West Aurora HS RSSP
Alternative · Grades 6–12
West Aurora High School
1201 W New York St, Aurora, IL 60506
Grades
9–12
High
Students
3,641
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Aurora West USD 129
Kane County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 684 Illinois high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois high 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 West Aurora High School
West Aurora High School is a public high school in Aurora, Illinois, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Aurora West USD 129. The school is located in a large suburb in Kane County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 3,641 students were enrolled, with about 16.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Illinois high school (13.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 684 Illinois high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 3,641 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.2 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 24
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Aurora West USD 129
- County
- Kane County
- NCES school ID
- 170471000174
Schools near West Aurora High School
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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.