Washington Middle School

Set in Aurora, Illinois, Washington Middle School is a mid-tier 6-8 campus, part of Aurora West USD 129. It hosts 690 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so Washington Middle School sits 49% above that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Washington Middle School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 20% White, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 58% of students at Washington Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kane County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Washington Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.5%.

Zooming out to the county, 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. Washington Middle School is one of 167 public schools in Kane County (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students).

Nearest neighbor: West Aurora Learning Center/ELA, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 29.9%.

Washington Middle School operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Washington Middle School's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 778 (now 690). Class-load math has fell: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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