Aurora West Unified School District 129

Summary:

The Aurora West Unified School District 129 in Illinois serves 15 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district's performance varies, with some standout schools like Fearn Elementary and Herget Middle consistently outperforming the district and state averages on standardized tests, while others struggle to meet proficiency levels.

Fearn Elementary stands out as the top-performing school, with 30.2% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 28.9% in Mathematics, along with the highest science proficiency rate at 60.3%. Herget Middle also ranks in the top half of Illinois middle schools and outperforms the district and state on English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments. Meanwhile, Goodwin Elementary is another high-performing school, ranking in the top half of Illinois elementary schools.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance across the district, with some schools struggling to meet state proficiency levels, particularly in Mathematics. Additionally, many schools face challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.3% at Goodwin Elementary to 28.4% at Hall Elementary. The district will need to address these issues to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students.

District Detail

1877 W. Downer Pl
Aurora, IL 60506-7302

(630) 301-5000

SchoolDigger Rank:
693^rd of 813 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students:

Primary Schools: 10
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)							IAR Mathematics (2024)							SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nicholson Elementary School	Public	K-5	649 N Main St	Montgomery	60538	Kendall County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5013	309	26	11.8	51.1%	39 (12.6%)	32 (10.4%)	228 (73.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	22.9	1597^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.7%		19.4	1699^th of 2077 public elementary schools	18.2%	102	25.9	13.6	25.0	14.5				16.4	14.9	11.1	9.3				12.2			97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	98.2	97.9	97.9			$18,055	$2,265	$15,791
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	231 S Constitution Dr	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5017	657	46	14.2	46.6%	129 (19.6%)	61 (9.3%)	431 (65.6%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.7%)	34.8	820^th of 1363 public middle schools	39.8%		33.3	872^nd of 1367 public middle schools	36.2%	52	39.3				35.4	34.6	49.7	39.3				8.8	13.5	7.3	10.1			99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1		99.1	$16,233	$2,000	$14,232
Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	724 Pennsylvania Ave	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5007	565	38	14.9	55.0%	31 (5.5%)	45 (8.0%)	464 (82.1%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	14.6	1865^th of 2067 public elementary schools	9.8%		15	1867^th of 2077 public elementary schools	10.1%	2	29.7	2.6	7.7	13.0				8.0	6.4	7.7	9.9				8.1			98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.7	98.9	10.0		$15,108	$2,031	$13,077
Greenman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	729 W Galena Blvd	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5004	545	41	13.2	56.3%	52 (9.5%)	36 (6.6%)	419 (76.9%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	15.1	1844^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.8%		12	1970^th of 2077 public elementary schools	5.2%	126	33.3	6.0	10.0	17.5				11.0	11.9	2.2	5.0				6.3			97.8	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	97.0	97.4	6.9		$15,161	$1,965	$13,196
Freeman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	153 S Randall Rd	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5002	559	32	17.7	35.2%	215 (38.5%)	55 (9.8%)	264 (47.2%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	36.5	1235^th of 2067 public elementary schools	40.3%		33.1	1316^th of 2077 public elementary schools	36.6%	81	46.7	26.2	16.1	24.0				21.8	26.2	23.9	20.0				23.5			98.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.7	7.4		$14,479	$1,847	$12,632
Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Heather Dr	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5005	542	38	14.2	55.4%	75 (13.8%)	72 (13.3%)	353 (65.1%)	27 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	14.2	1882^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	9.0%		18.1	1752^nd of 2077 public elementary schools	15.6%	130	35.9	5.0	7.5	13.6				9.1	3.8	9.7	5.8				6.5			98.7	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.7	98.7			$14,484	$1,825	$12,659
Schneider Elementary School	Public	K-5	304 Banbury Rd	North Aurora	60542	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5014	342	34	10.0	47.7%	76 (22.2%)	22 (6.4%)	217 (63.5%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	28.2	1460^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.4%		27.2	1470^th of 2077 public elementary schools	29.2%	10	48.4	9.5	33.9	14.5				18.8	15.9	10.7	21.0				16.0			97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	98.0	95.5	97.2			$19,071	$2,165	$16,907
McCleery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 W Illinois Ave	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5012	569	40	14.2	52.7%	32 (5.6%)	64 (11.2%)	407 (71.5%)	46 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.2%)	17.1	1765^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.6%		19.3	1703^rd of 2077 public elementary schools	18.0%	62	34.4	2.3	22.1	14.3				13.2	9.1	8.5	5.1				7.5			98.8	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.1	98.6	99.0	9.1		$14,564	$2,052	$12,512
Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1332 Robinwood Dr	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5015	410	38	10.9	52.9%	39 (9.5%)	64 (15.6%)	269 (65.6%)	26 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	24.1	1566^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.2%		27.5	1463^rd of 2077 public elementary schools	29.6%	103	27.8	11.3	9.0	23.6				14.0	23.9	6.0	16.3				15.5			99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	99.0	99.5			$19,592	$1,915	$17,677
Hope D Wall TMH Child Dev Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	449 New Indian Trl Ct	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 301-5008	2	28	.0		0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.4	98.8	99.4	12.0	50.9
Goodwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Poplar Pl	North Aurora	60542	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5003	340	30	11.5	39.1%	121 (35.6%)	41 (12.1%)	149 (43.8%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	36.2	1241^st of 2067 public elementary schools	40.0%		33	1321^st of 2077 public elementary schools	36.4%	80	60.5	21.4	19.4	24.3				21.3	40.5	8.2	21.6				21.4			98.4	99.4	99.4	99.4		98.7	98.4			$20,700	$2,051	$18,649
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	1151 Plum St	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5009	584	48	12.1	60.4%	57 (9.8%)	79 (13.5%)	409 (70.0%)	26 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	32.1	862^nd of 1363 public middle schools	36.8%		32.2	886^th of 1367 public middle schools	35.2%	24	42.7				33.9	25.4	40.4	33.6				11.3	16.8	12.2	13.5			99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0		99.5	$17,064	$2,284	$14,780
West Aurora High School	Public	9-12	1201 W New York St	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5600	3,818	246	15.5	41.4%	842 (22.1%)	388 (10.2%)	2,385 (62.5%)	91 (2.4%)	9 (0.2%)	4 (0.1%)	99 (2.6%)	40.7	387^th of 697 public high schools	44.5%		47.5	359^th of 699 public high schools	48.6%	28	57.4															16.2	19.6	98.8	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.1	99.0	99.0		98.1	$15,872	$1,389	$14,483
Jewel Middle School	Public	6-8	1501 Waterford Rd	North Aurora	60542	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5010	585	50	11.7	42.7%	160 (27.4%)	86 (14.7%)	303 (51.8%)	15 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (3.1%)	38	776^th of 1363 public middle schools	43.1%		43.4	709^th of 1367 public middle schools	48.1%	67	43.1				33.1	28.2	38.2	33.0				18.2	23.7	16.8	19.8			96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.8	96.4	96.6		96.8	$20,586	$2,547	$18,039
Fearn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Hawksley Ln	North Aurora	60542	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 301-5001	472	31	15.4	27.5%	243 (51.5%)	52 (11.0%)	141 (29.9%)	16 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	48.5	974^th of 2067 public elementary schools	52.9%		49.4	959^th of 2077 public elementary schools	53.8%	15	60.3	23.5	34.2	33.3				30.2	23.5	26.3	37.2				28.9			95.9	96.8	96.8	96.8	97.9	96.8	96.1			$16,579	$1,517	$15,062
West Aurora Learning Center/ELA	Public	PK	1870 W Galena Blvd	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5016	328	20	16.4	62.2%	46 (14.0%)	34 (10.4%)	215 (65.5%)	25 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)								(n/a)																		97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.3	97.0	96.8	97.3		$41,664	$1,835	$39,829
Herget Middle School	Public	6-8	1550 Deerpath Rd	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5006	584	47	12.4	44.7%	150 (25.7%)	54 (9.2%)	353 (60.4%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	46.4	648^th of 1363 public middle schools	52.5%		38	806^th of 1367 public middle schools	41.0%	158	46.4				41.4	27.7	38.2	36.2				22.7	27.9	26.6	25.6			99.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3		97.6	$19,495	$2,110	$17,385

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Aurora East Unified School District 131	0.77 mi	20	785^th
Cusd 308	1.65 mi	22	322^nd
Kane ROE	2.39 mi	20
Kaneland CUSD 302	3.31 mi	7	360^th
Grundy/Kendall ROE	3.43 mi	7

Aurora West Unified School District 129

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