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Louise White Elementary School
Louise White Elementary School's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louise White Elementary School this school | 440 | 18.4% | 64.3% |
| Fox Ridge Elementary School Saint Charles | 424 | 17.2% | N/A |
| Prairie Point Elementary School Oswego | 455 | 17.1% | 57.3% |
| Pleasantdale Elementary School La Grange | 466 | 17.0% | 74.9% |
| Albert Cassens Elementary Glen Carbon | 477 | 19.5% | 51.9% |
| Walnut Trails Elementary School Shorewood | 475 | 20.2% | 62.9% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Louise White Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #222 of 1,925 | #10 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #335 of 2,077 ▼ 125 | #13 of 83 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #384 of 2,077 ▲ 63 | #18 of 83 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #790 of 2,419 | #46 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,751 of 2,035 | #62 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #1,106 of 2,042 | #42 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #1,985 of 2,132 | #66 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.2% | #117 of 615 | #9 of 32 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
440
+53 (+14%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 358
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 440 | 27.3 | 16.1:1 | 18% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 24.8 | 17.4:1 | 21% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 27.4 | 14.6:1 | 19% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 25.3 | 14.4:1 | 18% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 23% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 26 | 19.0:1 | 12% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 603 | 31 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 358 | 23 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Louise White Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (366 to 440); teachers up 8% (25.3 to 27.3).
About Louise White Elementary School
Louise White Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Batavia USD 101, located in Batavia, Illinois. It reported 440 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Louise White Elementary School is a school in Batavia USD 101. The district has 8 schools and 5,218 students.
More than half of enrollment at Louise White Elementary School is White: 74%. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 16 points above the 58% share among Kane County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Louise White Elementary School is 16.1:1, based on 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Kane County is 48%.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 60.9%. Louise White Elementary School scores 64.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kane County show that the median household earns about $103,163 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Kane County has 167 public schools with about 87,252 students, including Louise White Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, J B Nelson Elementary School is about 0.9 miles from Louise White Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 59.9%, lower than Louise White Elementary School's 64.3%.
Louise White Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 387 (2020-21) to 440 (2024-25).
People who know Louise White Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
517,255
Census ACS
Median income
$103,163
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
167
87,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Batavia USD 101
- Batavia Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,690 students
- Sam Rotolo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,080 students
- J B Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Alice Gustafson Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- H C Storm Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Grace McWayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
Other schools in Batavia
- Batavia Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,690 students
- Sam Rotolo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,080 students
- J B Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Alice Gustafson Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- H C Storm Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Grace McWayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
Nearby schools
- J B Nelson Elementary School0.9 mi · 482
- H C Storm Elementary School1.3 mi · 388
- Western Avenue Elementary School1.4 mi · 338
- Batavia Sr High School1.8 mi · 1,690
- Alice Gustafson Elementary School1.9 mi · 403
- Harrison Street Elementary School2.0 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Louise White Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Louise White Elementary School?
Louise White Elementary School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades PK-05.
Is Louise White Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Louise White Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Louise White Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Louise White Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Louise White Elementary School?
Louise White Elementary School reports a student body of 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Louise White Elementary School?
Louise White Elementary School is overseen by Batavia USD 101 in Kane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.