Is Fearn Elementary School a good school?

Fearn Elementary School ranks 974 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fearn Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 472 students attended Fearn Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Fearn Elementary School?

Students at Fearn Elementary School are 51% White, 30% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Fearn Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fearn Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : West Aurora High School

Fearn Elementary School

Summary:

Fearn Elementary School is a public elementary school located in North Aurora, Illinois, serving 472 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Aurora West Unified School District 129, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fearn Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, Fearn's ELA proficiency was 30.2%, compared to 25.9% for the district and 41.2% for the state, while in Mathematics, Fearn's proficiency was 28.9%, compared to 15.4% for the district and 28.4% for the state. Fearn's 5th-grade students performed particularly well, with 33.3% proficient in ELA and 37.2% proficient in Mathematics, outpacing the district and state averages. The school also has a strong performance among its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the top 150 and top 440 Illinois elementary schools, respectively, in the 2022-2023 school year.

However, Fearn Elementary School faces some challenges. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.7% in the 2020-2021 school year to 19.1% in the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, when compared to higher-performing schools in the neighboring Batavia Unified School District 101 and Geneva CUSD 304, such as H.C. Storm Elementary and Fabyan Elementary, Fearn's performance lags behind in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency.

Detail:

Public K-5

1600 Hawksley Ln
North Aurora, IL 60542-1781

(630) 301-5001

District: Aurora West Unified School District 129

SchoolDigger Rank:
974^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,579

Students who attend Fearn Elementary School usually attend:

High:

West Aurora High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.4

Number of students: 472

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.5%

Hispanic:

29.9%

African American:

11.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 27.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fearn Elementary School ranks better than 52.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Aurora West Unified School District 129! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.55. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fearn Elementary School is $16,579, which is the 5^th highest among 10 elementary schools in the Aurora West Unified School District 129.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fearn Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Fearn Elementary School 974^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Fearn Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Aurora West Unified School District 129:

SchoolDigger ranks Aurora West Unified School District 129 693^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fearn Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Fearn Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	59.35	1001^st	2020	50.4%
2004	56.17	1093^rd	2030	46.2%
2005	55.78	1101^st	2022	45.5%
2006	65.72	862^nd	2086	58.7%
2007	71.63	641^st	2095	69.4%
2008	64.01	926^th	2092	55.7%
2009	60.46	1037^th	2120	51.1%
2010	75.62	537^th	2139	74.9%
2011	72.42	633^rd	2147	70.5%
2012	68.99	773^rd	2166	64.3%
2013	71.37	633^rd	2167	70.8%
2014	69.43	642^nd	2093	69.3%
2015	54.47	808^th	2052	60.6%
2016	65.28	643^rd	2046	68.6%
2017	59.65	756^th	2044	63.0%
2018	57.93	793^rd	2037	61.1%
2019	63.67	703^rd	2086	66.3%
2021	53.48	787^th	1948	59.6%
2022	48.55	969^th	2082	53.5%
2023	49.42	959^th	2077	53.8%
2024	48.55	974^th	2067	52.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fearn Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	42.24	417^th	743	43.9%
2022	29.44	631^st	768	17.8%
2023	28.54	661^st	788	16.1%
2024	33.12	585^th	826	29.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Fearn Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	66.91	254^th	1194	78.7%
2022	27.60	841^st	1113	24.4%
2023	37.82	645^th	1156	44.2%
2024	50.16	474^th	1195	60.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fearn Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.54	966^th	1765	45.3%
2019	53.40	724^th	1816	60.1%
2021	38.98	879^th	1514	41.9%
2022	34.42	1155^th	1763	34.5%
2023	39.48	1066^th	1808	41.0%
2024	28.82	1344^th	1793	25.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Fearn Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.87	734^th	1964	62.6%
2019	64.55	655^th	2019	67.6%
2021	54.99	665^th	1680	60.4%
2022	53.77	792^nd	1970	59.8%
2023	50.42	886^th	1957	54.7%
2024	48.39	914^th	1942	52.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Fearn Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	46.97	380^th	886	57.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Fearn Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.89	796^th	1972	59.6%
2019	60.52	715^th	2019	64.6%
2021	44.37	851^st	1707	50.1%
2022	41.01	1069^th	1977	45.9%
2023	46.85	953^rd	1984	52.0%
2024	48.78	904^th	1959	53.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Fearn Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	65.93	144^th	698	79.4%
2023	63.82	150^th	692	78.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fearn Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.62	382^nd	938	59.3%
2019	49.94	422^nd	955	55.8%
2021	33.75	483^rd	742	34.9%
2022	41.69	521^st	954	45.4%
2023	48.52	432^nd	970	55.5%
2024	46.87	440^th	959	54.1%

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Rank History for White students at Fearn Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.24	576^th	1463	60.6%
2019	61.31	521^st	1462	64.4%
2021	48.14	635^th	1308	51.5%
2022	43.85	817^th	1425	42.7%
2023	40.49	867^th	1419	38.9%
2024	44.42	773^rd	1392	44.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Reviews:

by a parent
Sunday, February 9, 2014

My daughter attends Fearn Elementary and is now in 3rd grade. The teachers have been excellent, professional, kind, and helpful. However I believe the class size of 27-28 kids is too large for them to be as effective as they could be. My daughter does well in her studies but I do feel her learning would come easier with a smaller class size. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Fearn Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	315	50	25	108	0	n/a	n/a	0	498
2003	315	50	25	108	0	n/a	n/a	0	498
2004	341	50	23	128	1	n/a	n/a	0	543
2005	342	54	23	133	0	n/a	n/a	0	552
2006	375	54	28	145	0	n/a	n/a	14	616
2007	378	48	33	153	1	n/a	n/a	20	633
2008	380	58	29	148	1	n/a	n/a	20	636
2009	387	55	27	162	4	n/a	n/a	43	678
2010	379	49	30	137	4	n/a	n/a	44	643
2011	407	54	34	157	3	1	28	0	684
2012	403	46	36	155	3	1	28	0	672
2013	386	48	37	189	2	0	27	0	689
2014	377	40	32	191	2	0	33	0	675
2015	366	47	26	175	3	2	33	0	652
2016	354	47	22	182	3	1	31	0	640
2017	351	49	20	166	2	1	26	0	615
2018	320	43	19	156	0	1	18	0	557
2019	312	48	17	144	1	2	17	0	541
2020	310	52	13	137	0	1	12	0	525
2021	291	50	12	151	0	2	17	0	523
2022	271	50	14	152	0	1	14	0	502
2023	243	52	16	141	0	1	19	0	472

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Fearn Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	498	24.1	20.7	14.3
2003	498	24.1	20.7	14.3
2004	543	26.0	20.9	13.1
2005	552	27.9	19.8	13.2
2006	616	30.5	20.2	15.9
2007	633	31.0	20.4	16.6
2008	636	30.0	21.2	14.1
2009	678	34.0	19.9	17.3
2010	643	32.0	20.0	19.9
2011	684	33.0	20.7	21.1
2012	672	32.0	21.0	21.6
2013	689	33.4	20.5	24.7
2014	675	28.0	24.1	23.7
2015	652	32.0	20.3	29.3
2016	640	31.0	20.6	24.2
2017	615	34.6	17.7	24.2
2018	557	32.2	17.2	23.5
2019	541	29.0	18.6	24.2
2020	525	30.0	17.4	24.4
2021	523	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	502	30.0	16.7	17.1
2023	472	30.5	15.4	27.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Fearn Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	498	24.1	20.7	14.3
2003	498	24.1	20.7	14.3
2004	543	26.0	20.9	13.1
2005	552	27.9	19.8	13.2
2006	616	30.5	20.2	15.9
2007	633	31.0	20.4	16.6
2008	636	30.0	21.2	14.1
2009	678	34.0	19.9	17.3
2010	643	32.0	20.0	19.9
2011	684	33.0	20.7	21.1
2012	672	32.0	21.0	21.6
2013	689	33.4	20.5	24.7
2014	675	28.0	24.1	23.7
2015	652	32.0	20.3	29.3
2016	640	31.0	20.6	24.2
2017	615	34.6	17.7	24.2
2018	557	32.2	17.2	23.5
2019	541	29.0	18.6	24.2
2020	525	30.0	17.4	24.4
2021	523	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	502	30.0	16.7	17.1
2023	472	30.5	15.4	27.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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