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Jefferson Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1151 Plum St, Aurora, IL 60506 · (630) 301-5009 · Part of Aurora West Unit School District 129

Aurora Township’s School Grade C better than 32% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
577
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Jefferson Middle School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 14% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Aurora Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Aurora Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–520 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Jefferson Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1151 Plum St, Aurora

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6220
Grade 7171
Grade 8186
Enrollment over time
671’20
623’21
584’22
575’23
577’24

Down 14% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 73%White 10%Black 10%Asian 5%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jefferson Middle School from Aurora Township families.

Other schools in Aurora West Unit School District 129

The district →
Freeman Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
C+
529 students18:1
Greenman Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
C
528 students13:1
McCleery Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
C
513 students13:1
Hall Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
C−
512 students17:1
Hill Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
D
511 students14:1
West Aurora Learning Center/ELA
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Aurora
505 students32:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Aurora Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.