Summary:
The Aurora East Unified School District 131 in Illinois is home to 13 diverse elementary schools, serving students from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds. While the district as a whole is ranked 777 out of 811 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, one school stands out as a high-performing outlier: C I Johnson Elementary School.
C I Johnson Elementary School ranks 479 out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools and earns a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, 63.6% of its students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to just 26.5% for the district and 53.1% for the state. Similarly, 55% of C I Johnson students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 15% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's strong academic performance sets it apart from the rest of the district.
However, the data also reveals significant challenges facing the schools in the Aurora East Unified School District 131. All 13 schools have high rates of chronic absenteeism, averaging 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the schools have high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 56.83% to 76.94%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. These factors likely contribute to the large achievement gaps between the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.
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