Aurora High High School
305 West Prospect St Aurora MO, 65605, Lawrence County Phone: 417-678-3355 Ranking:  (218 out of 498, top 44%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Aurora R-8 School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 35 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 39 | 40 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 592 | 612 | 593 | 588 | 595 | 576 | 582 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 160 | 27.0% | 173 | 28.3% | 179 | 30.2% | 168 | 28.6% | 184 | 30.9% | 180 | 31.3% | 170 | 29.2% |
| Grade 10: | 170 | 28.7% | 161 | 26.3% | 148 | 25.0% | 162 | 27.6% | 151 | 25.4% | 144 | 25.0% | 159 | 27.3% |
| Grade 11: | 137 | 23.1% | 141 | 23.0% | 142 | 23.9% | 136 | 23.1% | 131 | 22.0% | 138 | 24.0% | 124 | 21.3% |
| Grade 12: | 125 | 21.1% | 137 | 22.4% | 124 | 20.9% | 122 | 20.7% | 129 | 21.7% | 114 | 19.8% | 129 | 22.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 305 | 51.5% | 320 | 52.3% | 308 | 51.9% | 308 | 52.4% | 314 | 52.8% | 304 | 52.8% | 306 | 52.6% |
| Female: | 287 | 48.5% | 292 | 47.7% | 285 | 48.1% | 280 | 47.6% | 273 | 45.9% | 264 | 45.8% | 272 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 51 | 8.6% | 52 | 8.5% | 53 | 8.9% | 45 | 7.7% | 26 | 4.4% | 18 | 3.1% | 16 | 2.7% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% |
| White: | 521 | 88.0% | 537 | 87.7% | 519 | 87.5% | 522 | 88.8% | 557 | 93.6% | 550 | 95.5% | 560 | 96.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.9% | 11 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 262 | 44.3% | 239 | 39.1% | 213 | 35.9% | 194 | 33.0% | 171 | 28.7% | 153 | 26.6% | 150 | 25.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 12.3% | 58 | 9.5% | 58 | 9.8% | 47 | 8.0% | 57 | 9.6% | 51 | 8.9% | 41 | 7.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.96 | 16.58 | 16.93 | 17.42 | 15.26 | 14.40 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 37.1% | 42.4% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 52.1% | 41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 45.9% | 46.2% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 42.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 28.8% | 41.8% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 43.7% | 39.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 78.3% | 81.6% | 52.6% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 53% | 59.9% | 42.7% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 58.1% | 63.9% | 59.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 43.6% | 54.1% | 56.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 54.8% | 62.3% | 57% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 75% | 75% | 58.2% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 53.1% |
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 88.3% | 88.3% | 56.2% |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 54.2% |
| 2012 | American History | End of course | % met std | 41.9% | 41.9% | 48.3% |
| 2013 | American History | End of course | % met std | 25.8% | 25.8% | 46.9% |
| 2009 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 55.1% |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 64% | 64% | 43.3% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 54.8% | 54.8% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 46.5% | 46.5% | 55% |
| 2013 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 74.7% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 55.7% | 55.7% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 61.2% | 61.2% | 58.1% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 64.6% | 64.6% | 62% |
| 2013 | English I | End of course | % met std | 58% | 58% | 60.3% |
| 2009 | English II | End of course | % met std | 72.5% | 72.5% | 72.5% |
| 2010 | English II | End of course | % met std | 75.1% | 75.1% | 26.7% |
| 2011 | English II | End of course | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 74.2% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | 73% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 48.5% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 49.7% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 53.8% | 53.8% | 62.6% |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | Government | End of course | % met std | 50.3% | 50.3% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Government | End of course | % met std | 41.9% | 41.9% | 54.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 51.6% | 54.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 48.4% | 45.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.1% | 16.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,072.0 | $35,768.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,308.0 | $29,803.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,181.0 | $36,916.0 |
* Aurora High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.