📍 441 N Farnsworth Ave, Aurora, Kane County, 60505
Henry W Cowherd Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Aurora, Kane County. The school has 883 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jacqueline Gibson. It is part of the Aurora East USD 131 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 9% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Henry W Cowherd Middle School enrolls 883 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 1.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 741 | 84% |
| Black or African American | 112 | 13% |
| White | 15 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
638 of the school's 883 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Henry W Cowherd Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 42, state house district 84.
Henry W Cowherd Middle School is one of 20 schools in Aurora East USD 131, based in Aurora, Illinois. The district serves 12,187 students district-wide and employs 812 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 883 students, Henry W Cowherd Middle School is larger than the district average of about 609 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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