Total enrollment
11,020
-1,167 (-10%) vs SY 2017-18
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 campuses, with enrollment near 11,020 (11 elementary, 4 middle, and 1 high).
7-year change in Aurora West USD 129
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
-1 (-6%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
19%
was 25%
% Hispanic
65%
was 58%
% Black
10%
was 12%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| 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 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 10%: 12,187 students in SY 2017-18 versus 11,020 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 17 to 16 across the same 7-year window. The Hispanic share of public-school enrollment expanded from 58% to 65%.
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