West Aurora High School
1201 West New York St
Aurora IL, 60506, Kane County
Phone: 630-301-5600
Ranking: 
(465 out of 666, bottom 30%)*
(465 out of 666, bottom 30%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Aurora West Unit School District 129
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: | 205 | 219 | 196 | 187 | 189 | 204 | 162 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 3,711 | 3,607 | 3,470 | 3,393 | 3,416 | 3,414 | 3,312 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 1,005 | 27.1% | 1,102 | 30.6% | 1,068 | 30.8% | 1,015 | 29.9% | 1,042 | 30.5% | 1,099 | 32.2% | 1,050 | 31.7% |
| Grade 10: | 980 | 26.4% | 901 | 25.0% | 838 | 24.1% | 862 | 25.4% | 902 | 26.4% | 830 | 24.3% | 869 | 26.2% |
| Grade 11: | 889 | 24.0% | 805 | 22.3% | 791 | 22.8% | 774 | 22.8% | 723 | 21.2% | 734 | 21.5% | 700 | 21.1% |
| Grade 12: | 827 | 22.3% | 789 | 21.9% | 773 | 22.3% | 742 | 21.9% | 749 | 21.9% | 751 | 22.0% | 691 | 20.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,800 | 48.5% | 1,789 | 49.6% | 1,719 | 49.5% | 1,704 | 50.2% | 1,646 | 48.2% | 1,683 | 49.3% | 1,660 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 1,911 | 51.5% | 1,818 | 50.4% | 1,751 | 50.5% | 1,689 | 49.8% | 1,720 | 50.4% | 1,691 | 49.5% | 1,626 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 28 | 0.8% | 22 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.2% | 34 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 140 | 3.8% | 126 | 3.5% | 122 | 3.5% | 98 | 2.9% | 96 | 2.8% | 88 | 2.6% | 87 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 1,814 | 48.9% | 1,715 | 47.5% | 1,567 | 45.2% | 1,454 | 42.9% | 1,362 | 39.9% | 1,296 | 38.0% | 1,199 | 36.2% |
| Black: | 461 | 12.4% | 480 | 13.3% | 509 | 14.7% | 508 | 15.0% | 599 | 17.5% | 637 | 18.7% | 629 | 19.0% |
| White: | 1,182 | 31.9% | 1,175 | 32.6% | 1,162 | 33.5% | 1,186 | 35.0% | 1,314 | 38.5% | 1,357 | 39.7% | 1,368 | 41.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 10 | 0.3% | 10 | 0.3% | 13 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 76 | 2.0% | 79 | 2.2% | 91 | 2.6% | 102 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 2,005 | 54.0% | 1,780 | 49.3% | 622 | 17.9% | 1,378 | 40.6% | 1,316 | 38.5% | 1,012 | 29.6% | 930 | 28.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 0.9% | 248 | 6.9% | 1,245 | 35.9% | 201 | 5.9% | 248 | 7.3% | 260 | 7.6% | 215 | 6.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.11 | 16.47 | 17.71 | 18.11 | 18.09 | 16.80 | 20.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.8% | 53.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 56.1% | 53.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 54.1% | 52.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.0% | 54.0% | 53.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 48.4% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 47.7% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 45.1% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 43.4% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 42.8% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 45.8% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 41.4% | 51.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 52.5% | 56.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.9% | 56.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 56.1% | 59.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.8% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 40.0% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.0% | 45.0% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 46.1% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 40.7% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 40.0% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.0% | 42.0% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 47.1% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 48.4% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 47.6% | 52.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 49.5% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 45.1% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 39.4% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 41.2% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 39.6% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 41.2% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 38.5% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 45.8% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 40.9% | 49.4% |
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* West Aurora High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.