📍 1151 Plum St, Aurora, Kane County, 60506
Jefferson Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Aurora, Kane County. The school has 584 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeff Bryant. It is part of the Aurora West USD 129 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Middle School enrolls 584 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 9.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 409 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 79 | 14% |
| White | 57 | 9.8% |
| Asian | 26 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
353 of the school's 584 students (60%) 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.
Jefferson 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 83.
Jefferson Middle 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 584 students, Jefferson Middle 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
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