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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Aurora, Illinois

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Aurora, Illinois, drawn from 42 qualifying public schools. Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary leads the list at 69.5%, against a median of 33.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Aurora, Illinois

Top % Proficient

69.5%

Median % Proficient

33.2%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · AURORA, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary	Aurora, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Elementary	17.9%	683	69.5%
2	Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Middle	54.6%	284	67.6%
3	Reba O Steck Elementary School	Aurora, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Elementary	14.3%	669	67.2%
4	Still Middle School	Aurora, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	18.8%	709	66.9%
5	Wolfs Crossing Elem School	Aurora, IL	CUSD 308	Elementary	27.5%	414	66.8%
6	Francis Granger Middle School	Aurora, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	20.2%	1,011	66.0%
7	The Wheatlands Elementary School	Aurora, IL	CUSD 308	Elementary	29.7%	613	64.2%
8	Nancy Young Elementary School	Aurora, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Elementary	14.3%	574	63.0%
9	Waubonsie Valley High School	Aurora, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	High	20.4%	2,849	62.7%
10	Bednarcik Junior High School	Aurora, IL	CUSD 308	Middle	25.4%	535	62.5%
11	Metea Valley High School	Aurora, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	High	22.2%	2,766	61.9%
12	Homestead Elementary School	Aurora, IL	CUSD 308	Elementary	26.8%	511	61.8%
13	C I Johnson Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	58.0%	269	58.4%
14	Peter M Gombert Elementary Sch	Aurora, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Elementary	29.6%	450	51.9%
15	Fischer Middle School	Aurora, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	34.5%	861	45.0%
16	Herget Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	Middle	50.0%	594	40.0%
17	McCarty Elementary School	Aurora, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Elementary	35.4%	478	37.8%
18	Freeman Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	Elementary	14.9%	529	37.8%
19	Jefferson Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	Middle	62.2%	577	34.1%
20	West Aurora High School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	High	49.7%	3,641	33.9%
21	Washington Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	Middle	57.8%	690	33.5%
22	Georgetown Elementary School	Aurora, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Elementary	53.3%	420	32.9%
23	Greenman Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	Elementary	59.7%	528	26.3%
24	Hall Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	Elementary	52.9%	512	24.0%
25	McCleery Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	Elementary	54.8%	513	23.4%
26	Smith Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	Elementary	60.5%	425	22.0%
27	C F Simmons Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Middle	64.4%	792	20.3%
28	East High School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	High	63.6%	4,020	18.4%
29	Rose E Krug Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	66.8%	271	18.0%
30	Mabel O Donnell Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	63.6%	360	16.8%
31	Oak Park Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	67.4%	353	16.5%
32	Olney C Allen Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	60.5%	712	16.5%
33	John Gates Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	60.4%	427	16.0%
34	Nicholas A Hermes Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	63.4%	607	15.5%
35	Henry W Cowherd Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Middle	67.0%	807	15.5%
36	W S Beaupre Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	63.3%	226	15.3%
37	Edna Rollins Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	69.5%	508	14.8%
38	Hill Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	Elementary	66.3%	511	14.6%
39	K D Waldo Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Middle	70.0%	729	12.7%
40	C M Bardwell Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	67.2%	679	12.6%
41	G N Dieterich Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	63.3%	507	11.9%
42	L D Brady Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	67.7%	310	10.9%

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