Herget Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Aurora, Illinois

Herget Middle School in Aurora, Illinois enrolled 594 students in 2024-25 with 41.0 full-time teachers, 14.5 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, 19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

584 students in 2022-23, 576 students in 2023-24, 594 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.0 to 41.0.

Students enrolled at Herget Middle School by school year2022-23: 584, 2023-24: 576, 2024-25: 59402004006002022-235842023-245762024-25594
Students enrolled at Herget Middle School by school year2022-23: 584, 2023-24: 576, 2024-25: 59402004006002022-235842023-245762024-25594
Students enrolled at Herget Middle School by school year2022-23: 584, 2023-24: 576, 2024-25: 59402004006002022-235842023-245762024-25594
Students enrolled at Herget Middle School by school year2022-23: 584, 2023-24: 576, 2024-25: 59402004006002022-235842023-245762024-25594
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2358447.012.4
2023-2457643.013.4
2024-2559441.014.5

14.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 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.

Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Herget Middle School 14.5; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHerget Middle School 14.5state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Herget Middle School 14.5; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHerget Middle School 14.5state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Herget Middle School 14.5; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHerget Middle School 14.5state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Herget Middle School 14.5; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHerget Middle School 14.5state median 12.7U.S. 14.6

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 Herget Middle School enrolled 631 students and reported no counselor; it reported 48 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions48
  • Chronically absent24.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

55.7% of students were Hispanic, 28.8% White, 8.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic55.7%
  2. White28.8%
  3. Black8.2%
  4. Two or more races3.7%
  5. Asian2.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%
  7. American Indian0.2%

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 Herget Middle School scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2219%17%29.9%
Math, 2022-2316%not published26.6%

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; Herget Middle School is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Francis Granger Middle School1,01114.0not reported
Fischer Middle School86113.8not reported
Henry W Cowherd Middle School80713.0not reported
C F Simmons Middle School79213.1not reported
K D Waldo Middle School72913.3not reported
Still Middle School70913.1not reported
Washington Middle School69015.7not reported
Herget Middle School59414.5not reported

All public schools in Aurora →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Herget Middle School

  1. Jewel Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 490 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. Washington Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 690 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  3. Compare Herget Middle School with Jewel Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Aurora West USD 129 spends per student$16,379 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,379
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisHerget Middle School is the number 222 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#222 of 686
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.14.5:1
  7. 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 Herget Middle School

  1. How many students attend Herget Middle School?
    594 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 584 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Aurora, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Herget Middle School?
    14.5 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.
  3. Is Herget Middle School a Title I school?
    Herget Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Herget Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Herget Middle School scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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.
  5. What district is Herget Middle School in?
    Aurora West USD 129, NCES district ID 1704710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170471005616 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.

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