C F Simmons Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 792 students
Henry W Cowherd Middle School
441 N Farnsworth Ave, Aurora, IL 60505
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
807
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Aurora East USD 131
Kane County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 688 Illinois middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Henry W Cowherd Middle School
Henry W Cowherd Middle School is a public middle school in Aurora, Illinois, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Aurora East USD 131. The school is located in a large suburb in Kane County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 807 students were enrolled, with about 13 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Illinois middle school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 688 Illinois middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 807 students
- Students per teacher
- 13 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Aurora East USD 131
- County
- Kane County
- NCES school ID
- 170468000040
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.