Is Jewel Middle School a good school?

Jewel Middle School ranks 709 th of 1367 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jewel Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 585 students attended Jewel Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Jewel Middle School?

Students at Jewel Middle School are 52% Hispanic, 27% White, 15% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Jewel Middle School attend?

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

Jewel Middle School

Public 6-8

1501 Waterford Rd
North Aurora, IL 60542-1788

(630) 301-5010

District: Aurora West Unified School District 129

SchoolDigger Rank:
709^th of 1,367 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,441

Students who attend Jewel Middle School usually attend:

High:

West Aurora High School

Feeder schools for Jewel Middle School:

Elementary:	Goodwin Elementary School
	Smith Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.7

Number of students: 585

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.8%

White:

27.4%

African American:

14.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Jewel Middle School ranks worse than 51.9% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 4 ranked middle schools in the Aurora West Unified School District 129! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.35. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Jewel Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.8%), White (27.4%), African American (14.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 42.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Aurora West Unified School District 129. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jewel Middle School is 11.7, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Aurora West Unified School District 129! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jewel Middle School is $19,441, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Aurora West Unified School District 129!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Jewel Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Jewel Middle School 709^th of 1367 Illinois public middle schools. (See Jewel Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Disabled students:

Male students:

African American students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Aurora West Unified School District 129:

SchoolDigger ranks Aurora West Unified School District 129 713^th of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Jewel Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Jewel Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	48.52	690^th	1185	41.8%
2004	52.32	675^th	1204	43.9%
2005	51.85	690^th	1209	42.9%
2006	46.23	798^th	1272	37.3%
2007	49.89	763^rd	1287	40.7%
2008	50.47	759^th	1293	41.3%
2009	50.81	762^nd	1318	42.2%
2010	35.07	978^th	1327	26.3%
2011	41.07	912^th	1344	32.1%
2012	34.37	996^th	1365	27.0%
2013	37.80	907^th	1367	33.7%
2014	36.70	875^th	1322	33.8%
2015	43.50	660^th	1302	49.3%
2016	52.71	552^nd	1294	57.3%
2017	46.91	640^th	1293	50.5%
2018	55.52	526^th	1293	59.3%
2019	54.59	558^th	1356	58.8%
2021	63.20	353^rd	1241	71.6%
2022	48.88	614^th	1369	55.1%
2023	43.35	709^th	1367	48.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jewel Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.29	211^th	285	26.0%
2019	43.07	176^th	339	48.1%
2021	30.73	242^nd	277	12.6%
2022	39.62	265^th	454	41.6%
2023	35.14	323^rd	480	32.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Jewel Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.41	292^nd	602	51.5%
2019	49.66	275^th	792	65.3%
2021	39.96	282^nd	548	48.5%
2022	33.67	509^th	781	34.8%
2023	32.86	508^th	805	36.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jewel Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.46	762^nd	1161	34.4%
2019	38.82	743^rd	1217	38.9%
2021	54.74	349^th	1019	65.8%
2022	44.33	611^th	1221	50.0%
2023	39.32	729^th	1234	40.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Jewel Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.39	576^th	1226	53.0%
2019	52.02	565^th	1276	55.7%
2021	60.30	336^th	1017	67.0%
2022	44.25	643^rd	1286	50.0%
2023	42.01	696^th	1275	45.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Jewel Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	45.63	285^th	674	57.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Jewel Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.97	423^rd	1223	65.4%
2019	56.32	496^th	1296	61.7%
2021	60.19	321^st	1048	69.4%
2022	53.17	505^th	1286	60.7%
2023	44.24	639^th	1292	50.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Jewel Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.56	248^th	511	51.5%
2019	46.59	252^nd	565	55.4%
2021	52.53	119^th	385	69.1%
2022	55.64	177^th	573	69.1%
2023	41.26	301^st	569	47.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jewel Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.35	380^th	590	35.6%
2019	40.30	364^th	639	43.0%
2021	58.62	149^th	517	71.2%
2022	43.03	343^rd	662	48.2%
2023	39.54	375^th	661	43.3%

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Rank History for White students at Jewel Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	74.95	174^th	889	80.4%
2019	72.32	205^th	905	77.3%
2021	81.97	100^th	813	87.7%
2022	64.78	266^th	898	70.4%
2023	56.14	345^th	895	61.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a parent
Monday, April 11, 2011

The school has some very good teachers and very solid Principal. It is very clean, a solid offering of student activities, and a diverse student body. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Jewel Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	404	140	27	129	0	n/a	n/a	0	700
2000	453	138	22	144	0	n/a	n/a	0	757
2001	447	140	27	154	4	n/a	n/a	0	772
2002	475	169	49	218	2	n/a	n/a	0	913
2003	475	169	49	218	2	n/a	n/a	0	913
2004	476	179	47	241	1	n/a	n/a	0	944
2005	492	157	47	274	1	n/a	n/a	0	971
2006	292	124	17	209	0	n/a	n/a	3	645
2007	280	105	22	205	0	n/a	n/a	8	620
2008	269	93	22	216	1	n/a	n/a	14	615
2009	249	80	20	228	1	n/a	n/a	29	607
2010	250	98	22	243	3	n/a	n/a	39	655
2011	245	100	20	269	9	2	15	0	660
2012	258	105	18	285	10	1	16	0	693
2013	266	96	21	275	11	0	13	0	682
2014	300	99	23	294	7	1	18	0	742
2015	281	93	25	291	4	1	21	0	716
2016	284	81	20	292	1	0	12	0	690
2017	251	73	13	298	3	1	15	0	654
2018	245	81	18	305	3	0	17	0	669
2019	227	96	21	319	1	0	22	0	686
2020	203	88	22	330	0	0	20	0	663
2021	179	81	16	335	0	0	20	0	631
2022	153	81	19	302	0	1	20	0	576
2023	160	86	15	303	1	2	18	0	585

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jewel Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	700	36.2	19.3	n/a
2000	757	40.3	18.8	n/a
2001	772	45.0	17.2	n/a
2002	913	52.0	17.6	30.3
2003	913	52.0	17.6	30.3
2004	944	53.5	17.6	30
2005	971	54.0	18.0	31
2006	645	42.0	15.4	36.4
2007	620	36.0	17.2	34.6
2008	615	34.0	18.1	35.1
2009	607	41.6	14.6	43.3
2010	655	37.0	17.7	46.4
2011	660	38.5	17.1	45.9
2012	693	42.0	16.5	50.9
2013	682	44.2	15.4	48.8
2014	742	43.1	17.2	46.6
2015	716	42.0	17.0	54.3
2016	690	42.0	16.4	46.4
2017	654	41.7	15.6	48.5
2018	669	41.3	16.1	47.1
2019	686	43.0	15.9	44.2
2020	663	44.4	14.9	41.9
2021	631	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	576	46.2	12.4	42.2
2023	585	50.0	11.7	42.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Jewel Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	700	36.2	19.3	n/a
2000	757	40.3	18.8	n/a
2001	772	45.0	17.2	n/a
2002	913	52.0	17.6	30.3
2003	913	52.0	17.6	30.3
2004	944	53.5	17.6	30
2005	971	54.0	18.0	31
2006	645	42.0	15.4	36.4
2007	620	36.0	17.2	34.6
2008	615	34.0	18.1	35.1
2009	607	41.6	14.6	43.3
2010	655	37.0	17.7	46.4
2011	660	38.5	17.1	45.9
2012	693	42.0	16.5	50.9
2013	682	44.2	15.4	48.8
2014	742	43.1	17.2	46.6
2015	716	42.0	17.0	54.3
2016	690	42.0	16.4	46.4
2017	654	41.7	15.6	48.5
2018	669	41.3	16.1	47.1
2019	686	43.0	15.9	44.2
2020	663	44.4	14.9	41.9
2021	631	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	576	46.2	12.4	42.2
2023	585	50.0	11.7	42.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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