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Schools in Aurora · Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204, Aurora West Unit School District 129

Aurora’s public schools outscore 73% of Illinois districts

Math proficiency in Aurora’s districts is 34%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Aurora, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#238of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

33%

▲ 3 pts vs IL 30%

2020–21

Math proficiency

34%

▲ 9 pts vs IL 26%

2020–21

Graduate on time

95%

▲ 7 pts vs IL 88%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$19.4K

▼ 10% vs IL $21.6K

FY2024 · Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204

Students per teacher

15.2

IL 13.6 · larger classes

Schools in town

47,898 students on the public path

In brief

Aurora’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1225 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Aurora’s, its schools beat 79%, higher than their 73% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 33% and math 34% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 spends $19,401 per student and Aurora West Unit School District 129 $17,236, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

43 elementary schools, then 15 middle and five high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

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

The School Grade

What’s behind Aurora’s grade

B⁺ Test scoresA⁻ Graduation

B+: better than 73% of Illinois school districts, #238 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 73%

Lower resultsHigher results

Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1225)Better than 79%

B⁺A⁻A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 21,904 test results and a graduating class of 2,169 could put Aurora anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Aurora’s students in the tested grades sat them (17,902 in math, 25,904 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

43 schools teach K in Aurora’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Aurora	B⁺	Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 PK–12 · Aurora West Unit School District 129 PK–12 · Aurora East Unit School District 131 PK–12
Montgomery	B	Oswego Community Unit School District 308 PK–12 · Aurora West Unit School District 129 PK–12
North Aurora	C⁺	Aurora West Unit School District 129
Naperville	A	Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 PK–12 · Naperville Community Unit District 203 PK–12
Warrenville	A⁻	Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12
Sugar Grove	B⁺	Kaneland Community Unit School District 302
Batavia	A⁻	Batavia Unit School District 101 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12
Oswego	B⁺	Oswego Community Unit School District 308
Winfield	B⁺	West Chicago School District 33 PK–8 · Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12
Naperville Township	A	Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204

Aurora’s public schools outscore 73% of Illinois districts

Aurora’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Above the state on both counts

Spending and class size

43 elementary schools, then 15 middle and five high schools

What’s behind Aurora’s grade

Where will my kid go?

Three districts serve Aurora

Above the state in reading

Aurora vs. its neighbors

Every school in Aurora

Questions about Aurora’s schools

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