Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Aurora, Illinois
Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School in Aurora, Illinois enrolled 607 students in 2024-25 with 30.4 full-time teachers, 19.9 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. 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, 6% 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 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
616 students in 2022-23, 625 students in 2023-24, 607 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 30.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 616 | 31.0 | 19.9 |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 31.6 | 19.7 |
| 2024-25 | 607 | 30.4 | 19.9 |
19.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary 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 Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School enrolled 546 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent13.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.6% of students were Hispanic, 6.6% Black, 1.3% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic89.6%
- Black6.6%
- White1.3%
- Asian1.0%
- Two or more races1.0%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School scored proficient or above: 6% 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 | 6% | 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.
Elementary schools in Aurora
28 public elementary schools in Aurora report 2024-25 enrollment; Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olney C Allen Elementary School | 712 | 17.5 | not reported |
| Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary | 683 | 16.9 | not reported |
| C M Bardwell Elementary School | 679 | 17.0 | not reported |
| Reba O Steck Elementary School | 669 | 17.5 | not reported |
| The Wheatlands Elementary School | 613 | 14.6 | not reported |
| Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School | 607 | 19.9 | not reported |
| Nancy Young Elementary School | 574 | 13.6 | not reported |
| Freeman Elementary School | 529 | 17.6 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School
- Benavides Steam AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 326 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Oak Park Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 353 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School with Benavides Steam AcademyStudents, 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 IllinoisNicholas A Hermes Elementary School is the number 268 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#268 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher19.9 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.19.9:1
- 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 Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School
How many students attend Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School?
607 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 616 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Aurora, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School?
19.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School a Title I school?
Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School scored proficient or above: 6% 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 Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School in?
East Aurora School District 131, NCES district ID 1704680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170468000152 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.