I am currently a student at BHS. The school is currently going through lots of construction. its sometimes hard to concentrate when the construction is going on, but its manageable most of the time. Some teachers are excellent and some are just so-so. due to the growing population of BHS, the amount
... Read more of new teachers has increased. Academics are fairly decent, but due to the lack of facilities, academic opportunities can become limited. The music program however, is exceptional! the band directors are awesome and enthusiastic! The plays and musicals are awesome as well. The athletics are very good, but some sports are not as well funded as others. Funds need to be increased to improve all athletics. When the additions are finished, I believe the students will excel because all of BHS's programs will finally have proper facilities Read less
Posted by a student on 01/28/09
We love everything about the school and the community. Looking forward to the additions to the building in the next few years. We have one graduated and 3 more on their way to BHS.
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Posted by a parent on 07/08/08
We are actually disappointed with the high school. Very hard to speak with your child's counselor. And very difficult to seek additional assistance if your child is not great in Algebra. We had expected better from the high school. Since our tax dollars have shot up greatly!
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Posted by a parent on 11/26/07
Great school, even better when you compare it to the school to the north . Athletics are better, facilities are better and overall atmosphere. A+
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Posted by a parent on 08/09/07
Agree with parent comment below. Lack of facilities (no indoor track/fieldhouse, theatre, dance studio etc)extremely limits the the quality of many classes & extra-curricular programs. Parents are commonly told 'no money' to grow the facilities of the school. Hard to beleive considering the demographics
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Posted by a parent on 03/28/07
The programs are not designed for all students, if you are smart you are fine, but if you have any special needs then you are pretty much on your own and before you know it, the blame falls on the student never the teacher. The extracurricular activities are limited as are the sports, music and art are
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Posted by a parent on 02/05/07
Athletic programs are continually growing. There are always many extracurricular activities available for the students. Parents are very actively involved in this community. Despite an ever-icreasing population it maintains it's small town spirit.
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Posted by a former student on 04/16/06
Academic programs are very good with some excellent AP courses. The Batavia music program is outstanding, my daughter has perfomed at Bulls games, the Indy 500, etc, and has a lot of fun, and has become a great musician. The sports programs are very good, and the community involvement is wonderful,
... Read more I see so many neighbors and friends at school events, I feel very at home there. I feel it is a safe learning environmment with good old fashioned ethical and moral principles to match. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/22/06
I go to this school right now. The teachers are pretty cool and the stuff we have is great. We have laptops, a couple computer labs, T.v's in every room, and a library. There's tons of extra curricular activities and I am proud to say I am involved with the music prgram. At my old school we didn't have
... Read more this stuff. Though, the things listed above doesn't make a school. It's the other students. I have a variety of friends, but a variety of enemies also. Make sure your kids get in with the right crowd. Read less
Posted by a student on 11/28/04
As parent of three graduates of Batavia's school system (99, 01, 03), I believe it does everything expected, and more. The music program is a reason to move to Batavia - the HS band director is involved at the state level with Illinois band programs, and the orchestra and choirs are supported wonderfully
... Read more by parents. The new, young HS principle has energy and enthusiasm, and the School Board and district administration certainly do the best they can with the dollars and issues that confront them. Batavia is an involved community across the social spectrum, and this is also true in the schools. Fully two-thirds of the student population are the hard working type, so there is no ostracizing of the 'good student'. Our kids thoroughly enjoyed and did well in their education as well as the many opportunities for extra-curricular participation (sports, plays, music, student council...). Read less
* In 2007-2008 Illinois used the Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) to test students in grade 11 in reading, math and science. The PSAE is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.
Student enrollment:
1,801
Students per teacher:
16
Full-time teachers:
114
Number of classrooms:
115
Vocational Education
Accounting, Drafting, Drivers Ed, Food Nutrition, Health, Phys Ed
English
American Literature, Humanities, Journalism, Literature, Speech/Debate
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Batavia schools — Batavia High School is located at 1200 W Wilson St, Batavia IL 60510. 1200 W Wilson St is in the 60510 ZIP code in Batavia, IL The school district for Batavia High School is the Batavia Unit School District 101. Batavia High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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