Aurora East USD 131 Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A Fred Rodgers Magnet (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A- C I Johnson Elem School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. D East High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
4. D- C F Simmons Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
5. D- Oak Park Elem School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
6. D- John Gates Elem School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
7. D- Mabel O Donnell Elem School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
8. D- Olney C Allen Elem School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
9. D- Rose E Krug Elem School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
10. D- Edna Rollins Elem School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)

High schools (1)

• D East High School, Aurora

Middle and junior high schools (3)

• D- C F Simmons Middle School, Aurora
• F Henry W Cowherd Middle School, Aurora
• F K D Waldo Middle School, Aurora

Elementary and primary schools (12)

• A- C I Johnson Elem School, Aurora
• F C M Bardwell Elem School, Aurora
• D- Edna Rollins Elem School, Aurora
• F G N Dieterich Elem School, Aurora
• D- John Gates Elem School, Aurora
• F L D Brady Elem School, Aurora
• D- Mabel O Donnell Elem School, Aurora
• D- Nicholas A Hermes Elem School, Aurora
• D- Oak Park Elem School, Aurora
• D- Olney C Allen Elem School, Aurora
• D- Rose E Krug Elem School, Aurora
• F W S Beaupre Elem School, Aurora

Other schools and academies (2)

• Benavides Steam Academy, Aurora
• A Fred Rodgers Magnet, Aurora

Cities and towns served (1)

• Aurora (18)

• State: Best schools in Illinois
• County: Kane County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 12,260 students with 813 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,555 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 1704680
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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