Jewel Middle School

Jewel Middle School, a moderately sized intermediate school in North Aurora, Illinois, run under Aurora West USD 129, serves 490 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Jewel Middle School is one of 16 schools operated by Aurora West USD 129, a district that teaches 11,020 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Jewel Middle School reports that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 28% White, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

Looking at school resources, Jewel Middle School reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jewel Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.4%, the actual is 36.2%, a residual of -6.2 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kane County put median household earnings sit near $103,163, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kane County runs 167 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students), of which Jewel Middle School is one.

Fearn Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jewel Middle School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 38.5%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 27%: 669 students in 2018 compared to 490 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 37% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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