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Aurora West Unified School District 129

At a glance

660^thof 811 Illinois districts▲ 33

Better than 18% 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 2017–2025

2025: better than 18.6% of districts

Schools

11,020

Students

Top rankedFearn Elementary School927^th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Greenman Elementary School up 330 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Schneider Elementary School 12 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

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

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Summary:

The Aurora West Unified School District 129 in Illinois serves 16 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district's performance varies, with a few standout schools like Fearn Elementary School and Goodwin Elementary School ranking among the top in the state, while others struggle to meet academic benchmarks.

Herget Middle School also stands out, ranking in the top 45% of Illinois middle schools and exceeding the district's average academic performance. However, the district as a whole performs below the state average on standardized tests, with high rates of chronic absenteeism across all schools, ranging from 25.4% to 27.6%. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as student demographics and school leadership, may be contributing to the disparities in academic achievement.

The data also reveals a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement, with schools having the highest percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch generally performing the worst. While the challenges facing the district are significant, the success of a few schools indicates that there is potential for improvement if best practices can be replicated across the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	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)	% Pneumococcal (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	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	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	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%)	32.3	1379^th of 2056 public elementary schools	32.9%		22.9	1597^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.7%	218										33.3		28.6	27.5	46.2				32.5	42.9	25.8	23.7				30.7	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	98.2	97.9	97.9			$19,155	$1,701	$17,454
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
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%)	10.7	1919^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.7%		14.6	1865^th of 2067 public elementary schools	9.8%	54										8.0		11.7	17.9	17.2				15.7	17.1	17.9	13.8				16.2	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.7	98.9	10.0		$16,583	$1,795	$14,788
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%)	26.9	1514^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.4%		15.1	1844^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.8%	330										26.5		35.2	30.4	42.2				36.0	28.4	21.5	20.7				23.7	97.8	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	97.0	97.4	6.9		$17,057	$2,058	$14,998
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%)	44.7	1113^th of 2056 public elementary schools	45.9%		36.5	1235^th of 2067 public elementary schools	40.3%	122										35.9		46.5	38.1	41.9				42.2	58.1	32.1	29.0				39.5	98.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.7	7.4		$15,334	$1,740	$13,593
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%)	23	1596^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.4%		14.2	1882^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	9.0%	286										25.6		21.9	23.5	31.7				25.8	31.0	19.8	29.3				26.5	98.7	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.7	98.7			$16,608	$1,859	$14,748
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%)	32.4	1375^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.1%		28.2	1460^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.4%	85										31.0		23.2	35.1	44.8				34.5	39.3	35.1	20.7				31.6	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	98.0	95.5	97.2			$21,098	$1,897	$19,201
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%)	21.3	1637^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.4%		17.1	1765^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.6%	128										25.8		22.1	21.8	39.8				28.4	22.1	23.0	19.4				21.4	98.8	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.1	98.6	99.0	9.1		$17,081	$1,682	$15,399
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%)	21	1641^st of 2056 public elementary schools	20.2%		24.1	1566^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.2%	75										13.4		23.6	34.9	16.4				24.9	38.2	33.3	6.0				24.9	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	99.0	99.5			$19,952	$1,891	$18,061
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)																										98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.4	98.8	99.4	12.0	50.9
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%)	44.1	1123^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	45.4%		36.2	1241^st of 2067 public elementary schools	40.0%	118										42.6		36.4	42.3	35.5				37.9	61.8	40.4	19.4				39.6	98.4	99.4	99.4	99.4		98.7	98.4			$21,352	$1,586	$19,766
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
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%)	42.6	413^th of 698 public high schools	40.8%		40.7	387^th of 697 public high schools	44.5%	26	51.5	44.3	22.2	25.9	39.8	43.9	44.9	28.4	36.6																	98.8	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.1	99.0	99.0		98.1	$18,003	$1,274	$16,729
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
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%)	53.7	927^th of 2056 public elementary schools	54.9%		48.5	974^th of 2067 public elementary schools	52.9%	47										48.7		28.2	50.0	53.9				43.7	42.9	52.3	40.8				45.5	95.9	96.8	96.8	96.8	97.9	96.8	96.1			$17,185	$1,223	$15,962
West Aurora Learning Center/ELA	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)																										97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.3	97.0	96.8	97.3		$46,347	$1,909	$44,438
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Aurora East Unified School District 131	0.77 mi	20	777^th
Cusd 308	1.65 mi	22	296^th
Kane ROE	2.39 mi	20
Kaneland CUSD 302	3.31 mi	7	246^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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