The top reported proficiency rate is 55% in Math. The lowest is 40% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Stem Partnership School
STEM Partnership School was a multi-district magnet program that served students in grades three through eight from four surrounding districts: East Aurora, West Aurora, Indian Prairie, and Oswego/Batavia. The school operated from a building on the Aurora University campus and drew enrollment through a lottery-based admission process rather than geography.
The defining fact about this school is that it closed permanently on May 26, 2022. The Aurora University building it occupied has since been repurposed as John C. Dunham Hall, housing the university's School of Health and Sciences. This closure eliminates a significant educational pathway from the region for families seeking a dedicated STEM magnet option.
During its final school year, for which testing data is available, STEM Partnership showed an uneven academic profile across grades. In mathematics, proficiency was strong in the upper grades, with seventh and eighth graders reaching high rates, while the middle grades saw more varied results. Third grade showed solid proficiency, but fourth and sixth grades performed substantially lower. English language arts followed a similar pattern: very weak results in grades four, five, and six, but strong performance in grades seven and eight. Science results for grades five and eight are reported on a different scale and have been suppressed in the state data, though the average scale scores are reported.
The test participation rate across grades was notably uneven, ranging from around four in ten students in the lower-to-middle grades to fewer than one in four in eighth grade. This variation may reflect the school's particular enrollment or demographic composition in each grade, but enrollment data itself was not available to clarify the full picture.
No demographic information, total enrollment figures, free-or-reduced-price-lunch rates, or special-population counts were accessible in the data. The school's community and economic context remain unclear from this record.
For families in the East Aurora, West Aurora, Indian Prairie, or Oswego/Batavia areas who were considering a STEM-focused magnet education, this closure represents a loss of choice. Families now seeking similar programming would need to explore options within their home districts or look elsewhere.
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