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Jefferson Middle School

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Jefferson Middle School ranks 758 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

758^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 45% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Jefferson Middle School is a public middle school located in Aurora, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 575 students. The school is part of the Aurora West Unified School District 129, which is ranked 660 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Jefferson Middle School faces some challenges. The school's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in state assessments, is generally lower than the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 48.9% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 53.1% and the district average of 40.1%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was even lower at 24.1%, compared to the state average of 38.5% and the district average of 27.9%. The school's performance in science assessments (ISA) for 8th grade was also below the state and district averages, with only 31.3% of students proficient or better. However, the school performs relatively well for African American students, ranking 169 out of 574 Illinois middle schools in this subgroup for the 2024-2025 school year.

Other notable factors about Jefferson Middle School include its high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.2% to 26.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 64.87% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Compared to nearby schools, Herget Middle School and Jewel Middle School outperform Jefferson Middle School academically, while Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy stands out with significantly higher academic performance.

577

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,594

Per pupil spending ?

62.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1151 Plum St
Aurora, IL 60506-3658

(630) 301-5009

District: Aurora West Unified School District 129

Students who attend Jefferson Middle School usually attend:

High:

West Aurora High School

Feeder schools for Jefferson Middle School:

Elementary:	Hall Elementary School
	McCleery Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.0%

White:

10.1%

African American:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (35% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Illinois avg46%

758^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Aurora West Unified School District 129

660^th of 811Aurora West Unified School District 129 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	41.3	758 of 1368	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	862 of 1363	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	886 of 1367	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	924 of 1369	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	877 of 1241	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	870 of 1356	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	833 of 1293	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.7	840 of 1293	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.7	888 of 1294	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.0	967 of 1302	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.6	1184 of 1322	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.3	1241 of 1367	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.2	1216 of 1365	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.2	1115 of 1344	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.8	1076 of 1327	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.4	1018 of 1318	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.1	949 of 1293	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.7	926 of 1287	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.6	1031 of 1272	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.8	895 of 1209	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.9	816 of 1204	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	43.6	740 of 1185	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	169 of 574	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	33.3	376 of 548	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	286 of 569	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	341 of 573	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	214 of 385	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	288 of 565	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	189 of 511	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	10.8	167 of 184	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	173 of 201	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	188 of 209	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	451 of 694	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	486 of 639	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	548 of 674	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	136 of 483	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	155 of 486	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	264 of 480	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	386 of 454	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	204 of 277	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	103 of 339	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	96 of 285	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	755 of 1248	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	875 of 1251	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	850 of 1275	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	881 of 1286	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.1	834 of 1017	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	867 of 1276	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	856 of 1226	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	365 of 669	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	394 of 643	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	423 of 661	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	463 of 662	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	327 of 517	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	359 of 639	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	383 of 590	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	570 of 1229	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	723 of 1219	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	623 of 1234	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	688 of 1221	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	734 of 1019	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	706 of 1217	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	551 of 1161	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	663 of 1271	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	743 of 1264	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	812 of 1292	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	839 of 1286	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	720 of 1048	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	799 of 1296	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	749 of 1223	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	563 of 812	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	624 of 802	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	631 of 805	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	445 of 781	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	450 of 548	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	509 of 792	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	470 of 602	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	353 of 884	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	464 of 875	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.4	341 of 895	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	456 of 898	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	603 of 813	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	709 of 905	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	640 of 889	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile+26 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2025)35th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2024)9th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-4 vs state

Science31%-14 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 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
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
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
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
Herget Middle School	Public	6-8	1550 Deerpath Rd	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5006	594	41	14.4	50.0%	171 (28.8%)	49 (8.2%)	331 (55.7%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.7%)	51.2	606^th of 1368 public middle schools	55.7%		46.4	648^th of 1363 public middle schools	52.5%	42	42.5	49.5	44.0	43.0	45.6	35.4	39.3	33.7	36.2	99.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	97.6	$19,344	$1,625	$17,719
Jewel Middle School	Public	6-8	1501 Waterford Rd	North Aurora	60542	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5010	490	36	13.5	50.4%	136 (27.8%)	56 (11.4%)	265 (54.1%)	19 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	43.6	720^th of 1368 public middle schools	47.4%		38	776^th of 1363 public middle schools	43.1%	56	42.5	39.1	47.4	56.5	48.7	24.8	24.5	24.2	24.5	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.8	96.4	96.6	96.8	$20,610	$1,560	$19,050
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Middle School?

Students at Jefferson Middle School are 73% Hispanic, 10% White, 10% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Jefferson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended Jefferson Middle School.

Is Jefferson Middle School a good school?

Jefferson Middle School ranks 758^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Jefferson Middle School in?

Aurora West Unified School District 129

What high school do graduates of Jefferson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Middle School usually go on to attend West Aurora High School

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