Summary:
These 12 elementary schools in zip code 60505 are part of Aurora East Unified School District 131; grade spans vary, and Benavides Steam Academy serves K–2. Among schools with reported 2025–26 results, the unweighted school averages were 18% proficient in all-grades ELA and 12% in math, compared with state results of 56% and 40%. The averages were 39 points below the state in ELA and 27 points below in math. The most important finding is that even the strongest local results in these two subjects remain well below state results.
Leaders differ by subject, and being the local leader does not mean reaching the state level. John Gates Elementary School had the highest ELA result, 20%, while Mabel O Donnell Elementary School had the lowest, 13%—a 7-point gap. In math, Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School led at 15%, and Gates was lowest at 10%, a 5-point gap. Fifth-grade science showed a much wider spread: W S Beaupre Elementary School scored 48.5%, the only reported school result above the 47.5% state result, while C M Bardwell Elementary School scored 15%; the difference was 33.7 points.
Recent trends are mixed, with the strongest groupwide improvement in science: the average rose 12 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while ELA fell 1 point and math rose 1 point. Individual changes offer additional contrasts: Beaupre’s science result climbed 34 points, and L D Brady Elementary School gained 25 points in science, while Oak Park Elementary School’s ELA result fell 11 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings place the six schools with rankings shown in the 0th–2nd percentile; these are SchoolDigger ratings, not test-score percentages. The free/reduced lunch eligible measure ranged from 59% to 70% in 2024–25, which is context rather than an explanation of results. Benavides has no test-score entries, and fifth-grade science results were reported for nine of the 12 schools.
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