Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School
1000 Jungles Ave
Aurora IL, 60505, Kane County
Phone: 630-299-8200
Ranking: 
(2,808 out of 3,028, bottom 7%)*
(2,808 out of 3,028, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Aurora East Unit School District 131
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 45 | NA | NA | 38 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 36 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 828 | 871 | 859 | 877 | 980 | 979 | 887 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 101 | 10.3% | 115 | 11.7% | 52 | 5.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 118 | 14.3% | 168 | 19.3% | 143 | 16.6% | 139 | 15.8% | 148 | 15.1% | 150 | 15.3% | 153 | 17.2% |
| Grade 1: | 158 | 19.1% | 140 | 16.1% | 144 | 16.8% | 168 | 19.2% | 155 | 15.8% | 154 | 15.7% | 137 | 15.4% |
| Grade 2: | 124 | 15.0% | 140 | 16.1% | 153 | 17.8% | 149 | 17.0% | 151 | 15.4% | 142 | 14.5% | 162 | 18.3% |
| Grade 3: | 134 | 16.2% | 160 | 18.4% | 148 | 17.2% | 155 | 17.7% | 142 | 14.5% | 162 | 16.5% | 142 | 16.0% |
| Grade 4: | 158 | 19.1% | 138 | 15.8% | 141 | 16.4% | 127 | 14.5% | 154 | 15.7% | 119 | 12.2% | 136 | 15.3% |
| Grade 5: | 136 | 16.4% | 125 | 14.4% | 127 | 14.8% | 139 | 15.8% | 129 | 13.2% | 137 | 14.0% | 105 | 11.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 449 | 54.2% | 451 | 51.8% | 470 | 54.7% | 448 | 51.1% | 464 | 47.3% | 478 | 48.8% | 428 | 48.3% |
| Female: | 379 | 45.8% | 420 | 48.2% | 389 | 45.3% | 429 | 48.9% | 481 | 49.1% | 468 | 47.8% | 437 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 763 | 92.1% | 790 | 90.7% | 769 | 89.5% | 779 | 88.8% | 892 | 91.0% | 877 | 89.6% | 786 | 88.6% |
| Black: | 30 | 3.6% | 37 | 4.2% | 48 | 5.6% | 44 | 5.0% | 37 | 3.8% | 43 | 4.4% | 46 | 5.2% |
| White: | 21 | 2.5% | 22 | 2.5% | 28 | 3.3% | 27 | 3.1% | 22 | 2.2% | 31 | 3.2% | 35 | 3.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.5% | 11 | 1.3% | 7 | 0.8% | 26 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 610 | 73.7% | 678 | 77.8% | 281 | 32.7% | 608 | 69.3% | 675 | 68.9% | 462 | 47.2% | 400 | 45.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 134 | 15.4% | 485 | 56.5% | 62 | 7.1% | 81 | 8.3% | 102 | 10.4% | 72 | 8.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.40 | NA | NA | 22.61 | 22.49 | 24.50 | 25.10 | 24.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 78.8% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 81.5% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 76.4% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 82.3% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 76.4% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 72.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 70.0% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 71.0% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 71.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.0% | 25.7% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 55.7% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 52.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 55.0% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 55.0% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 56.0% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 42.2% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 44.5% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 41.6% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 44.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 47.7% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 24.2% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 82.6% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 82.4% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 67.4% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 67.1% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 70.0% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 72.7% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.9% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 31.6% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 63.4% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 58.1% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 49.0% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 44.9% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.0% | 48.2% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.0% | 51.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 52.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 33.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 52.4% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 56.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 59.9% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 74.8% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 71.1% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 50.2% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 50.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 53.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 57.5% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 58.6% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 57.2% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 61.8% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 73.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 73.3% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 77.7% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 82.2% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 63.4% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.2% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 70.7% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 68.4% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 36.0% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 40.9% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 50.0% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 51.1% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 57.5% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 58.6% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 53.9% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.0% | 49.0% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 46.7% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 52.8% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 57.1% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 32.1% | 58.9% |
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* Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.