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Enrollment
577
Middle
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA WEST USD 129·NCES 170471000173
Jefferson Middle School
1151 Plum St, Aurora, IL 60506 · (630) 301-5009 · Kane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
359 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 | 220 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 171 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 32% |
Student demographics
45%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
Jefferson 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
48.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.3pp since 2023
Math
24.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 24.1% |
| 2023-24 | 33.6% | 13.5% |
% 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Jefferson Middle School
Jefferson Middle School's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Middle School this school | 577 | 62.2% | 34.1% |
| Tefft Middle School Streamwood | 606 | 64.2% | 30.1% |
| Larsen Middle School Elgin | 570 | 62.8% | 23.4% |
| Jack Benny Middle School Waukegan | 475 | 62.1% | 17.3% |
| Kimball Middle School Elgin | 501 | 63.9% | 20.4% |
| Abbott Middle School Elgin | 551 | 69.3% | 19.4% |
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 Jefferson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #392 of 578 | #14 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #442 of 640 ▲ 38 | #17 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #423 of 640 ▲ 43 | #15 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #231 of 691 | #17 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #237 of 558 | #7 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #298 of 560 | #10 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #163 of 581 | #9 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #257 of 440 | #18 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
577
-94 (-14%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 591
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 | 577 | 46 | 12.5:1 | 62% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 45 | 12.8:1 | 65% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 48 | 12.2:1 | 60% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 671 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 41.5 | 15.4:1 | 65% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 44 | 14.5:1 | 96% (616) |
| 2010-11 | 763 | 43 | 17.7:1 | 69% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 758 | 48 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 591 | 32 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (640 to 577); teachers up 11% (41.5 to 46).
About Jefferson Middle School
Jefferson Middle School runs as a medium-sized middle-grades school in Aurora, Illinois. The latest federal count shows 577 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students, so this school is 25% larger than average.
Jefferson Middle School is part of a district of 16 schools: Aurora West USD 129, with 11,020 students.
Jefferson Middle School is 73% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% White, 10% Black, 5% Asian, and 2% multiracial. In Kane County overall, about 33% of residents are Hispanic. Jefferson Middle School's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.5:1, with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Jefferson Middle School is 62%. Among public schools in Kane County, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
Jefferson Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.1% and a predicted 35.6%.
Federal survey data for Kane County show that the median household income is $103,163, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Kane County is home to 167 public schools and about 87,252 public school students.
McCleery Elementary School is the public school closest to Jefferson Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Jefferson Middle School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Jefferson Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 94 students since 2020-21, to 577.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Herget Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 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
Other Jefferson Middle schools
26 other US public schools in 18 states are named Jefferson Middle. Jefferson Middle School is the 17th largest of the 27.
- Jefferson Middle SchoolChampaign, IL · 711 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolSpringfield, IL · 517 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolVilla Park, IL · 375 students
- Jefferson MiddleArlington, VA · 1,120 students
- Jefferson MiddleSan Gabriel, CA · 1,013 students
Nearby schools
- McCleery Elementary School0.2 mi · 513
- West Aurora High School0.2 mi · 3,641
- Greenman Elementary School0.6 mi · 528
- Freeman Elementary School0.7 mi · 529
- West Aurora Learning Center/ELA0.9 mi · 505
- Hall Elementary School1.0 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson Middle School?
Jefferson Middle School enrolls approximately 577 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Jefferson Middle School serve?
Jefferson Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Middle School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Middle School.
How diverse is Jefferson Middle School?
Jefferson Middle School reports a student body of 10% White, 73% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Jefferson Middle School?
Jefferson Middle School is overseen by Aurora West USD 129 in Kane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.