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McCleery Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

McCleery Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Aurora, Illinois, with an enrollment of 551 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.

McCleery Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.4% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and only 21.4% were proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American students performing relatively well, while Hispanic students, English Language Learners, students with disabilities, and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds struggle.

Interestingly, the nearby Greenman Elementary School, Freeman Elementary School, Hill Elementary School, and Hall Elementary School, all within the same district, generally perform better than McCleery Elementary School on academic measures, though they still lag behind the state averages. This suggests a broader challenge within the district that may require a comprehensive, district-wide approach to improving educational outcomes for all students.

513

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,081

Per pupil spending ?

54.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1002 W Illinois Ave
Aurora, IL 60506-2736

(630) 301-5012

District: Aurora West Unified School District 129

Students who attend McCleery Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Middle School
High:	West Aurora High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.5%

African American:

9.6%

White:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (25% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg32%

Illinois avg44%

1,637^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary 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	21.3	1637 of 2056	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1765 of 2067	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1703 of 2077	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1722 of 2082	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	1283 of 1948	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1615 of 2086	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1498 of 2037	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.0	1492 of 2044	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	1557 of 2046	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.0	1475 of 2052	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.5	1409 of 2093	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.1	1477 of 2167	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.6	1651 of 2166	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.6	1399 of 2147	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.5	1321 of 2139	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.0	1209 of 2120	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.8	1164 of 2092	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.8	983 of 2095	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.2	1228 of 2086	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.5	1425 of 2022	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	49.3	1223 of 2030	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	36.7	1446 of 2020	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	172 of 688	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	28.0	517 of 655	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.8	264 of 692	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	214 of 684	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	535 of 711	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	444 of 698	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	881 of 1049	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	876 of 886	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	804 of 907	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	544 of 788	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	681 of 826	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	695 of 788	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	647 of 768	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	329 of 537	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	446 of 743	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	401 of 718	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	1584 of 1942	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1692 of 1942	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1594 of 1957	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1644 of 1970	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	1263 of 1680	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1479 of 2019	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1340 of 1964	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	769 of 982	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	795 of 959	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	843 of 970	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	817 of 954	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	380 of 742	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	591 of 955	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	473 of 938	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	1180 of 1800	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1422 of 1793	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1217 of 1808	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1211 of 1763	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	687 of 1514	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.1	1339 of 1816	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1157 of 1765	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1504 of 1947	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1614 of 1959	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1605 of 1984	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1637 of 1977	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	1063 of 1707	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1591 of 2019	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1529 of 1972	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1154 of 1292	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1188 of 1195	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1071 of 1113	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1185 of 1194	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	691 of 763	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)75th percentile+55 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-25 vs state

Science26%-15 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 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)	% Pneumococcal (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 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
Benavides Steam Academy	Public	K-2	250 E Indian Trl	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-5554	326	24	13.5	59.2%	13 (4.0%)	21 (6.4%)	281 (86.2%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)										99.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	99.1	99.1		$21,337	$2,038	$19,299
C M Bardwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 S Lincoln Ave	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-5300	679	40	16.9	67.2%	16 (2.4%)	20 (2.9%)	629 (92.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	8.7	1978^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.8%		11.7	1986^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.9%	8	9.9	19.8	12.0	23.9	18.6	13.5	5.4	4.3	7.8	94.3	96.0	96.0	96.0	100.0	93.0	95.5		$18,131	$2,099	$16,032
L D Brady Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Columbia St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-5425	310	16	19.2	67.7%	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.5%)	292 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8.5	1983^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	3.6%		12.9	1947^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.8%	36	9.5	10.9	16.3	11.9	13.0	15.2	14.0	7.1	12.2	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	83.6	97.4	99.3		$21,726	$2,226	$19,500
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

Frequently Asked Questions about McCleery Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of McCleery Elementary School?

Students at McCleery Elementary School are 74% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is McCleery Elementary School in?

Aurora West Unified School District 129

How many students attend McCleery Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended McCleery Elementary School.

Is McCleery Elementary School a good school?

McCleery Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of McCleery Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McCleery Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jefferson Middle School
High : West Aurora High School

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