Photo: Mythicmeadows · CC BY 3.0Montgomery’s public schools outscore 60% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Montgomery, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Reading proficiency in Montgomery’s districts is 26%, below the Illinois average (30%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
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.
Montgomery’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1000 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Montgomery’s, its schools beat 50%, lower than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Oswego Community Unit School District 308 spends $18,315 per student and Aurora West Unit School District 129 $17,236, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Montgomery’s grade
B: better than 60% of Illinois school districts, #363 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Montgomery, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Montgomery · depends on your address
West Aurora High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,641 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Aurora
Oswego High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,870 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Oswego
Oswego East High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,758 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Oswego
10th grade in Montgomery · depends on your address
West Aurora High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,641 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Aurora
Oswego High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,870 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Oswego
Oswego East High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,758 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Oswego
11th grade in Montgomery · depends on your address
West Aurora High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,641 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Aurora
Oswego High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,870 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Oswego
Oswego East High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,758 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Oswego
12th grade in Montgomery · depends on your address
West Aurora High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,641 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Aurora
Oswego High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,870 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Oswego
Oswego East High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,758 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Oswego
Montgomery runs its own schools through grade 12 (Oswego Community Unit School District 308). From grade PK, students attend the Aurora West Unit School District 129, shared with Aurora, Aurora, Batavia and North Aurora. Its elementary school is in Montgomery. Parts of Montgomery (14%, 11% and 9% of its land) are served by Kaneland Community Unit School District 302, Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 and Aurora East Unit School District 131 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Montgomery
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Montgomery vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Montgomery’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | B | Oswego Community Unit School District 308 PK–12 · Aurora West Unit School District 129 PK–12 |
| 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 |
| Oswego | B+ | Oswego Community Unit School District 308 |
| Yorkville | A− | Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 PK–12 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12 |
Every school in Montgomery
35 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Montgomery’s schools
Are Montgomery’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Montgomery children attend outscore 60% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #363 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Montgomery in?
Two districts: Oswego Community Unit School District 308 runs grades PK–12, and Aurora West Unit School District 129 runs grades PK–12, shared with Aurora, Aurora, Batavia and North Aurora.
Where do Montgomery kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: West Aurora High School, Oswego High School and Oswego East High School.
What is Montgomery’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Oswego Community Unit School District 308 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Montgomery spend per student?
$18,315 in Oswego Community Unit School District 308 and $17,236 in Aurora West Unit School District 129 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Montgomery families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.