West Aurora Learning Center/ELA

Located at 1870 W Galena Blvd, in Aurora, Illinois, West Aurora Learning Center/ELA is a reasonably sized primary school that educates 505 students (grade pre-K), operated by Aurora West USD 129. Enrollment runs roughly 33% larger than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 16 schools in Aurora West USD 129 (11,020 students total), West Aurora Learning Center/ELA accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, West Aurora Learning Center/ELA records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%; the rest breaks down as 14% White, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 31.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Kane County indicate the typical household earns roughly $103,163 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kane County's 167 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students), West Aurora Learning Center/ELA is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Washington Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 38%: 367 students in 2018 compared to 505 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 19% to 14% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 29.2:1 in 2018 to 31.6:1 today.

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