Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60505

Summary:

The 60505 zip code area of Aurora, Illinois is home to 17 schools, including 12 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 1 high school. This analysis provides key insights into the performance and characteristics of these schools, highlighting both areas of strength and significant challenges.

The standout schools in this area are Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy, a middle school that ranks 239 out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools and earns a 4-star rating, and East High School, which boasts an 88.7% four-year graduation rate, higher than the district and state averages. However, East High School struggles with low proficiency rates in SAT/Mathematics (6.2%) and SAT/English Language Arts (7.8%) compared to the district and state.

Overall, the schools in the 60505 zip code face significant challenges, with predominantly Hispanic student populations, low test scores compared to district and state averages, and high rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch recipients. These factors suggest a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support to address the disparities observed across the Aurora East Unified School District 131.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				ISA Science (2023)			IAR English Language Arts (2023)						IAR Mathematics (2023)						SAT Mathematics (2023)	SAT English Language Arts (2023)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	ISA Science End of Course	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% 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
East Aurora High School RSSP	Public	6-12	1685 N Farnsworth Ave	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Kane ROE	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 232-5963	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Henry W Cowherd Middle School	Public	6-8	441 N Farnsworth Ave	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 299-5900	883	64	13.6	72.3%	15 (1.7%)	112 (12.7%)	741 (83.9%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	16	1205^th of 1367 public middle schools	11.9%		18.3	1149^th of 1369 public middle schools	16.1%	56		25.7					9.4	15.2	11.1				1.9	5.2	6.2			99.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	99.3	98.7		98.0	$17,800	$2,939	$14,861
East High School	Public	9-12	500 Tomcat Ln	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 299-8000	4,197	217	19.3	65.3%	92 (2.2%)	284 (6.8%)	3,720 (88.6%)	22 (0.5%)	19 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	57 (1.4%)	21.4	559^th of 699 public high schools	20.0%		17.7	579^th of 699 public high schools	17.2%	20			32.5													6.2	7.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		98.9	$14,492	$2,572	$11,920
C F Simmons Middle School	Public	6-8	1130 Sheffer Rd	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 299-4150	795	62	12.8	72.2%	9 (1.1%)	37 (4.7%)	736 (92.6%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	18.1	1161^st of 1367 public middle schools	15.1%		18.7	1135^th of 1369 public middle schools	17.1%	26		33.0					7.1	16.9	15.7				1.6	6.7	5.9			98.7	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.1	98.0	98.8		98.5	$19,075	$2,939	$16,136
C M Bardwell Elementary School	Public	K-5	550 S Lincoln Ave	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 299-5300	710	40	17.9	75.4%	17 (2.4%)	20 (2.8%)	655 (92.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.7%)	14.3	1898^th of 2077 public elementary schools	8.6%		20	1664^th of 2082 public elementary schools	20.1%	234	23.0			1.9	8.1	13.9				1.0	6.3	8.4						94.3	96.0	96.0	96.0	100.0	93.0	95.5			$16,377	$3,101	$13,276
G N Dieterich Elementary School	Public	K-5	1141 Jackson St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 299-8280	485	32	15.0	74.0%	19 (3.9%)	25 (5.2%)	428 (88.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	21.2	1638^th of 2077 public elementary schools	21.1%		17.1	1779^th of 2082 public elementary schools	14.6%	141	48.5			0.0	5.0	18.2				2.9	3.3	15.2						97.5	96.8	96.8	96.8	100.0	95.5	97.1			$17,164	$2,694	$14,470
John Gates Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 7th Ave	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 299-5600	417	30	13.7	72.9%	9 (2.2%)	11 (2.6%)	394 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18	1757^th of 2077 public elementary schools	15.4%		15.8	1831^st of 2082 public elementary schools	12.1%	74	40.8			12.5	11.3	10.0				0.0	4.3	4.3						97.3	98.5	98.5	98.5	100.0	97.1	97.8			$19,370	$3,388	$15,982
K D Waldo Middle School	Public	6-8	56 Jackson St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 299-8400	846	60	14.1	72.6%	20 (2.4%)	63 (7.4%)	748 (88.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	12.7	1290^th of 1367 public middle schools	5.6%		15.5	1230^th of 1369 public middle schools	10.2%	60		22.3					5.1	6.7	11.3				1.3	4.4	2.1			97.2	97.3	97.3	97.3	96.8	95.8	97.1		95.2	$17,732	$2,932	$14,800
L D Brady Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Columbia St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 299-5425	293	24	12.3	77.5%	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	284 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	12.3	1959^th of 2077 public elementary schools	5.7%		14.7	1873^rd of 2082 public elementary schools	10.0%	86	19.6			0.0	9.5	8.7				6.1	0.0	6.5						99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	83.6	97.4	99.3			$20,792	$3,532	$17,260
Mabel O Donnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1640 Reckinger Rd	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 299-8300	378	27	13.9	71.7%	22 (5.8%)	64 (16.9%)	270 (71.4%)	9 (2.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	23.6	1559^th of 2077 public elementary schools	24.9%		18.6	1717^th of 2082 public elementary schools	17.5%	158	37.5			8.9	24.5	25.6				8.9	6.1	2.6						94.1	95.4	95.4	95.4	96.8	94.9	93.8	16.5		$19,228	$3,059	$16,169
Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 Jungles Ave	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 299-8200	616	31	19.8	69.2%	8 (1.3%)	40 (6.5%)	553 (89.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	15.5	1847^th of 2077 public elementary schools	11.1%		15.7	1832^nd of 2082 public elementary schools	12.0%	15	31.2			6.3	14.1	7.6				4.2	2.8	6.3						96.3	97.1	97.1	97.1	100.0	96.3	97.1			$16,419	$3,415	$13,003
Oak Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Front St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 299-8250	345	25	14.0	75.7%	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	337 (97.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.6	2022^nd of 2077 public elementary schools	2.6%		13.8	1918^th of 2082 public elementary schools	7.9%	104	22.8			1.9	4.8	5.7				1.9	2.4	0.0						96.0	96.7	96.7	96.7	97.1	96.3	95.4	39.2		$19,107	$3,214	$15,893
Olney C Allen Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 S Farnsworth Ave	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 299-5200	751	44	17.1	72.2%	46 (6.1%)	177 (23.6%)	480 (63.9%)	20 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.2%)	18.8	1721^st of 2077 public elementary schools	17.1%		16.8	1788^th of 2082 public elementary schools	14.1%	67	28.4			14.8	8.5	16.0				15.0	1.6	6.2						98.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	100.0	97.0	98.3			$17,226	$3,129	$14,097
Rose E Krug Elementary School	Public	K-5	240 Melrose Ave	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 299-5280	282	18	15.4	73.4%	13 (4.6%)	36 (12.8%)	223 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.1%)	15	1869^th of 2077 public elementary schools	10.0%		13.1	1948^th of 2082 public elementary schools	6.4%	79	36.8			2.6	8.5	12.8				2.6	2.1	2.6						96.0	96.8	96.8	96.8	99.6	96.0	97.6			$20,756	$3,100	$17,656
W S Beaupre Elementary School	Public	K-5	954 E Benton St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 299-5390	199	15	12.9	68.8%	4 (2.0%)	4 (2.0%)	188 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	21.6	1616^th of 2077 public elementary schools	22.2%		17.7	1751^st of 2082 public elementary schools	15.9%	135	28.6			10.5	16.7	9.1				21.1	13.3	6.1						99.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	100.0	98.2	99.4			$25,643	$4,117	$21,526
Edna Rollins Elementary School	Public	K-5	950 Kane St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 299-5480	467	28	16.6	77.9%	9 (1.9%)	42 (9.0%)	404 (86.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	11.3	1992^nd of 2077 public elementary schools	4.1%		13.2	1946^th of 2082 public elementary schools	6.5%	46	26.2			3.0	6.2	3.2				2.9	1.5	1.6						98.6	99.0	99.0	99.0	100.0	95.4	98.4			$15,806	$2,799	$13,007
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy	Public	6-8	157 N Root St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 299-7175	277	22	12.8	55.6%	15 (5.4%)	7 (2.5%)	244 (88.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	78.1	239^th of 1367 public middle schools	82.5%		73.2	298^th of 1369 public middle schools	78.2%	59		90.0					77.0	54.5	90.0				27.0	18.2	28.9			99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	99.6		97.9	$19,646	$2,845	$16,801
Benavides Steam Academy	Public	K-2	250 E Indian Trl	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 299-5554	300	25	11.9	68.0%	7 (2.3%)	11 (3.7%)	273 (91.0%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)																		99.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	99.1	99.1			$20,916	$3,178	$17,738

Cities Near Zip Code 60505

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Aurora	0.25 mi	53	579^th
Montgomery	2.77 mi	5	623^rd
North Aurora	3.98 mi	4	608^th
Oswego	4.05 mi	14	264^th
Naperville	4.3 mi	45	42^nd

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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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