The top reported proficiency rate is 21% in English language arts. The lowest is 12% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Edna Rollins Elem School
Edna Rollins Elementary serves a small to mid-sized enrollment in the early elementary grades in Aurora, part of Aurora East USD 131. The school sits in a neighborhood where the vast majority of families are Hispanic, with most students speaking Spanish or another language at home before or alongside English. Racial composition is predominantly Hispanic, followed by a smaller Black student population. The school's free or reduced price lunch eligibility rate is not available in the current data, so a prospective family may want to ask the school directly about the economic profile of its families.
The academic picture requires a direct read. On the most recent state assessments available (IAR for English Language Arts and Mathematics, and ISA for Science in 2024-25), proficiency rates are low across all tested grades and subjects. In third grade, around one-sixth of students scored proficient or above in both math and ELA. Fourth grade shows similar patterns, with math proficiency around one-sixth and ELA lower at one-tenth. Fifth grade math proficiency drops to under one-tenth, though ELA proficiency in fifth grade rises to about one-third. In science, fifth-grade proficiency stands at about one-eighth. These results place the school in the bottom quartile on a proficiency index when compared against other districts in Kane County, according to the county comparison fact-set.
A parent may want to look into this data further with the school. Low proficiency rates across early elementary grades can reflect several conditions: the demographics of the student population and their economic circumstances, the stage of English language development among multilingual learners, instructional quality and instructional time, and school-level support systems. The school itself has not published detailed breakdowns by student subgroup (by grade, language status, or socioeconomic background) in the available data. Understanding how proficiency breaks down for students at different stages of English acquisition, and what the school's reading and math intervention structure looks like, would give families a clearer sense of the academic pathway being offered.
The broader district context includes two curricular commitments that shape the school environment. Aurora East is rolling out a district-wide dual language program, building it grade by grade with the goal that all graduates become bilingual and biliterate. This is still in early phases, but families should ask whether Edna Rollins is among the schools implementing this program now, and if so, in which grades. The district also adopted a new five-year strategic plan in 2024 with stated goals around equity and closing opportunity gaps, and is funding HVAC improvements across schools, including air-conditioned classrooms. These are district-level initiatives, but they signal priorities that may be reflected in staffing or resource decisions at individual school sites.
The housing market in the 60505 zip code where the school is located shows moderate home values, with affordability measures suggesting that mortgage costs are within reach of families earning moderate incomes, and rental options are available at various price points. This is a working-family neighborhood where most households have access to steady employment but may face economic constraints.
Edna Rollins offers pre-K through fifth grade in a regular public school setting. State testing data exists only for grades three through five. The school is not designated as a magnet school and Title I status data is not available. The school's website address was not provided, so families should contact the school or the district directly for current enrollment information, specific program details, and clarity on how the school is addressing early literacy and math foundations given the current proficiency landscape.
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