Jewel Middle School
North Aurora, IL · Aurora West USD 129
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
463rd of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 32%▼ Declining
1501 Waterford Rd, North Aurora, IL 60542
(630)301-5010NCES ID 170471002889Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Jewel Middle School 463rd of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 32% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 42th in 2019 to 32th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop 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.
Asian (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop 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.
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.
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 523 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1998, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 40.8% | 53.2% | ▲ 12.4 pts | |
| White | 37.1% | 28.7% | ▼ 8.4 pts | |
| Black | 15.2% | 12.6% | ▼ 2.6 pts | |
| Asian | 3.0% | 3.3% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.3% | 2.3% | 0.0 pts | |
| American Indian | 1.4% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.4 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1998. 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 $404K in zip 60542 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Jewel Middle School
- #391Herget Middle SchoolAurora West USD 129 · 2.1 mi away391st of 685
ELA 46% ▼3 · Math 36% ▲12Compare - #468Jefferson Middle SchoolAurora West USD 129 · 3.1 mi away468th of 685
ELA 48% ▼1 · Math 24% =Compare - #487Washington Middle SchoolAurora West USD 129 · 3.6 mi away487th of 685
ELA 48% ▼1 · Math 20% ▼4Compare - #183Sam Rotolo Middle SchBatavia USD 101 · 3.8 mi away183rd of 685
ELA 63% ▲14 · Math 53% ▲29Compare - #171Geneva Middle Sch SouthGeneva CUSD 304 · 4.1 mi away171st of 685
ELA 69% ▲20 · Math 49% ▲25Compare - #76Geneva Middle Sch NorthGeneva CUSD 304 · 4.2 mi away76th of 685
ELA 82% ▲33 · Math 58% ▲34Compare - #641C F Simmons Middle SchoolAurora East USD 131 · 4.4 mi away641st of 685
ELA 26% ▼23 · Math 11% ▼13Compare - #94Fred Rodgers Magnet AcadAurora East USD 131 · 4.7 mi away94th of 685
ELA 86% ▲37 · Math 49% ▲25Compare
What school district is Jewel Middle School in?
Jewel Middle School is part of the Aurora West USD 129 district in North Aurora, Illinois.
Is Jewel Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Jewel Middle School 463rd of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 32% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Jewel Middle School?
Hispanic 53%, White 29%, Black 13%, Asian 3% (523 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Jewel Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60542 is $404K 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.