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Schools in Aurora

Aurora’s public schools

East Buchanan Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Aurora. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
63%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▲ 1% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
567 students on the public path
In brief

Aurora’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Aurora’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. East Buchanan Middle School places highest (better than 37%); East Buchanan Elementary School lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Aurora, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6East Buchanan Elementary Schoolin WinthropC−
7–8East Buchanan Middle Schoolin WinthropC+
9–12East Buchanan High Schoolin WinthropC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the East Buchanan Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

East Buchanan Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 567 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,800IA $13,713 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 69.7% · 382 students tested
Math63%
State average 63.8% · 382 students tested

Aurora vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Aurora’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Aurora—East Buchanan

Every school in Aurora

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Aurorain other towns
East Buchanan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Winthrop
C−
303 students14:1Rate it →
East Buchanan Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Winthrop
C+
75 students13:1Rate it →
East Buchanan High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winthrop
C
189 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Aurora’s schools

Are Aurora’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Aurora. East Buchanan Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Aurora. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Aurora in?

East Buchanan Community School District.

Where do Aurora kids go to high school?

East Buchanan High School.

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What Aurora families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.