Total enrollment
11,020
-233 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
17 schools in Aurora West USD 129
Illinois · 11,020 students · 3 cities
For families inside Aurora West USD 129, public-school options total 17 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 11,020 (11 elementary, 4 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Aurora West USD 129
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Aurora West USD 129 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #255 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,020 | #21 of 508 | #825 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 16 | #20 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #436 of 506 | #5,744 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 50.5% | #218 of 456 | #4,089 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #139 of 341 | #2,543 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Aurora West USD 129
State test results across the district's 15 scored schools run from Fearn Elementary School at 44.2% proficient to Hill Elementary School at 14.6%, a gap of 29.6 points. That is the 40th widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 16 district schools that reported both years went from 12,024 to 11,020 students (down 8%) and from 718 to 721 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Aurora High School | Aurora | High | 09-12 | 3,641 |
| Washington Middle School | Aurora | Middle | 06-08 | 690 |
| Herget Middle School | Aurora | Middle | 06-08 | 594 |
| Jefferson Middle School | Aurora | Middle | 06-08 | 577 |
| Freeman Elem School | Aurora | Elementary | PK-05 | 529 |
| Greenman Elem School | Aurora | Elementary | PK-05 | 528 |
| McCleery Elem School | Aurora | Elementary | PK-05 | 513 |
| Hall Elem School | Aurora | Elementary | PK-05 | 512 |
| Hill Elem School | Aurora | Elementary | PK-05 | 511 |
| West Aurora Learning Center/ELA | Aurora | Elementary | PK-PK | 505 |
| Fearn Elementary School | North Aurora | Elementary | KG-05 | 492 |
| Jewel Middle School | North Aurora | Middle | 06-08 | 490 |
| Smith Elem School | Aurora | Elementary | PK-05 | 425 |
| Schneider Elem School | North Aurora | Elementary | KG-05 | 361 |
| Nicholson Elem School | Montgomery | Elementary | KG-05 | 337 |
| Goodwin Elem School | North Aurora | Elementary | PK-05 | 315 |
| Hope D Wall TMH Child Dev Ctr | Aurora | Combined | PK-12 | 0 |
About Aurora West USD 129
As a low-population district in Illinois, Aurora West USD 129 educates 11,020 students across 17 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Aurora West USD 129 consists of 11 elementary, 4 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 648 in this district, noticeably above the Illinois typical of 480.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 11,253 students in SY 2020-21 versus 11,020 in SY 2024-25.
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