Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Aurora, Illinois
Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad in Aurora, Illinois enrolled 284 students in 2024-25 with 19.2 full-time teachers, 14.8 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%
277 students in 2022-23, 281 students in 2023-24, 284 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.5 to 19.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 277 | 21.5 | 12.9 |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 21.2 | 13.3 |
| 2024-25 | 284 | 19.2 | 14.8 |
14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 80 of every 100 Illinois middle schools
Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad enrolled 271 students and reported no counselor; it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent11.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.8% of students were Hispanic, 7.1% White, 4.6% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic84.8%
- White7.1%
- Black4.6%
- Two or more races1.1%
- American Indian1.1%
- Asian0.7%
- Pacific Islander0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad scored proficient or above: 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 54% | 11% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 25% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Aurora
11 public middle schools in Aurora report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Granger Middle School | 1,011 | 14.0 | not reported |
| Fischer Middle School | 861 | 13.8 | not reported |
| Henry W Cowherd Middle School | 807 | 13.0 | not reported |
| C F Simmons Middle School | 792 | 13.1 | not reported |
| K D Waldo Middle School | 729 | 13.3 | not reported |
| Still Middle School | 709 | 13.1 | not reported |
| Washington Middle School | 690 | 15.7 | not reported |
| Herget Middle School | 594 | 14.5 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad
- K D Waldo Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.4 miles away: 729 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Henry W Cowherd Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.3 miles away: 807 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad with K D Waldo Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much East Aurora School District 131 spends per student$16,690 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,690
- The largest public schools in IllinoisFred Rodgers Magnet Acad is the number 464 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#464 of 686
- Illinois schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.14.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad
How many students attend Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad?
284 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 277 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Aurora, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad?
14.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad a Title I school?
Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad do on state tests?
The students tested at Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad scored proficient or above: 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad in?
East Aurora School District 131, NCES district ID 1704680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170468006248 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.