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What's something Herget Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
594
Middle
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA WEST USD 129·NCES 170471005616
Herget Middle School
1550 Deerpath Rd, Aurora, IL 60506 · (630) 301-5006 · Kane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
297 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 202 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 210 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 182 | 31% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Herget Middle School→West Aurora High School
Based on grade levels within Aurora West USD 129. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
45.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
36.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 25.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Herget Middle School
Herget Middle School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herget Middle School this school | 594 | 50.0% | 40.0% |
| Jewel Middle School North Aurora | 490 | 50.4% | 36.2% |
| John J Lukancic Middle School Romeoville | 591 | 53.6% | 50.7% |
| Winston Campus Middle School Palatine | 847 | 49.9% | 28.9% |
| Rochelle Middle School Rochelle | 488 | 49.2% | 36.3% |
| Emily G Johns School Plano | 494 | 57.1% | 33.6% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Herget Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #325 of 578 | #11 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #273 of 640 ▲ 39 | #12 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #452 of 640 ▼ 8 | #18 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #223 of 691 | #16 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #417 of 558 | #19 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #161 of 560 | #4 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #291 of 581 | #13 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #128 of 440 | #10 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
594
-70 (-11%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 780
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 594 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 50% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 43 | 13.4:1 | 47% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 47 | 12.4:1 | 45% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 664 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 43 | 16.8:1 | 53% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 39 | 17.9:1 | 55% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 780 | 36 | 21.7:1 | 55% (432) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Herget Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (722 to 594); teachers down 5% (43 to 41).
About Herget Middle School
In Aurora, Illinois, Herget Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school. The school's enrollment of 594 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students each.
Aurora West USD 129 has 16 schools and 11,020 students, and Herget Middle School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Herget Middle School, at 56%. Other students are 29% White, 8% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 33% Hispanic share among all Kane County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 41 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.5:1. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 50%. For comparison, public schools in Kane County average 48%.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 42.6%. Herget Middle School scores 40.0%.
Within Kane County, the median household income is $103,163, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Herget Middle School, Kane County has 166 other public schools.
The closest public school to Herget Middle School is Hall Elementary School, about 1.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Herget Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Herget Middle School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 594, an 11% decrease from 664 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
517,255
Census ACS
Median income
$103,163
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
167
87,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Aurora West USD 129
- West Aurora High SchoolHigh · 3,641 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
- Freeman Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Greenman Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- McCleery Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
Other schools in Aurora
- East High SchoolHigh · 4,020 students
- West Aurora High SchoolHigh · 3,641 students
- Waubonsie Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,849 students
- Metea Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Francis Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Fischer Middle SchoolMiddle · 861 students
Nearby schools
- Hall Elementary School1.5 mi · 512
- Illinois Mathematics and Science1.7 mi · 656
- West Aurora Learning Center/ELA2.1 mi · 505
- Jewel Middle School2.1 mi · 490
- Fearn Elementary School2.2 mi · 492
- Washington Middle School2.2 mi · 690
Frequently asked questions
About Herget Middle SchoolHow many students attend Herget Middle School?
Herget Middle School enrolls approximately 594 students in grades 06-08.
Is Herget Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Herget Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Herget Middle School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Herget Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Herget Middle School?
At Herget Middle School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 56% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Herget Middle School in?
Herget Middle School is part of Aurora West USD 129.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.