The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) released the annual Illinois Report Card on October 30, which provides a detailed look at each school’s progress on academics, student success, school culture and climate, and financial investments. As a District, East Aurora School District 131 moved four additional schools to commendable status, and outpaced the state average growth.

District 131 continues to invest in accelerated student achievement in reading, writing and mathematics at all grade levels through a focus on consistent and common goals throughout the system. Many components of the plan were made possible by Evidence-Based Funding, Title I 1003(a) School Improvement Grant, and Adequacy Funding.

The annual Report Card also indicates that District 131 has improved teacher retention, and increased student English Language Arts achievement to its highest level since the 2014-15 school year, when statewide new assessment systems began.

“We are proud of the efforts from our staff and students to implement our district-wide One Team; One Plan student achievement focus, with fidelity,” said District 131 Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Jennifer Norrell. “All schools demonstrated growth, and most demonstrated growth above the state average—including our underperforming schools, who are very close to commendable designation.”

The Report Card data showed that all District 131 schools increased in academics, including Access scores for language acquisition, ELA attainment, math growth, and science.

District 131 schools have focused their efforts on better preparing all students for college and career readiness, with East High School dedicated to raising the graduation rate significantly for 2020 and beyond. The high school has continued to increase the rigor of instruction for all students beginning in the 9th grade, and this year has increased the number of Advanced Placement courses and early college opportunities, which has yielded higher numbers of students earning college credit in 2019.

The Report Card data showed Simmons Middle School has improved its designation from “Underperforming” to “Commendable.” Simmons was the only secondary school to improve its designation this year. Elementary schools who also moved to “Commendable” status included Hermes, O’Donnell, and Rollins Elementary. 

“At Simmons, we are so proud of our staff for grabbing on to the vision and plan of the district, and delivering positive results,” said Principal Mechelle Patterson. “I know our team is motivated to continue this trend. It truly was a team effort.”

On this page are links to both District 131 and individual school report cards. 

Illinois Report Cards:

• East Aurora School District 131

Preschools

• Child Service Center
  

  No state report card data available for this school.

• Early Childhood Center
  

  No state report card data available for this school.

STEAM Academy

• Benavides STEAM Academy

Elementary Schools

• Allen Elementary
• Bardwell Elementary
• Beaupre Elementary
• Brady Elementary
• Dieterich Elementary
• Gates Elementary
• Hermes Elementary
• Johnson Elementary
• Krug Elementary
• Oak Park Elementary
• O’Donnell Elementary
• Rollins Elementary

Magnet School

• Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy

Middle Schools

• Cowherd Middle School
• Simmons Middle School
• Waldo Middle School

High School

• East Aurora High School

Affiliated Schools

• Hope D. Wall School
  

  No state report card data available for this school.

• Dunham STEM Partnership School
  

  No state report card data available for this school. Data sent to student home school.