Aurora West USD 129 School District

1877 W. Downer Pl, District Administration Office
Aurora, IL 60506-7302
(District boundaries shown in map)
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Top Rankings

Aurora West USD 129 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:

Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 2 public high schools serving 3,641 students in Aurora West USD 129 School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Illinois.
Public High Schools in Aurora West USD 129 School District have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the Illinois public high school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 19% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Public High School in Aurora West USD 129 School District have a Graduation Rate of 87%, which is equal to the Illinois average of 87%.
The school with highest graduation rate is West Aurora High School, with 87% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Illinois or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 81% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Illinois public high school average of 55% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
17 Schools
1,040 Schools
# Students
11,020 Students
599,562 Students
# Teachers
748 Teachers
42,663 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Aurora West USD 129 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 861 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 77% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (IL)
#703 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
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17%
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42%
50%
87%
87%

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