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Best public schools in Aurora, IL

52 public schools in Aurora: 32 elementary · 11 middle · 5 high · 4 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Illinois.

Elementary schools

32 schools in Aurora, best first
1
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary 87.6
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 · Grades K-5 · 707 students
ELA 72%Math 72%Science 63%
#183 of 1,470 in Illinois
2
Reba O Steck Elementary School 83.8
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 · Grades K-5 · 670 students
ELA 70%Math 67%Science 62%
#238 of 1,470 in Illinois
3
Wolfs Crossing Elem School 83.3
Cusd 308 · Grades K-5 · 458 students
ELA 70%Math 70%Science 58%
#246 of 1,470 in Illinois
4
The Wheatlands Elementary School 83.0
Cusd 308 · Grades K-5 · 584 students
ELA 71%Math 63%Science 65%
#250 of 1,470 in Illinois
5
Nancy Young Elementary School 80.9
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 · Grades K-5 · 596 students
ELA 68%Math 66%Science 59%
#281 of 1,470 in Illinois
6
Homestead Elementary School 78.3
Cusd 308 · Grades PK-5 · 487 students
ELA 71%Math 57%Science 58%
#319 of 1,470 in Illinois
7
C I Johnson Elem School 74.7
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades 3-5 · 271 students
ELA 64%Math 55%Science 66%
#372 of 1,470 in Illinois
8
Peter M Gombert Elementary Sch 57.4
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 · Grades K-5 · 415 students
ELA 53%Math 50%Science 51%
#626 of 1,470 in Illinois
9
McCarty Elementary School 36.0
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 · Grades K-5 · 474 students
ELA 46%Math 38%Science 34%
#941 of 1,470 in Illinois
10
Freeman Elem School 35.7
Aurora West USD 129 · Grades PK-5 · 527 students
ELA 42%Math 40%Science 36%
#945 of 1,470 in Illinois
11
Georgetown Elementary School 26.4
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 · Grades K-5 · 432 students
ELA 42%Math 32%Science 26%
#1,082 of 1,470 in Illinois
12
Greenman Elem School 17.0
Aurora West USD 129 · Grades PK-5 · 522 students
ELA 35%Math 23%Science 27%
#1,220 of 1,470 in Illinois
13
Hall Elem School 14.0
Aurora West USD 129 · Grades PK-5 · 546 students
ELA 26%Math 26%Science 26%
#1,264 of 1,470 in Illinois
14
Smith Elem School 12.3
Aurora West USD 129 · Grades PK-5 · 376 students
ELA 24%Math 24%
#1,289 of 1,470 in Illinois
15
McCleery Elem School 11.9
Aurora West USD 129 · Grades PK-5 · 551 students
ELA 28%Math 21%Science 26%
#1,295 of 1,470 in Illinois
16
Oak Park Elem School 7.2
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades PK-5 · 354 students
ELA 25%Math 15%
#1,364 of 1,470 in Illinois
17
Edna Rollins Elem School 5.0
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades PK-5 · 516 students
ELA 20%Math 14%
#1,397 of 1,470 in Illinois
18
Olney C Allen Elem School 4.5
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades PK-5 · 739 students
ELA 21%Math 13%Science 17%
#1,404 of 1,470 in Illinois
19
Hill Elem School 4.3
Aurora West USD 129 · Grades PK-5 · 511 students
ELA 15%Math 16%
#1,407 of 1,470 in Illinois
20
Rose E Krug Elem School 4.2
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades PK-5 · 275 students
ELA 19%Math 13%
#1,409 of 1,470 in Illinois
21
John Gates Elem School 4.0
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades PK-5 · 430 students
ELA 19%Math 11%Science 21%
#1,411 of 1,470 in Illinois
22
Nicholas A Hermes Elem School 3.7
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades PK-5 · 625 students
ELA 21%Math 13%Science 13%
#1,416 of 1,470 in Illinois
23
Mabel O Donnell Elem School 2.6
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades PK-5 · 368 students
ELA 18%Math 10%Science 23%
#1,432 of 1,470 in Illinois
24
W S Beaupre Elem School 2.2
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades PK-5 · 224 students
ELA 17%Math 12%
#1,438 of 1,470 in Illinois
25
L D Brady Elem School 2.1
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades PK-5 · 281 students
ELA 13%Math 13%
#1,440 of 1,470 in Illinois
26
C M Bardwell Elem School 1.1
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades PK-5 · 686 students
ELA 18%Math 8%
#1,454 of 1,470 in Illinois
27
G N Dieterich Elem School 0.6
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades PK-5 · 494 students
ELA 14%Math 9%
#1,461 of 1,470 in Illinois
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Benavides Steam Academy —
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades K-2 · 316 students
No published test results
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Child Service Center Preschool —
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades PK · 0 students
No published test results
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Early Childhood Dev Cntr —
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades PK · 0 students
No published test results
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Prairie Children Preschool —
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 · Grades PK · 582 students
No published test results
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West Aurora Learning Center/ELA —
Aurora West USD 129 · Grades PK · 563 students
No published test results

Middle schools

11 schools in Aurora, best first
1
Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad 89.6
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades 6-8 · 281 students
ELA 86%Math 49%Science 77%
#64 of 610 in Illinois
2
Francis Granger Middle School 83.4
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 · Grades 6-8 · 1,013 students
ELA 72%Math 60%Science 69%
#102 of 610 in Illinois
3
Still Middle School 83.2
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 · Grades 6-8 · 678 students
ELA 75%Math 56%Science 66%
#103 of 610 in Illinois
4
Bednarcik Junior High School 79.9
Cusd 308 · Grades 6-8 · 560 students
ELA 68%Math 54%Science 67%
#123 of 610 in Illinois
5
Fischer Middle School 46.5
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 · Grades 6-8 · 904 students
ELA 54%Math 34%Science 45%
#327 of 610 in Illinois
6
Herget Middle School 41.9
Aurora West USD 129 · Grades 6-8 · 576 students
ELA 46%Math 36%Science 41%
#355 of 610 in Illinois
7
Jefferson Middle School 28.4
Aurora West USD 129 · Grades 6-8 · 575 students
ELA 48%Math 24%Science 31%
#437 of 610 in Illinois
8
Washington Middle School 27.5
Aurora West USD 129 · Grades 6-8 · 689 students
ELA 48%Math 20%Science 36%
#443 of 610 in Illinois
9
C F Simmons Middle School 7.0
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades 6-8 · 737 students
ELA 26%Math 11%Science 25%
#568 of 610 in Illinois
10
Henry W Cowherd Middle School 4.0
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades 6-8 · 850 students
ELA 22%Math 8%Science 19%
#586 of 610 in Illinois
11
K D Waldo Middle School 1.7
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades 6-8 · 794 students
ELA 14%Math 8%Science 18%
#600 of 610 in Illinois

High schools

5 schools in Aurora, best first
1
Illinois Mathematics and Science 99.9
Il Mathematics & Science Academy · Grades 10-12 · 630 students
ELA 98%Math 98%Science 96%
#1 of 506 in Illinois
2
Waubonsie Valley High School 88.0
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 · Grades 9-12 · 2,781 students
ELA 70%Math 64%Science 66%
#61 of 506 in Illinois
3
Metea Valley High School 87.8
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 · Grades 9-12 · 2,807 students
ELA 70%Math 63%Science 66%
#62 of 506 in Illinois
4
West Aurora High School 27.8
Aurora West USD 129 · Grades 9-12 · 3,655 students
ELA 45%Math 28%Science 36%
#366 of 506 in Illinois
5
East High School 5.6
Aurora East USD 131 · Grades 9-12 · 4,019 students
ELA 23%Math 13%Science 25%
#478 of 506 in Illinois

Combined schools

4 schools in Aurora
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East Aurora HS RSSP —
Kane ROE · Grades 6-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Hope D Wall TMH Child Dev Ctr —
Aurora West USD 129 · Grades PK-12 · 2 students
No published test results
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SUCCESS Academy —
Kane ROE · Grades 6-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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West Aurora HS RSSP —
Kane ROE · Grades 6-12 · 0 students
No published test results

School districts serving Aurora

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