Hill Elem School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Aurora, Illinois, Hill Elem School teaches 511 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Aurora West USD 129. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Hill Elem School sits 34% larger than that benchmark.

Within Aurora West USD 129, which oversees 16 schools and 11,020 students, Hill Elem School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Hill Elem School shows that nearly all students (82%) are Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 8% Black, 5% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Hill Elem School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kane County (around 48%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hill Elem School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 33.2%; this one comes in at 14.6%, -18.6 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, census data for Kane County shows median household earnings sit near $103,163, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Hill Elem School is one of 167 public schools in Kane County (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students).

The closest other public school is Greenman Elem School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hill Elem School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 31.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 22%: 655 students in 2018 compared to 511 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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