C F Simmons Middle School

C F Simmons Middle School operates as a high-enrollment intermediate school in Aurora, Illinois, overseen by Aurora East USD 131. Current enrollment sits at 792 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 71% larger than the state mean of about 462.

Aurora East USD 131 runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 12,187 students. C F Simmons Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, C F Simmons Middle School records that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 6% Black. By comparison, Kane County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kane County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, C F Simmons Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 34.3%; actual is 20.3%, a gap of -14.0 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Kane County) shows that median household earnings sit near $103,163, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. C F Simmons Middle School is one of 167 public schools in Kane County (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students).

Nearest neighbor: Nicholas A Hermes Elem School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), C F Simmons Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 21.2%.

C F Simmons Middle School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at C F Simmons Middle School has ticked down 20%, going from 990 students in 2018 to 792 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.