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Aurora Jr. High School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
500 W Olive
Aurora, MO 65605
Phone
(417) 678-3630
District
AURORA R-VIII
County
LAWRENCE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
283
Classroom Teachers
24

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.7% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Aurora Jr. High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
38%
27%
38%
22%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
41%
27%
43%
22%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 125 44.2%
Grade 8 158 55.8%
Total 283 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 79.9% 81.5% 72.4%
Black 1.1% 1.2% 16.0%
Hispanic 16.7% 15.7% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 0.5% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 1.1% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 62.2% 62.8% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 45.9% 49.6% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 16.3% 13.2% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 11,139 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 116.2 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.1% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.5% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.0% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 20.3% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,416 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 6.5% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.8% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 12.6% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.2% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.9% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.4% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.5% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.3% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 15.3% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,297 $10,000,000 52.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $621 $1,173,000 6.2%
Staff $337 $637,000 3.4%
General Administration $892 $1,684,000 8.9%
School Administration $504 $952,000 5.0%
Operation $911 $1,720,000 9.1%
Transportation $369 $697,000 3.7%
Other $16 $31,000 0.2%
Total Support $3,651 $6,894,000 36.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,074 $2,028,000 10.7%
Total Expenditures $10,022 $18,922,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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