West Aurora High School

West Aurora High School is a high school in Aurora, IL that enrolls 3,818 students in grades 9-12, putting it among the larger public campuses in the Aurora West USD 129. That headcount is above the 659-student average for schools in the district.

EDFacts assessment data puts 50% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That tracks the 52% district average closely, within a few points either way. That is in line with the 48% Illinois statewide average.

Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 24 points. As a high school, it reports a 72% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.

The student-teacher ratio is 15.6 to 1, close to the U.S. average of about 16 to 1. 41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It receives Title I federal funding, which flags a higher share of low-income students rather than measuring school quality.