Top Ranked Aurora Private Elementary Schools (2026-27)

Annunciation Of The Bvm School

Gr: PK-8 | 233 students

Avg. class size: 25 students

Sports: 6 | Extracurriculars: 5

Catholic

1840 Church Rd

Aurora, IL 60505

(630) 851-4300

(1)

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Aurora Christian Schools

Gr: NS-12 | 645 students

Avg. class size: 22 students

Sports: 11

Christian

2255 Sullivan Road

Aurora, IL 60506

(630) 892-1551

(2)

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Holy Angels Catholic School

Gr: PK-8 | 455 students

Avg. class size: 17 students

Catholic

720 Kensington Pl

Aurora, IL 60506

(630) 897-3613

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St. Paul Lutheran School

Gr: PK-8 | 162 students

Avg. class size: 20 students

Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 7

Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

85 S. Constitution Drive

Aurora, IL 60506

(630) 896-3350

(3)

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Covenant Christian School

Gr: PK-11 | 118 students

Avg. class size: 14 students

Sports: 3 | Extracurriculars: 3

Christian

1575 Reckinger Rd.

Aurora, IL 60505

(630) 801-7955

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Fox Valley Montessori School

Gr: PK-6 | 69 students

Avg. class size: 15 students

Extracurriculars: 2

Montessori School

850 N Commonwealth Ave

Aurora, IL 60506

(630) 896-7557

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N Campus Of Pope St. John Paul Ii Catholic Academy

Gr: PK-8 | 153 students

Avg. class size: 16 students

Sports: 3

Catholic

706 High Steet

Aurora, IL 60505

(630) 844-3781

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Resurrection Lutheran School

Gr: PK-8 | 52 students

2567 W Sullivan Rd

Aurora, IL 60506

(630) 907-1313

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St. Rita Of Cascia School

Gr: PK-8 | 204 students

Catholic

770 Old Indian Trl

Aurora, IL 60506

(630) 892-0200

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Aurora, Illinois Private Schools (Closed)

Creative World School

Gr: PK-K | 48 students

Daycare / Preschool

701 Shoreline Dr

Aurora, IL 60504

(630) 851-4414

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Gingercare

Gr: PK-K | 77 students

Daycare / Preschool (Christian)

2850 Ginger Woods Pkwy

Aurora, IL 60502

(630) 631-0182

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Pope St. John Paul Ii Cath. Academy-south Campus

Gr: K-8 | 187 students

Catholic

601 Talma St

Aurora, IL 60505

(630) 851-4400

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St. Mark's Child Development Center

Gr: NS-PK | 57 students

Daycare / Preschool (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (formerly AELC, ALC, or LCA))

1995 W Downer Pl

Aurora, IL 60506

(630) 897-6063

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Aurora, IL Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-40.0% (-6 schools) 10-yr

2,091

Students

-30.9% (-935 students) 10-yr

$6,789

Avg. Tuition

+123.3% (+$3,749) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-5.3% (-1 student) 10-yr

36%

Students of Color

-10.0% (-4.0 pp) 10-yr

13:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-18.8% (-3.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

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This Town (Aurora)

This State (IL)

# Schools

9 Schools

957 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Elementary Schools
Year	Aurora, IL Total Schools
2025	9
2024	9
2023	11
2022	9
2021	10
2020	10
2019	12
2018	13
2017	14
2016	14
2015	15

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# Students

2,091 Students

184,024 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Elementary School
Year	Aurora, IL Avg	Illinois (IL)	National
2025	232	195	199
2024	232	191	192
2023	225	199	193
2022	238	208	205
2021	239	202	201
2020	239	195	188
2019	216	205	193
2018	212	198	190
2017	213	204	199
2016	216	202	196
2015	202	197	183

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% Students of Color

36%

32%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Aurora, IL Avg	Illinois (IL)	National
2025	37%	32%	33%
2024	37%	32%	32%
2023	38%	32%	32%
2022	28%	32%	32%
2021	35%	32%	31%
2020	35%	33%	31%
2019	33%	31%	31%
2018	35%	31%	30%
2017	37%	32%	31%
2016	39%	32%	31%
2015	40%	33%	31%

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Aurora, IL Avg	Illinois (IL)	National
2025	0.64	0.64	0.64
2024	0.64	0.65	0.64
2023	0.64	0.65	0.63
2022	0.57	0.64	0.62
2021	0.62	0.64	0.62
2020	0.62	0.65	0.62
2019	0.61	0.64	0.61
2018	0.63	0.63	0.60
2017	0.61	0.60	0.59
2016	0.62	0.61	0.59
2015	0.62	0.61	0.58

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# American Indian Students

7 Students

497 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

51 Students

8,645 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Aurora, IL Avg	Illinois (IL)	National
2025	3%	5%	5%
2024	3%	5%	5%
2023	2%	5%	5%
2022	3%	5%	5%
2021	3%	5%	5%
2020	3%	5%	5%
2019	4%	4%	4%
2018	4%	5%	4%
2017	2%	3%	4%
2016	2%	3%	4%
2015	2%	3%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

390 Students

17,366 Students

% Hispanic Students

18%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Aurora, IL Avg	Illinois (IL)	National
2025	17%	9%	9%
2024	17%	10%	9%
2023	18%	10%	9%
2022	13%	9%	8%
2021	17%	10%	9%
2020	17%	10%	9%
2019	16%	9%	8%
2018	19%	9%	8%
2017	20%	8%	8%
2016	20%	8%	8%
2015	20%	8%	8%

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# Black Students

154 Students

14,638 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Aurora, IL Avg	Illinois (IL)	National
2025	7%	8%	8%
2024	7%	8%	8%
2023	7%	8%	8%
2022	7%	8%	7%
2021	6%	8%	8%
2020	6%	9%	8%
2019	6%	9%	8%
2018	6%	9%	8%
2017	6%	8%	7%
2016	6%	9%	8%
2015	6%	9%	8%

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# White Students

1,206 Students

99,692 Students

% White Students

54%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Aurora, IL Avg	Illinois (IL)	National
2025	54%	54%	55%
2024	54%	54%	55%
2023	54%	53%	55%
2022	63%	55%	57%
2021	57%	54%	57%
2020	57%	54%	58%
2019	58%	55%	59%
2018	56%	55%	59%
2017	58%	59%	61%
2016	57%	58%	61%
2015	57%	58%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

290 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

429 Students

44,092 Students

% of Others Students

19%

24%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Aurora, IL Avg	Illinois (IL)	National
2025	19%	24%	22%
2024	19%	23%	22%
2023	19%	24%	22%
2022	14%	23%	22%
2021	16%	23%	20%
2020	16%	22%	19%
2019	16%	23%	20%
2018	15%	22%	20%
2017	14%	20%	19%
2016	15%	20%	18%
2015	15%	21%	18%

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# Teachers

155 Teachers

14,063 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Aurora, IL Avg	Illinois (IL)	National
2025	13:1	13:1	11:1
2024	13:1	13:1	11:1
2023	15:1	13:1	11:1
2022	15:1	13:1	11:1
2021	16:1	13:1	11:1
2020	16:1	13:1	11:1
2019	15:1	13:1	11:1
2018	15:1	13:1	11:1
2017	16:1	13:1	11:1
2016	16:1	14:1	12:1
2015	16:1	14:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

32%

50%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Aurora, IL Avg	Illinois (IL)	National
2025	32%	50%	54%
2024	32%	49%	54%
2023	54%	48%	53%
2022	32%	49%	53%
2021	32%	48%	53%
2020	32%	47%	53%
2019	33%	47%	52%
2018	33%	46%	52%
2017	33%	46%	51%
2016	33%	46%	51%
2015	33%	46%	50%

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Average Class Size

18 students

16 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Aurora, IL Avg	Illinois (IL)	National
2025	18	16	16
2024	19	16	15
2023	19	17	15
2022	19	16	15
2021	19	16	15
2020	19	16	15
2019	19	16	15
2018	19	16	15
2017	19	16	15
2016	19	16	15
2015	19	16	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

6 courses

9 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Aurora, IL Avg	Illinois (IL)	National
2025	6	9	12
2024	6	7	11
2023	5	7	10
2022	5	7	10
2021	5	7	10
2020	5	7	10
2019	5	7	10
2018	5	6	10
2017	5	7	10
2016	3	7	9
2015	3	7	9

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Aurora, IL Avg	Illinois (IL)	National
2025	24	26	26
2024	24	26	26
2023	24	26	26
2022	24	26	26
2021	24	26	26
2020	24	26	26
2019	24	26	26
2018	24	26	25
2017	24	26	25
2016	24	25	25
2015	24	25	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$6,789

$10,932

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Aurora, IL Avg	Illinois (IL)	National
2025	$6,789	$11,088	$14,043
2024	$7,953	$8,946	$12,357
2023	$3,710	$8,284	$11,693
2022	$3,710	$7,867	$11,199
2021	$3,710	$7,585	$10,824
2020	$3,710	$7,582	$10,496
2019	$3,000	$7,243	$10,300
2018	$3,394	$7,097	$10,056
2017	$3,394	$7,146	$9,712
2016	$3,040	$6,568	$9,307
2015	$3,040	$6,285	$8,903

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Average % on Financial Aid

69%

31%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Aurora, IL Avg	Illinois (IL)	National
2025	69%	31%	34%
2024	69%	30%	33%
2023	65%	29%	33%
2022	65%	28%	32%
2021	65%	27%	32%
2020	65%	27%	31%
2018	10%	25%	29%
2017	10%	25%	29%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$2,322

$4,300

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Aurora, IL Avg	Illinois (IL)	National
2025	$2,322	$3,641	$6,227
2024	$2,322	$3,432	$6,113
2023	$1,500	$2,239	$5,785
2022	$1,500	$2,327	$5,514
2021	$1,500	$2,355	$5,269
2020	$1,500	$2,364	$5,141
2018	$300	$2,286	$4,752
2017	$300	$2,368	$4,582

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

99%

85%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Aurora, IL Avg	Illinois (IL)	National
2025	99%	85%	81%
2024	99%	90%	85%
2023	99%	91%	85%
2022	99%	90%	85%
2021	99%	90%	86%
2020	99%	90%	86%
2019	99%	90%	85%
2018	97%	90%	85%
2017	97%	90%	86%
2016	99%	92%	85%
2015	99%	92%	86%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

4 extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

6 sports

5 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private elementary schools in Aurora, IL?

The private elementary schools in Aurora, IL include St. Paul Lutheran School, Aurora Christian Schools, and Holy Angels Catholic School.

How many private elementary schools are located in Aurora?

9 private elementary schools are located in Aurora.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Aurora?

Aurora private elementary schools are approximately 36% minority students, which is higher than the Illinois private school average of 32%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Aurora?

89% of private elementary schools in Aurora are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private elementary schools in Aurora are often viewed compared to one another?

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