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How has Sam Rotolo Middle Sch changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,080
Middle
DISTRICT 652 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BATAVIA USD 101·NCES 170522000201
Sam Rotolo Middle School
1501 S Raddant Rd, Batavia, IL 60510 · (630) 937-8700 · Kane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,080 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
198 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 338 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 381 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 361 | 33% |
Student demographics
41%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
Sam Rotolo Middle School→Batavia Sr High School
Feeds from
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
63.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.6pp since 2023
Math
53.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.6% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 41.8% |
% 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 Sam Rotolo Middle School
Sam Rotolo Middle School's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Rotolo Middle School this school | 1,080 | 18.3% | 57.6% |
| Kaneland Harter Middle School Sugar Grove | 822 | 18.5% | 49.5% |
| Mascoutah Middle School Mascoutah | 973 | 21.2% | 60.8% |
| Liberty Middle School Edwardsville | 888 | 19.3% | 55.8% |
| Thompson Middle School Saint Charles | 1,364 | 19.0% | 69.8% |
| Old Quarry Middle School Lemont | 856 | 19.7% | 74.2% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Sam Rotolo Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #117 of 578 | #6 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #125 of 640 ▲ 16 | #6 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #246 of 640 ▲ 23 | #10 of 26 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,080 | #20 of 691 | #5 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #410 of 558 | #18 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #329 of 560 | #14 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #538 of 581 | #21 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.0% | #34 of 440 | #3 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,080
-168 (-13%) vs 2020
+105% since 1990-91, when it was 527
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 | 1,080 | 75.1 | 14.4:1 | 18% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 1,114 | 78 | 14.3:1 | 21% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 1,142 | 79 | 14.4:1 | 19% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 1,248 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,480 | 96.1 | 15.4:1 | 18% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 1,453 | 94 | 15.5:1 | 20% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 1,508 | 86 | 17.5:1 | 9% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 1,364 | 78 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 33 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sam Rotolo Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (1,480 to 1,080); teachers down 22% (96.1 to 75.1).
About Sam Rotolo Middle School
Sam Rotolo Middle School is a middle school located in Batavia, Illinois, in Kane County. Enrollment totals 1,080 students across grades 6 through 8. The school is 134% above the average for middle schools in Illinois.
District-wide, Batavia USD 101 has 8 schools and 5,218 students.
At Sam Rotolo Middle School, 75% of students are White. It is also 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Kane County is roughly 58% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sam Rotolo Middle School scores 41%.
Sam Rotolo Middle School lists 75.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.4 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1. About 18% of students at Sam Rotolo Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 30 points below the 48% average for public schools in Kane County.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Sam Rotolo Middle School's results are 3.3 points below predicted: 57.6% against 60.9%.
The county, Kane County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $103,163, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 167, with about 87,252 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Hoover Wood Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sam Rotolo Middle School is 5th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 1,248 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 1,080 by 2024-25.
The discussion board for Sam Rotolo Middle School is open to topics like fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. 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
- J B Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Louise White Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 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
- J B Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Louise White Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Alice Gustafson Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- H C Storm Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Grace McWayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Hoover Wood Elementary School0.5 mi · 363
- J B Nelson Elementary School1.1 mi · 482
- Schneider Elementary School1.6 mi · 361
- Alice Gustafson Elementary School1.6 mi · 403
- Louise White Elementary School2.1 mi · 440
- H C Storm Elementary School2.3 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About Sam Rotolo Middle SchoolHow large is Sam Rotolo Middle School?
Sam Rotolo Middle School enrolls approximately 1,080 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sam Rotolo Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sam Rotolo Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sam Rotolo Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sam Rotolo Middle School is approximately 14.4:1 (75 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sam Rotolo Middle School?
At Sam Rotolo Middle School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Sam Rotolo Middle School public or private?
Sam Rotolo Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Batavia USD 101.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.