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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Aurora West USD 129

This page covers 10 elementary schools in Aurora West USD 129. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 10
1
rank
Schneider Elem School
Grades KG–05342 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.1:1) · above-average investment ($17,667/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
10.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,667
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Goodwin Elem School
Grades PK–05340 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.5:1) · above-average investment ($17,667/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
11.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,667
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
39%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Smith Elem School
Grades PK–05410 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1) · above-average investment ($17,667/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,667
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
53%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Fearn Elementary School
Grades KG–05472 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,667/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
15.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,667
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
5
rank
Greenman Elem School
Grades PK–05545 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1) · above-average investment ($17,667/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,667
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
McCleery Elem School
Grades PK–05569 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,667/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,667
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
53%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Hall Elem School
Grades PK–05542 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,667/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,667
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
55%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Hill Elem School
Grades PK–05565 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,667/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
15.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,667
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
55%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Freeman Elem School
Grades PK–05559 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,667/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
17.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,667
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
35%
Low economic need
10
rank
Nicholson Elem School
Grades KG–05309 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.9:1) · above-average investment ($17,667/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
11.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,667
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
51%
Near nat'l 52.2%
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
10
Elementary Schools
17
Total Schools
66
#1 Score
59
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.