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Aurora West Unit School District 129

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Aurora West Unit School District 129 is located in north Illinois. Aurora West Unit School District 129 has 29.55 square miles of land area and 0.49 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Aurora West Unit School District 129 population is 75,509. Aurora West Unit School District 129 median household income is $62,806 in 2010-2014. Aurora West Unit School District 129 median house value is $184,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Aurora West Unit School District 129 is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (398 out of 476, bottom 16%) Elementary/Middle School: (684 out of 757, bottom 10%)* Rank: #763
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	17
Population	75,509 (2010-2014), rank #43
Population Growth	-3.59% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	2,513.68/sq mi, rank #158
Median Household Income:	$62,806 at 2010-2014—9.62% increase since 2005-2009, rank #302
Median House Price:	$184,100 at 2010-2014—-8.59% increase since 2005-2009, rank #233
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	29.55 sq mi, rank #537
Water Area:	0.49 sq mi (1.62%), rank #324
State:	Illinois
County:	Kane County
City:	North Aurora, Sugar Grove, Prestbury, Batavia, Oswego, Montgomery
Zip:	60542, 60506, 60554, 60510, 60543, 60538, 60505
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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Aurora West Unit School District 129 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

80 South River St

Aurora IL, 60506, Kane County

Phone: 630-301-5033

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	12,865	12,626	12,467	12,341	12,508	12,517	12,579
English Language Learner Students:	2,006	1,997	1,823	1,848	2,203	1,914	1,611
Total Teachers:	725.47	NA	710.22	694.65	703.15	768.40	619.10
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	16.00	16.64	19.89	22.00	9.50
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	45.00	0.00	23.50	27.00	25.90
Elementary:	475.25	NA	444.89	478.33	460.38	505.90	277.10
Secondary:	231.18	NA	204.33	199.68	199.38	213.50	306.60
Ungraded:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	182.47	432.48	146.62	152.15	148.03	160.70	249.40
Instructional Aides:	NA	173.21	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	5.00	2.48	6.50	16.30	4.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	11.10	12.65	8.89	9.01	9.00	9.00	9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	11.10	11.65	8.89	9.01	9.00	9.00	9.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	16.00	NA	16.00	16.00	16.00	17.00	17.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	19.00	NA	13.00	11.99	10.00	12.00	5.40
District Administrative Support:	NA	25.83	NA	NA	NA	NA	10.00
School Administrators:	NA	NA	43.80	45.01	44.00	46.00	17.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	55.95	NA	NA	NA	NA	18.00
Student Support Services:	NA	NA	59.93	67.66	62.53	60.40	61.50
Other Support Services:	136.37	164.84	NA	NA	NA	NA	107.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.73	NA	17.55	17.77	17.79	16.29	20.32

Schools

Fearn Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1600 Hawksley Ln, North Aurora IL 60542
Freeman Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	153 South Randall Rd, Aurora IL 60506
Goodwin Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	18 Poplar Place, North Aurora IL 60542
Greenman Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	729 West Galena Blvd, Aurora IL 60506
Hall Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	2001 Heather Dr, Aurora IL 60506
Herget Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1550 Deerpath Rd, Aurora IL 60506
Hill Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	724 Pennsylvania Ave, Aurora IL 60506
Hope D Wall Tmh Child Dev Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	449 New Indian Trl Ct, Aurora IL 60506
Jefferson Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1151 Plum St, Aurora IL 60506
Jewel Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1501 Waterford Rd, North Aurora IL 60542
Mccleery Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1002 West Illinois Ave, Aurora IL 60506
Nicholson Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	649 North Main St, Montgomery IL 60538
Schneider Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	304 Banbury Rd, North Aurora IL 60542
Smith Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1332 Robinwood Dr, Aurora IL 60506
Todd Early Childhood Center	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	100 Oak Ave, Aurora IL 60506
Washington Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	231 South Constitution Dr, Aurora IL 60506
West Aurora High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1201 West New York St, Aurora IL 60506

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.1%	75.7%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79.3%	79.1%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79.5%	79.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.3%	85.6%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.8%	86.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.7%	85.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.4%	85.2%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.3%	86.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79.3%	87.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.9%	87.7%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	46.3%	54.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56.8%	62.0%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61.0%	65.1%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	59.0%	66.6%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66.9%	70.7%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.9%	72.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66.3%	71.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	62.3%	72.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.8%	73.7%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.4%	74.7%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68.9%	76.0%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	50.0%	58.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.3%	84.8%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.4%	86.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.8%	84.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.4%	85.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.0%	85.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.6%	87.7%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.2%	88.1%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	56.0%	60.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.8%	72.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.6%	73.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.9%	73.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.3%	73.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62.9%	73.7%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67.7%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67.8%	76.0%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55.5%	59.2%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	54.1%	66.5%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	59.0%	67.8%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	61.3%	71.4%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	75.1%	79.9%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74.8%	79.7%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	70.3%	76.2%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	71.1%	76.8%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	71.6%	76.6%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	72.9%	79.4%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74.6%	79.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81.3%	80.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70.8%	68.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71.7%	71.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.8%	73.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.8%	78.6%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.7%	82.5%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.1%	81.3%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.2%	82.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.4%	83.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.1%	84.0%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.5%	83.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	46.0%	59.4%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54.6%	60.4%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	53.9%	60.9%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57.6%	62.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.6%	68.5%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.2%	69.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.2%	73.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.8%	73.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.2%	74.7%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.7%	76.4%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.1%	77.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	50.3%	58.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.0%	79.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.8%	81.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.8%	82.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.7%	82.4%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.4%	84.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.7%	83.9%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72.7%	84.9%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	44.2%	59.6%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.4%	72.8%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.5%	73.4%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.0%	79.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.4%	79.9%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.6%	81.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.4%	84.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.3%	81.7%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	46.3%	58.9%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	70.5%	76.0%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76.2%	79.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.6%	80.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.7%	82.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76.1%	84.4%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77.1%	84.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74.8%	84.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	42.4%	59.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.7%	72%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.6%	73.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.0%	77.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.2%	77.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63.9%	77.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.2%	78.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.5%	78.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	46.9%	58.5%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	70.5%	73.7%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	71.8%	74.4%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	66.9%	74.6%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	72.2%	80.9%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	73.4%	79.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	73.8%	79.2%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	72.3%	79.5%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	73.4%	82.4%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	78.0%	81.9%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	71.6%	79.9%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	68.1%	79.0%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50.1%	53.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	52.6%	54.4%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	49.1%	54.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.8%	78.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.1%	81.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.0%	80.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.2%	81.7%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.6%	83.7%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.8%	86.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.3%	85.0%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	40.5%	58.9%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.8%	63.7%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.7%	67.1%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.0%	72.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.8%	79.2%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.4%	81.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.8%	81.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.8%	83.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.0%	84.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.5%	85.0%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.0%	86.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	48.7%	59.8%
PSAE Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.8%	53.3%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	56.1%	53.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.1%	52.8%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.0%	53.7%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.4%	52.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	47.7%	53.0%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.1%	51.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	43.4%	52.7%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	42.8%	51.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.8%	51.6%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	41.4%	51.8%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	52.5%	56.4%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	51.9%	56.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56.1%	59.5%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	53.8%	58.4%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	40.0%	54.0%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	45.0%	53.3%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	46.1%	56.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	40.7%	54.0%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	40.0%	51.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	42.0%	50.6%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	47.1%	54.8%
2003	Science	11th Grade	% met std	48.4%	51.3%
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	47.6%	52.9%
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	49.5%	52.5%
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	45.1%	50.8%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	39.4%	51.0%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	41.2%	51.2%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	39.6%	50.5%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	41.2%	52.4%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	38.5%	49.2%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	45.8%	51.7%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	40.9%	49.4%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$156,796,000	$12,577		$155,087,000	$12,567		$144,203,000	$11,529
Federal:	$13,191,000	$1,058	8.4%	$15,526,000	$1,258	10.0%	$17,479,000	$1,397	12.1%
State:	$59,522,000	$4,774	38.0%	$56,451,000	$4,574	36.4%	$46,940,000	$3,753	32.6%
Local:	$84,083,000	$6,744	53.6%	$83,110,000	$6,734	53.6%	$79,784,000	$6,379	55.3%
Total Expenditures:	$161,780,000	$12,977		$142,059,000	$11,511		$142,699,000	$11,409
Total Current Expenditures:	$140,552,000	$11,274		$126,925,000	$10,285		$128,807,000	$10,298
Instructional Expenditures:	$93,034,000	$7,462	66.2%	$84,519,000	$6,849	66.6%	$86,156,000	$6,888	66.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$11,472,000	$920	8.2%	$6,930,000	$562	5.5%	$7,777,000	$622	6.0%
Administration:	$13,233,000	$1,061	9.4%	$13,415,000	$1,087	10.6%	$14,294,000	$1,143	11.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$22,813,000	$1,830	16.2%	$22,061,000	$1,788	17.4%	$20,580,000	$1,645	16.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$9,638,000	$773		$5,003,000	$405		$3,926,000	$314
Construction:	$6,975,000	$559		$2,708,000	$219		$211,000	$17
Total Other:	$594,000	$48		$789,000	$64		$579,000	$46
Interest on Debt:	$6,254,000	$502		$5,418,000	$439		$5,513,000	$441

Total Salary:	$72,525,000	$5,817		$68,891,000	$5,582		$71,333,000	$5,703
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$55,565,000	$4,457	76.6%	$52,819,000	$4,280	76.7%	$54,188,000	$4,332	76.0%
Other Salary:	$16,960,000	$1,360	23.4%	$16,072,000	$1,302	23.3%	$17,145,000	$1,371	24.0%
Total Benefit:	$37,736,000	$3,027		$32,501,000	$2,634		$33,594,000	$2,686
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$28,007,000	$2,246	74.2%	$24,331,000	$1,972	74.9%	$23,978,000	$1,917	71.4%
Other Benefit:	$9,729,000	$780	25.8%	$8,170,000	$662	25.1%	$9,616,000	$769	28.6%

* Aurora West Unit School District 129 was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.