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West Aurora High School

Regular School · Aurora, IL

West Aurora High School is a regular school school in Aurora, Illinois, serving grades 09–12 with 3,641 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.2:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
3,641
Teachers (FTE)
225.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 2,350 65%
White 701 19%
Black or African American 384 11%
Two or more races 105 3%
Asian 92 3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 4 0%
Total enrollment 3,641 1,835M / 1,806F

English Language Learners: 634 (17% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 19.0% -8.7pp 27.7% 843
Reading Proficiency 23.0% -9.7pp 32.7% 843

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (26)
663 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
575 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
913
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
145
4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
78
2.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 3,641 100%

Contact & Location

1201 W New York St

Aurora, IL 60506

Phone: (630)301-5600

http://www.sd129.org/Domain/22

District

Aurora West USD 129

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,119

District enrollment: 11,211

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

170471000174

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD