📍 724 Pennsylvania Ave, Aurora, Kane County, 60506
Hill Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Aurora, Kane County. The school has 565 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Smith. It is part of the Aurora West USD 129 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hill Elem School enrolls 565 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 8% Black or African American and 5.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 464 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 8% |
| White | 31 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
311 of the school's 565 students (55%) 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.
Hill Elem 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 83.
Hill Elem School is one of 17 schools in Aurora West USD 129, based in Aurora, Illinois. The district serves 11,020 students district-wide and employs 831 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 565 students, Hill Elem School is close to the district average of about 648 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large