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Herget Middle School

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Herget Middle School ranks 606 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

606^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 56% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Herget Middle School is a public middle school located in Aurora, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 576 students. It 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.

Herget Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 45.6% of Herget students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.1% statewide and 40.1% in the district. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was 36.2% at Herget, 38.5% statewide, and 27.9% in the district. The school also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.0% to 26.3% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

Herget Middle School's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools within the same district, such as Jefferson Middle School and Jewel Middle School, and significantly lower than the high-performing Batavia school district, including Sam Rotolo Middle School. The school should focus on addressing these challenges through targeted interventions, resource allocation, and collaboration with the district to improve outcomes for all students.

594

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,344

Per pupil spending ?

50%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1550 Deerpath Rd
Aurora, IL 60506-7941

(630) 301-5006

District: Aurora West Unified School District 129

Students who attend Herget Middle School usually attend:

High:

West Aurora High School

Feeder schools for Herget Middle School:

Elementary:	Hill Elementary School
	Schneider Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.7%

White:

28.8%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Aurora West Unified School District 129

✓Above the Illinois median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg35%

Illinois avg46%

606^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	51.2	606 of 1368	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	648 of 1363	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	806 of 1367	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	832 of 1369	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	762 of 1241	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	892 of 1356	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	788 of 1293	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.1	849 of 1293	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.7	822 of 1294	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.6	883 of 1302	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.3	948 of 1322	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.5	932 of 1367	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.0	961 of 1365	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.7	928 of 1344	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.5	931 of 1327	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.9	895 of 1318	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.8	781 of 1293	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.9	777 of 1287	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.5	924 of 1272	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	264 of 574	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	255 of 548	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	191 of 569	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	244 of 573	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.1	334 of 385	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	296 of 565	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	310 of 511	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	286 of 694	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.4	416 of 639	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	479 of 674	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	323 of 483	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	238 of 486	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.6	425 of 480	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	279 of 454	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	168 of 277	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	156 of 339	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	124 of 285	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	617 of 1248	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	561 of 1251	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	747 of 1275	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	776 of 1286	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	674 of 1017	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	823 of 1276	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	733 of 1226	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	355 of 669	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	343 of 643	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	407 of 661	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	476 of 662	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	406 of 517	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	543 of 639	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	439 of 590	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	715 of 1229	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	683 of 1219	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	744 of 1234	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	757 of 1221	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	790 of 1019	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	996 of 1217	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	804 of 1161	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	536 of 1271	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	636 of 1264	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	754 of 1292	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	776 of 1286	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	710 of 1048	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	886 of 1296	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	777 of 1223	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	276 of 812	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	501 of 802	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	624 of 805	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	518 of 781	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	430 of 548	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	431 of 792	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	265 of 602	56.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	230 of 884	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	223 of 875	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	46.8	452 of 895	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	510 of 898	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	396 of 813	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.3	549 of 905	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	549 of 889	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)74th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2025)59th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

African American (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-8 vs state

Science42%-3 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

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by a student
Friday, April 9, 2010

Herget middle school is a very big school it is very fun u will like alot of teachers but kids do not have enough time during classes to get there stuff especially from one end of the school to the other end Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
Kaneland Harter Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 N Esker Dr	Sugar Grove	60554	Kane County	Kaneland CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 466-8400	822	69	11.9	18.5%	645 (78.5%)	18 (2.2%)	108 (13.1%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.9%)	68.7	381^st of 1368 public middle schools	72.1%		48.3	611^th of 1363 public middle schools	55.2%	230	54.1	63.1	62.5	60.2	61.9	36.9	41.6	39.1	39.2	98.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.3	98.4	98.4	96.8	$19,235	$203	$19,032
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
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
PAWS Academy	Public	6-8	1501 S Raddant Rd	Batavia	60510	Kane County	Kane ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(630) 937-8000	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Herget Middle School

How many students attend Herget Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 594 students attended Herget Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Herget Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Herget Middle School?

Students at Herget Middle School are 56% Hispanic, 29% White, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Herget Middle School a good school?

Herget Middle School ranks 606^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Herget Middle School in?

Aurora West Unified School District 129

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