Dr. Jennifer Norrell Superintendent at East Aurora School District 131 | Official Website
Dr. Jennifer Norrell Superintendent at East Aurora School District 131 | Official Website
Of the 5,057 students in Aurora East Unit School District 131 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 885 (17.5%) passed.
The percentage of Aurora East Unit School District 131 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 2.7% compared to the previous school year.
Aurora East Unit School District 131 roughly covers 18 schools within Kane County and has a main office in Aurora.
The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing toward state standards in English language arts and mathematics.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.
| School | District | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy | Aurora East Unit School District 131 | 61.1% | 13.5% |
| C.I. Johnson Elementary School | Aurora East Unit School District 131 | 39.4% | 0.7% |
| C.F. Simmons Middle School | Aurora East Unit School District 131 | 20.9% | 0% |
| Henry W. Cowherd Middle School | Aurora East Unit School District 131 | 14.2% | 1.6% |
| John Gates Elementary School | Aurora East Unit School District 131 | 11.6% | 0% |
| Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School | Aurora East Unit School District 131 | 11.3% | 0% |
| Rose E. Krug Elementary School | Aurora East Unit School District 131 | 11.3% | 0% |
| K.D. Waldo Middle School | Aurora East Unit School District 131 | 11% | 0.4% |
| Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School | Aurora East Unit School District 131 | 10.4% | 0.6% |
| Olney C. Allen Elementary School | Aurora East Unit School District 131 | 10.4% | 0.3% |
| Beaupre Elementary School | Aurora East Unit School District 131 | 10.3% | 0% |
| C.M. Bardwell Elementary School | Aurora East Unit School District 131 | 7.7% | 0% |
| Oak Park Elementary School | Aurora East Unit School District 131 | 7.1% | 0% |
| G.N. Dieterich Elementary School | Aurora East Unit School District 131 | 6.5% | 0.5% |
| L.D. Brady Elementary School | Aurora East Unit School District 131 | 5.9% | 0% |
| Edna Rollins Elementary School | Aurora East Unit School District 131 | 4% | 0.5% |
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