📍 1201 W New York St, Aurora, Kane County, 60506
West Aurora High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Aurora, Kane County. The school has 3,818 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Whitney Martino. It is part of the Aurora West USD 129 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 245.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. The school offers 86 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Aurora High School enrolls 3,818 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 245.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,385 | 62% |
| White | 842 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 388 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 99 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 91 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,582 of the school's 3,818 students (41%) 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.
West Aurora High 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 25, state house district 50.
West Aurora High 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 3,818 students, West Aurora High School is larger than 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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