📍 1550 Deerpath Rd, Aurora, Kane County, 60506
Herget Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Aurora, Kane County. The school has 584 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cindy Larry. It is part of the Aurora West USD 129 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Herget Middle School enrolls 584 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 47 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 9.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 353 | 60% |
| White | 150 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
261 of the school's 584 students (45%) 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.
Herget Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Herget 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, Herget 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: Rural - Fringe
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