Aurora, IL elementary schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1AGwendolyn Brooks ElementaryAuroraIndian Prairie CUSD 20470%44%Exceeds Expectations723
#2AReba O Steck Elementary SchoolAuroraIndian Prairie CUSD 20467%45%Exceeds Expectations660
#3AThe Wheatlands Elementary SchoolAuroraCusd 30867%38%Greatly Exceeds Expectations550
#4AWolfs Crossing Elem SchoolAuroraCusd 30867%34%Greatly Exceeds Expectations485
#5A-Nancy Young Elementary SchoolAuroraIndian Prairie CUSD 20465%39%Exceeds Expectations556
#6A-Homestead Elementary SchoolAuroraCusd 30863%37%Exceeds Expectations494
#7A-C I Johnson Elem SchoolAuroraAurora East USD 13162%19%Greatly Exceeds Expectations378
#8BPeter M Gombert Elementary SchAuroraIndian Prairie CUSD 20451%26%Exceeds Expectations403
#9C+Mccarty Elementary SchoolAuroraIndian Prairie CUSD 20440%25%Meets Expectations464
#10CFreeman Elem SchoolAuroraAurora West USD 12939%15%Exceeds Expectations559
#11C-Georgetown Elementary SchoolAuroraIndian Prairie CUSD 20434%12%Exceeds Expectations444
#12D+Greenman Elem SchoolAuroraAurora West USD 12929%8%Meets Expectations545
#13D+Hall Elem SchoolAuroraAurora West USD 12926%10%Meets Expectations542
#14DMccleery Elem SchoolAuroraAurora West USD 12925%8%Meets Expectations569
#15DSmith Elem SchoolAuroraAurora West USD 12921%8%Doesn't Meet Expectations410
#16D-Oak Park Elem SchoolAuroraAurora East USD 13119%6%Doesn't Meet Expectations345
#17D-John Gates Elem SchoolAuroraAurora East USD 13117%7%Doesn't Meet Expectations417
#18D-Mabel O Donnell Elem SchoolAuroraAurora East USD 13117%10%Doesn't Meet Expectations378
#19D-Olney C Allen Elem SchoolAuroraAurora East USD 13117%8%Doesn't Meet Expectations751
#20D-Rose E Krug Elem SchoolAuroraAurora East USD 13117%6%Doesn't Meet Expectations282
#21D-Edna Rollins Elem SchoolAuroraAurora East USD 13116%7%Doesn't Meet Expectations467
#22D-Nicholas A Hermes Elem SchoolAuroraAurora East USD 13116%9%Doesn't Meet Expectations616
#23FW S Beaupre Elem SchoolAuroraAurora East USD 13115%7%Doesn't Meet Expectations199
#24FHill Elem SchoolAuroraAurora West USD 12913%6%Doesn't Meet Expectations565
#25FC M Bardwell Elem SchoolAuroraAurora East USD 13112%8%Underperforms Expectations710
#26FG N Dieterich Elem SchoolAuroraAurora East USD 13112%7%Underperforms Expectations485
#27FL D Brady Elem SchoolAuroraAurora East USD 13112%7%Underperforms Expectations293

How Aurora, IL's elementary schools compare

A: 7B: 1C: 3D: 11F: 5

30% of the 27 ranked elementary schools in Aurora, IL earn an A or B (7 A grades, 1 B, 3 C, 11 D, 5 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 14 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (52% here, 70% nationally), and 10 exceed it. On average 34% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 17% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: C I Johnson Elem School (62% against 19%, A-), Wolfs Crossing Elem School (67% against 34%, A), The Wheatlands Elementary School (67% against 38%, A), Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary (70% against 44%, A), Nancy Young Elementary School (65% against 39%, A-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Indian Prairie CUSD 204 (5), Cusd 308 (3).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Olney C Allen Elem School (751 students, D-, #19), Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary (723 students, A, #1), C M Bardwell Elem School (710 students, F, #25).

Elementary schools in Aurora, IL that are not ranked

1 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (1)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public elementary schools in Aurora, IL, as grouped on its schools page; the Illinois ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Aurora, IL

What is the best elementary school in Aurora, IL?

Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary in Aurora ranks first among the 27 ranked elementary schools in Aurora, IL with a SchoolGrade of A, 70% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 44%.

How are elementary schools in Aurora, IL ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Aurora, IL have?

SchoolGrade grades 28 public elementary schools in Aurora, IL; 27 are ranked here and 1 are listed as not ranked.