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Nicholas A Hermes Elem School

Aurora, IL · Aurora East USD 131

Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, large

1,932nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 8%· Stable

1000 Jungles Ave, Aurora, IL 60505

(630)299-8200NCES ID 170468000152Directory 202324

625
Students
2023–24 enrollment
20.2:1
Student / teacher ratio
62%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
24.4%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Nicholas A Hermes Elem School 1,932nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 8% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 12th in 2019 to 8th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%8%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Nicholas A Hermes Elem School
21%
IL average
52%
Math
Nicholas A Hermes Elem School
13%
IL average
38%
Science
Nicholas A Hermes Elem School
13%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Nicholas A Hermes Elem School IL average
25%50%75%21%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Nicholas A Hermes Elem School IL average
25%50%75%13%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Nicholas A Hermes Elem School IL average
25%50%75%13%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%21%5%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%12%5%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%13%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 625 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic90%7%
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categories changedHispanic 90%Black 7%45%38%17%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic88.8%89.6% 0.8 pts
Black5.0%7.2% 2.2 pts
White3.1%1.3% 1.8 pts
Two or more races3.0%1.0% 2.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.6% 0.6 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $253K in zip 60505 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$64K$129K$193K$258K$245K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Nicholas A Hermes Elem School in?

Nicholas A Hermes Elem School is part of the Aurora East USD 131 district in Aurora, Illinois.

Is Nicholas A Hermes Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Nicholas A Hermes Elem School 1,932nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 8% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Nicholas A Hermes Elem School?

Hispanic 90%, Black 7%, White 1%, Two or more races 1% (625 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Nicholas A Hermes Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60505 is $253K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.