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C+

Herget Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1550 Deerpath Rd, Aurora, IL 60506 · (630) 301-5006 · Part of Aurora West Unit School District 129

Sugar Grove Township’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
594
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Herget Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 10.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts20%
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 ↗

1550 Deerpath Rd, Aurora

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6202
Grade 7210
Grade 8182
Enrollment over time
664’20
628’21
584’22
576’23
594’24

Down 10.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 56%White 29%Black 8%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Herget Middle School from Sugar Grove 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; Sugar Grove Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.