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Aurora West Unified School District 129

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At a glance

647^thof 738 Illinois districts▲ 13

Better than 12% of Illinois districts

Elementary 10 Middle 4 High 1 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

1877 W. Downer Pl
Aurora, IL 60506-7302·(630) 301-5000·All Illinois district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 12.3% of districts

Schools

11,020

Students

Top rankedHerget Middle School588^th of 1,126 Illinois middle schools

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Biggest riser

Smith Elementary School up 380 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Schneider Elementary School 12 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Aurora West Unified School District 129 includes 15 schools in the Aurora area: 10 elementary schools, four middle schools and one high school. The supplied results cover 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. Elementary-school averages in 2025–2026 were 37% in English language arts (ELA), 32% in mathematics and 36% in science, all below state results of 56%, 40% and 48%; middle-school averages were 52%, 29% and 44%, respectively. The most important takeaway is that results vary substantially between schools and by subject, so no single school leads across the district.

Among elementary schools, Freeman Elementary School led ELA at 50%, Fearn Elementary School led mathematics at 47%, and Goodwin Elementary School led science at 52%. At the other end, Hill Elementary School had the lowest ELA and science results, at 24% and 21%; Hall Elementary School had the lowest mathematics result, 20%. The gaps from top to bottom were 26 points in ELA, 27 in mathematics and 31 in science. Herget Middle School led middle schools in ELA (58%), mathematics (38%) and science (56%), while Washington Middle School was lowest in each (47%, 24% and 35%). West Aurora High School was below state results in grade-11 ACT proficiency in ELA (38% vs. 50%), mathematics (29% vs. 40%) and science (37% vs. 48%). SchoolDigger gives the district one star and ranks it 647th out of 738 statewide.

Results improved in several groups, but not everywhere: elementary averages rose 4 points in ELA, 2 in mathematics and 7 in science from the prior year. Smith Elementary School gained 13 points in ELA and 12 in mathematics, while Hall’s mathematics result fell 7 points. Herget’s eighth-grade science rose 13 points, but Washington’s fell 2. West Aurora’s grade-11 ELA declined 7 points, while its mathematics and science results rose by less than 1 point each. The 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible measure provides context: it was 15% at Freeman, 32% at Fearn, 34% at Goodwin and 66% at Hill. These figures do not explain school results; they show that the measure alone does not identify the strongest school in every subject.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th 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 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nicholson Elementary School	Public	K-5	649 N Main St	Montgomery	60538	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5013	337	21	15.9	58.8%	41 (12.2%)	33 (9.8%)	250 (74.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	20.8	1366^th of 1737 public elementary schools	21.4%		32.3	1379^th of 2056 public elementary schools	32.9%	13										34.5		42.2	38.1	25.0				35.2	35.9	46.3	19.6				32.9	97.5%		$20,798	$1,347	$19,451
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%)	20.3	913^th of 1126 public middle schools	18.9%		39	788^th of 1368 public middle schools	42.4%	125											34.6				42.7	45.2	52.1	46.6				23.1	32.7	16.0	23.8	98.1%		$18,815	$1,366	$17,449
Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	724 Pennsylvania Ave	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5007	511	37	13.7	66.3%	24 (4.7%)	41 (8.0%)	421 (82.4%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	6.7	1669^th of 1737 public elementary schools	3.9%		10.7	1919^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.7%	250										21.3		17.1	28.4	25.3				23.6	22.7	27.0					20.1	98.2%		$17,580	$1,765	$15,815
Greenman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	729 W Galena Blvd	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5004	528	41	12.8	59.7%	52 (9.8%)	27 (5.1%)	417 (79.0%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	14.2	1516^th of 1737 public elementary schools	12.7%		26.9	1514^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.4%	2										31.3		21.8	37.5	38.0				32.3	33.3	22.7	29.1				28.3	97.5%		$17,516	$1,605	$15,911
Freeman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	153 S Randall Rd	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5002	529	30	17.6	14.9%	186 (35.2%)	58 (11.0%)	261 (49.3%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	34.5	1105^th of 1737 public elementary schools	36.4%		44.7	1113^th of 2056 public elementary schools	45.9%	8										40.2		50.5	52.0	46.7				49.8	51.1	41.0	25.0				39.1	99.8%		$16,283	$1,466	$14,818
Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Heather Dr	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5005	512	30	17.0	52.9%	56 (10.9%)	64 (12.5%)	342 (66.8%)	31 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	6.8	1665^th of 1737 public elementary schools	4.1%		23	1596^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.4%	69										23.0		21.3	28.9	26.1				25.6	26.7	22.9	11.4				19.9	98.7%		$17,646	$1,520	$16,126
Schneider Elementary School	Public	K-5	304 Banbury Rd	North Aurora	60542	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5014	361	30	12.0	51.5%	73 (20.2%)	21 (5.8%)	239 (66.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.1%)	20.9	1361^st of 1737 public elementary schools	21.6%		32.4	1375^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.1%	14										38.0		22.2	35.3	51.0				36.7	46.7	27.5	23.5				32.0	98.2%		$24,090	$1,475	$22,615
McCleery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 W Illinois Ave	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5012	513	39	13.1	54.8%	31 (6.0%)	49 (9.6%)	382 (74.5%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.5%)	12.3	1553^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	10.6%		21.3	1637^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.4%	84										27.8		18.1	46.6	31.5				31.4	25.6	28.8	19.1				24.2	99.2%		$17,788	$1,563	$16,225
Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1332 Robinwood Dr	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5015	425	31	13.6	60.5%	34 (8.0%)	43 (10.1%)	322 (75.8%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	25.5	1261^st of 1737 public elementary schools	27.4%		21	1641^st of 2056 public elementary schools	20.2%	380										44.1		35.8	31.7	45.8				37.6	47.1	27.0	35.6				36.8	98.8%		$22,242	$1,545	$20,696
Hope D Wall TMH Child Dev Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	449 New Indian Trl Ct	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 301-5008	0	28	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																										99.3%
Goodwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Poplar Pl	North Aurora	60542	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5003	315	25	12.6	34.0%	114 (36.2%)	33 (10.5%)	134 (42.5%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.3%)	41.7	975^th of 1737 public elementary schools	43.9%		44.1	1123^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	45.4%	148										52.2		30.0	60.8	55.3				48.6	36.0	49.0	44.7				43.2	96%		$24,724	$1,148	$23,576
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%)	30.3	785^th of 1126 public middle schools	30.3%		41.3	758^th of 1368 public middle schools	44.6%	27											39.9				56.9	50.9	60.7	55.8				26.2	32.4	21.1	27.1	99.1%		$19,654	$1,414	$18,239
West Aurora High School	Public	9-12	1201 W New York St	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5600	3,641	225	16.1	49.7%	701 (19.3%)	384 (10.5%)	2,350 (64.5%)	92 (2.5%)	5 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	105 (2.9%)	28.9	458^th of 620 public high schools	26.1%		42.6	413^th of 698 public high schools	40.8%	45	51.0	34.9	32.4	21.7	38.7	31.6	38.4	29.1	37.1																	99.3%		$18,712	$1,211	$17,501
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%)	27.2	822^nd of 1126 public middle schools	27.0%		43.6	720^th of 1368 public middle schools	47.4%	102											45.1				39.1	49.6	59.6	49.1				18.8	37.0	24.0	26.1	98.7%		$24,038	$1,266	$22,772
Fearn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Hawksley Ln	North Aurora	60542	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 301-5001	492	29	16.9	32.1%	224 (45.5%)	55 (11.2%)	170 (34.6%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	39.2	1022^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	41.2%		53.7	927^th of 2056 public elementary schools	54.9%	95										50.0		40.0	47.6	43.0				43.7	54.7	47.6	40.7				47.3	97.9%		$18,359	$1,205	$17,153
West Aurora Learning Center/Early Learning Academy	Public	PK	1870 W Galena Blvd	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5016	505	16	31.5	51.3%	73 (14.5%)	35 (6.9%)	346 (68.5%)	32 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)								(n/a)																										96.6%		$51,461	$1,869	$49,592
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%)	45.3	588^th of 1126 public middle schools	47.8%		51.2	606^th of 1368 public middle schools	55.7%	18											55.9				56.0	51.6	64.8	57.5				33.5	41.7	39.8	38.4	98.7%		$21,913	$1,400	$20,513

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Aurora East Unified School District 131	0.77 mi	20	697^th
Cusd 308	1.65 mi	23	314^th
Kane ROE	2.39 mi	20
Kaneland CUSD 302	3.31 mi	7	225^th
Grundy/Kendall ROE	3.43 mi	7

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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