Henry W Cowherd Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Aurora, Illinois
Henry W Cowherd Middle School in Aurora, Illinois enrolled 807 students in 2024-25 with 62.0 full-time teachers, 13.0 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, 11% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 4% 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 fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
883 students in 2022-23, 850 students in 2023-24, 807 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 64.5 to 62.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 883 | 64.5 | 13.7 |
| 2023-24 | 850 | 65.2 | 13.0 |
| 2024-25 | 807 | 62.0 | 13.0 |
13.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 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).
One counselor per 298 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Henry W Cowherd Middle School enrolled 893 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 72 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 298 of the 893 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions72
- Chronically absent19.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
83.1% of students were Hispanic, 12.9% Black, 2.0% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic83.1%
- Black12.9%
- White2.0%
- Two or more races1.4%
- Asian0.5%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Henry W Cowherd Middle School scored proficient or above: 11% in reading in 2021-22 and 4% 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 | 11% | 11% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 4% | 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; Henry W Cowherd Middle School is number 3 by size.
| 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 Henry W Cowherd Middle School
- C F Simmons Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 792 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Fred Rodgers Magnet AcadThe next nearest public middle school, 1.3 miles away: 284 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Henry W Cowherd Middle School with C F Simmons 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 IllinoisHenry W Cowherd Middle School is the number 85 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#85 of 686
- Illinois schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.13.0:1
- 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 Henry W Cowherd Middle School
How many students attend Henry W Cowherd Middle School?
807 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 883 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Aurora, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Henry W Cowherd Middle School?
13.0 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 Henry W Cowherd Middle School a Title I school?
Henry W Cowherd Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Henry W Cowherd Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Henry W Cowherd Middle School scored proficient or above: 11% in reading in 2021-22 and 4% 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 Henry W Cowherd Middle School in?
East Aurora School District 131, NCES district ID 1704680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170468000040 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.