Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60506

ZIP code 60506 has 11 schools—six elementary, three middle and two high schools—serving students from elementary through high school. Results vary sharply: elementary schools averaged 33% in ELA and 28% in math, compared with state results of 56% and 40%, while middle-school averages were closer to state results in ELA than in math. The clearest contrast is at the high-school level: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy scored near 99% proficient across grade 11 ACT subjects, while West Aurora High School scored 29% to 38%—the biggest difference among schools in the ZIP code.

Among elementary schools, Freeman Elementary School led in all-grades ELA (50%) and math (39%); its math score was just 1 point below the state result. At the other end, Hill Elementary School had the lowest ELA result (24%), and Hall Elementary School the lowest math result (20%). Herget Middle School led middle schools in ELA (58%) and math (38%); Washington Middle School was lowest in both, at 47% and 24%. SchoolDigger ranked IMSA first of 620 high schools (100th percentile, five stars), versus West Aurora at 458th (26th percentile, one star); among middle schools, Herget ranked at the 48th percentile and Washington at the 19th.

Elementary and middle-school averages improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26, though individual schools differed: elementary ELA rose an average of 5 points and math 3, while middle-school ELA rose 6 points and math 3. Smith Elementary School was a notable exception to the generally lower elementary results, gaining 13 points in ELA and 12 in math; it had 61% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. By comparison, Freeman had 15% eligible that year. Herget’s strong results also came alongside 50% free/reduced lunch eligible; its student-teacher ratio was 14.4, compared with 12.5 at Jefferson Middle School, which did not lead either subject. High-school grade 10 PreACT averages fell 5 points in ELA, 2 in math and 7 in science, unlike the upward elementary and middle-school pattern. These income figures describe school context, not the cause of test results.