Aurora West USD 129 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. B- Fearn Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
2. C+ Goodwin Elem School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
3. C Herget Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
4. C Freeman Elem School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
5. C West Aurora High School (High school, meets expectations)
6. C- Jewel Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
7. C- Washington Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
8. C- Nicholson Elem School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
9. C- Schneider Elem School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
10. D+ Jefferson Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)

High schools (1)

• C West Aurora High School, Aurora

Middle and junior high schools (4)

• C Herget Middle School, Aurora
• D+ Jefferson Middle School, Aurora
• C- Jewel Middle School, North Aurora
• C- Washington Middle School, Aurora

Elementary and primary schools (10)

• B- Fearn Elementary School, North Aurora
• C Freeman Elem School, Aurora
• C+ Goodwin Elem School, North Aurora
• D+ Greenman Elem School, Aurora
• D+ Hall Elem School, Aurora
• F Hill Elem School, Aurora
• D Mccleery Elem School, Aurora
• C- Nicholson Elem School, Montgomery
• C- Schneider Elem School, North Aurora
• D Smith Elem School, Aurora

Other schools and academies (2)

• Hope D Wall Tmh Child Dev Ctr, Aurora
• West Aurora Learning Centerela, Aurora

Cities and towns served (3)

• Aurora (12)
• North Aurora (4)
• Montgomery (1)

• State: Best schools in Illinois
• County: Kane County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 11,035 students with 780 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,543 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 1704710
• 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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