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K D Waldo Middle School

Q: Is K D Waldo Middle School a good school?

K D Waldo Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.8% of Illinois middle schools.

Q: How many students attend K D Waldo Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 729 students attended K D Waldo Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of K D Waldo Middle School?

Students at K D Waldo Middle School are 89% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of K D Waldo Middle School attend?

Students who attend K D Waldo Middle School usually go on to attend East High School

Public Grades 6-8

1303^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

K D Waldo Middle School is a public middle school located in Aurora, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 794 students. The school is part of the Aurora East Unified School District 131, which is ranked 777 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

K D Waldo Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois middle schools based on the statewide SchoolDigger rankings. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 1303 out of 1368 Illinois middle schools, with only 1 star out of 5 from SchoolDigger. This poor academic performance is reflected in the school's test scores, which are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 30.2% in recent years, much higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing K D Waldo Middle School to other nearby schools within the same district, such as Henry W Cowherd Middle School and C F Simmons Middle School, the academic performance and other key metrics are generally similar, with all three schools performing poorly compared to the state averages. However, the analysis includes several middle schools from the neighboring Indian Prairie CUSD 204 and Cusd 308 districts, which have significantly higher academic performance, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and lower percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

729

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,323

Per pupil spending ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

56 Jackson St
Aurora, IL 60505-4300

(630) 299-8400

District: Aurora East Unified School District 131

Students who attend K D Waldo Middle School usually attend:

High:

East High School

Feeder schools for K D Waldo Middle School:

Elementary:	C M Bardwell Elementary School
	G N Dieterich Elementary School
	Rose E Krug Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.4%

African American:

6.4%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (13% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg23%

Illinois avg46%

1,303^rd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Aurora East Unified School District 131

777^th of 811Aurora East Unified School District 131 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1303 of 1368	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1298 of 1363	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1290 of 1367	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1230 of 1369	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1194 of 1241	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1178 of 1356	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	1152 of 1293	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	1224 of 1293	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	1230 of 1294	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	1132 of 1302	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.1	1269 of 1322	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	1285 of 1367	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.9	1289 of 1365	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.9	1256 of 1344	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.6	1236 of 1327	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.6	1168 of 1318	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.9	1116 of 1293	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.6	1067 of 1287	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.6	1080 of 1272	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.4	1011 of 1209	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.7	987 of 1204	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	12.5	1021 of 1185	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	543 of 574	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	467 of 548	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	518 of 569	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	427 of 573	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	471 of 565	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	437 of 511	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	602 of 694	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	571 of 639	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	630 of 674	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	439 of 483	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	476 of 486	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	446 of 480	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	442 of 454	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	208 of 277	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	309 of 339	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	258 of 285	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1170 of 1248	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1189 of 1251	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1191 of 1275	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1157 of 1286	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	1001 of 1017	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1095 of 1276	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1096 of 1226	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	655 of 669	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	626 of 643	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	647 of 661	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	637 of 662	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	507 of 517	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	594 of 639	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	561 of 590	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	50 of 70	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	27 of 53	49.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1172 of 1229	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1148 of 1219	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1157 of 1234	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1086 of 1221	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	964 of 1019	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1058 of 1217	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1024 of 1161	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1220 of 1271	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1198 of 1264	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1214 of 1292	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1123 of 1286	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	997 of 1048	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1134 of 1296	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1085 of 1223	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	741 of 812	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	754 of 802	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	738 of 805	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	654 of 781	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	397 of 548	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	700 of 792	11.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	496 of 602	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	1.4	889 of 889	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2024)29th percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2025)13th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2018)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science18%-28 vs state

English Language Arts14%-39 vs state

Mathematics8%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th 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 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
K D Waldo Middle School	Public	6-8	56 Jackson St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-8400	729	55	13.3	70.0%	19 (2.6%)	47 (6.4%)	652 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	10.5	1303^rd of 1368 public middle schools	4.8%		11.8	1298^th of 1363 public middle schools	4.8%	5	17.7	9.9	13.6	19.4	14.4	4.2	11.6	6.9	7.6	97.2	97.3	97.3	97.3	96.8	95.8	97.1	95.2	$21,323	$2,014	$19,309
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy	Public	6-8	157 N Root St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-7175	284	19	14.7	54.6%	20 (7.0%)	13 (4.6%)	240 (84.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	88	149^th of 1368 public middle schools	89.1%		78	250^th of 1363 public middle schools	81.7%	101	76.6	85.4	79.8	92.6	86.1	60.4	40.9	45.3	49.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	99.6	97.9	$20,453	$2,441	$18,011
Henry W Cowherd Middle School	Public	6-8	441 N Farnsworth Ave	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-5900	807	62	13.0	67.0%	16 (2.0%)	104 (12.9%)	671 (83.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	12.7	1263^rd of 1368 public middle schools	7.7%		15.1	1228^th of 1363 public middle schools	9.9%	35	19.7	19.4	22.8	23.6	22.0	5.9	8.0	9.0	7.7	99.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	99.3	98.7	98.0	$19,816	$2,209	$17,607
C F Simmons Middle School	Public	6-8	1130 Sheffer Rd	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-4150	792	60	13.1	64.4%	11 (1.4%)	50 (6.3%)	717 (90.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	17.3	1165^th of 1368 public middle schools	14.8%		18.8	1121^st of 1363 public middle schools	17.8%	44	25.0	21.2	30.9	27.5	26.4	6.6	12.7	13.9	11.1	98.7	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.1	98.0	98.8	98.5	$20,701	$1,980	$18,721
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	1151 Plum St	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5009	577	46	12.5	62.2%	58 (10.1%)	55 (9.5%)	421 (73.0%)	28 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	41.3	758^th of 1368 public middle schools	44.6%		32.1	862^nd of 1363 public middle schools	36.8%	104	31.3	50.7	39.0	56.0	48.9	26.1	29.9	16.5	24.1	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.5	$18,594	$1,671	$16,923
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	231 S Constitution Dr	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5017	690	44	15.6	57.8%	139 (20.1%)	53 (7.7%)	466 (67.5%)	15 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	39	788^th of 1368 public middle schools	42.4%		34.8	820^th of 1363 public middle schools	39.8%	32	36.8	46.6	45.0	52.4	48.2	22.5	22.3	15.8	20.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	$17,012	$1,542	$15,470
Fischer Middle School	Public	6-8	1305 Long Grove Dr	Aurora	60504	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 375-3100	861	63	13.7	34.5%	274 (31.8%)	110 (12.8%)	286 (33.2%)	141 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.8%)	57.6	519^th of 1368 public middle schools	62.1%		59	464^th of 1363 public middle schools	66.0%	55	45.0	55.1	44.9	63.2	54.4	37.8	35.3	31.5	34.8	99.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.8	99.1	99.2	95.9	$17,518	$738	$16,780
Francis Granger Middle School	Public	6-8	2721 Stonebridge Blvd	Aurora	60502	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 375-1010	1,011	72	13.9	20.2%	200 (19.8%)	110 (10.9%)	127 (12.6%)	529 (52.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.2%)	87.9	150^th of 1368 public middle schools	89.0%		86.1	157^th of 1363 public middle schools	88.5%	7	69.8	69.6	67.3	79.0	72.1	58.0	61.9	60.8	60.3	98.1	98.4	98.3	98.4	98.3	98.0	98.5	97.2	$15,538	$626	$14,912
Thompson Junior High School	Public	6-8	440 Boulder Hill Pass	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 636-2600	832	50	16.8	42.1%	312 (37.5%)	105 (12.6%)	359 (43.1%)	14 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.3%)	46.1	676^th of 1368 public middle schools	50.6%		43	704^th of 1363 public middle schools	48.3%	28	39.2	46.0	47.1	47.6	46.9	29.4	37.7	22.0	29.9	98.4	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.5	98.5	96.4	$16,787	$442	$16,345
Plank Junior High	Public	6-8	510 Secretariat Ln	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 551-9400	595	54	11.1	36.8%	258 (43.4%)	60 (10.1%)	211 (35.5%)	39 (6.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	51.9	593^rd of 1368 public middle schools	56.7%		59.2	458^th of 1363 public middle schools	66.4%	135	43.4	55.9	50.0	53.6	53.1	31.8	28.9	27.4	29.3	98.4	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.4	98.7	97.8	$16,664	$562	$16,102

Frequently Asked Questions about K D Waldo Middle School

Is K D Waldo Middle School a good school?

K D Waldo Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.8% of Illinois middle schools.

What high school do graduates of K D Waldo Middle School attend?

Students who attend K D Waldo Middle School usually go on to attend East High School

What is the racial makeup of K D Waldo Middle School?

Students at K D Waldo Middle School are 89% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is K D Waldo Middle School in?

Aurora East Unified School District 131

How many students attend K D Waldo Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 729 students attended K D Waldo Middle School.

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