Aurora West Unit School District 129

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade

Public schools for Aurora, Aurora, Batavia, Montgomery and North Aurora, and parts of Batavia, Sugar Grove, Blackberry and Sugar Grove.

At a glance

11,020Students enrolled

17Schools

5Towns served

$17,236Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

50%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

BataviaMontgomeryNorth Aurora

Grades PK–5

8 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Sam Rotolo Middle Sch or Jewel Middle SchoolDepends on your addressBatavia Unit School District 101

Grades 9–12

Batavia Sr High School1,690 students · BataviaBatavia Unit School District 101

Grades PK–12

24 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listOswego Community Unit School District 308

Grades 12

10 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listOswego Community Unit School District 308

Grades 12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades PK–12

11 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

West Aurora High School or Hope D Wall TMH Child Dev CtrDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL

Math proficiency15%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts21%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate (4-year)82%

State average 87.3%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2017–18). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$17,236

per student each year · 20% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration36%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)45%

State40%

Federal15%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

11,253’20

11,195’21

11,211’22

11,035’23

11,020’24

Students

Hispanic · 65%7,117

White · 19%2,113

Black · 10%1,056

Two or more races · 3%361

Asian · 3%349

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%14

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Aurora179,898 people

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Aurora126,432 people

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Batavia35,551 people

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Montgomery21,515 people · Grades PK–12 at Lakewood Creek Elementary or Grande Park Elem Sch and others

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North Aurora18,696 people

Also covers small parts of Batavia, Sugar Grove, Blackberry and Sugar Grove.

Schools17 in district

Level

All 17 Preschool 1 Elementary 10 Middle 4 High 1 Other 1

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Freeman Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 529 students · Aurora

C+Public 📚

Greenman Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 528 students · Aurora

CPublic 📚

McCleery Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 513 students · Aurora

CPublic 📚

Hall Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 512 students · Aurora

C-Public 📚

Hill Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 511 students · Aurora

C-Public 📚

Fearn Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 492 students · North Aurora

BPublic 📚

Smith Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 425 students · Aurora

C-Public 📚

Schneider Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 361 students · North Aurora

C-Public 📚

Nicholson Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 337 students · Montgomery

C-Public 📚

Goodwin Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 315 students · North Aurora

C+Public 📚

Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 690 students · Aurora

C+Public 📚

Herget Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 594 students · Aurora

C+Public 📚

Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 577 students · Aurora

CPublic 📚

Jewel Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 490 students · North Aurora

B+Public 🏫

West Aurora High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 3,641 students · Aurora

B-Public 📚

West Aurora Learning Center/ELAPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 505 students · Aurora

Public 📚

Hope D Wall TMH Child Dev CtrOther · Grades PK–12 · Aurora

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Geneva Community Unit School District 304Geneva · Geneva · $21,141 per student

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Community High School District 94Warrenville · West Chicago · Winfield · $19,365 per student

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Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204Naperville · Naperville · $19,401 per student

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Community Unit School District 200Warrenville · Winfield · $20,298 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.