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Elementary (as a replacement for the former North Aurora School, which still stands at the corner of State Street and Lincolnway in North Aurora), in 1968.

The West Side District is presently the only one of the three major districts serving Aurora to own and operate its own fleet of School Buses (IPSD has a contract agreement with Laidlaw and East Side District 131 does not operate any school buses). Students from Aurora, North Aurora, Montgomery, Illinois and [[Sugar Grove, Ilcow xoahkjahhjkghuahhjngbghauhgauauilhguaihgbuae;hgai;zhul;ihgupia; fourth grade students from Freeman Elementary and fifth grade students from McCleery Elementary attend classes in the Institute for Collaboration building of the School of Education at Aurora University, also known as the Partnership School. While the students are still technically enrolled in their "parent" schools, the classes are overseen by the Partnership School's own principal.

Elementary Schools

School's name	School's namesake	Location	Mascot	Principal	Year opened
Fearn Elementary	Harold G. Fearn, former Superintendent of Schools	North Aurora	Falcons	Paul Barton	2001
Freeman Elementary	Captain Joseph Hewett Freeman, former Superintendent of Schools, former Illinois State Superintendent of Schools	Aurora	Mustangs	Michael S. Smith	1928
Goodwin Elementary	Lucia Goodwin, former teacher	North Aurora	Eagles	David Brusak	1968
Nancy Hill, former teacher and principal	Aurora	Hawks	Cindy Larry	1888
Lincoln Elementary (originally Lake Street School)	Abraham Lincoln	Aurora	Lynx	Curtis Hudson	1892
McCleery Elementary	Wayne McCleery, former superintendent	Aurora		Cherie Esposito	1957
Nicholson Elementary (originally Montgomery Elementary School)	Grace Nicholson, former teacher	Montgomery		Shirley LeClere	1891, original building — 1953/1962, current building

High School

School's name	Location	Mascot	Principal	Year opened
West Aurora High School	Aurora	Blackhawks	John Glimco	1867, original high school — 1905, second location (still standing) — 1953, current location

Special Education

School's name	School's namesake	Location	Mascot	Principal	Year opened
Hope D. Wall School (run in cooperation with East Side District 131)	Hope D. Wall, special education teacher	Aurora	Rockets	Doris Hillman	1969

External link

Official Site

Reference

Historical Background on Names of District 129 Schools

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 Elementary (as a replacement for the former North Aurora School, which still stands at the corner of State Street and Lincolnway in North Aurora), in 1968.
-The West Side District is presently the only one of the three major districts serving Aurora to own and operate its own fleet of School Buses (IPSD has a contract agreement with [[Laidlaw]] and East Side District 131 does not operate any school buses). Students from Aurora, North Aurora, [[Montgomery, Illinois]] and [[Sugar Grove, Illinois]] attend West Aurora schools. In addition to the list below, fourth grade students from Freeman Elementary and fifth grade students from McCleery Elementary attend classes in the Institute for Collaboration building of the School of Education at [[Aurora University]], also known as the Partnership School. While the students are still technically enrolled in their "parent" schools, the classes are overseen by the Partnership School's own principal.
+The West Side District is presently the only one of the three major districts serving Aurora to own and operate its own fleet of School Buses (IPSD has a contract agreement with [[Laidlaw]] and East Side District 131 does not operate any school buses). Students from Aurora, North Aurora, [[Montgomery, Illinois]] and [[Sugar Grove, Ilcow xoahkjahhjkghuahhjngbghauhgauauilhguaihgbuae;hgai;zhul;ihgupia; fourth grade students from Freeman Elementary and fifth grade students from McCleery Elementary attend classes in the Institute for Collaboration building of the School of Education at [[Aurora University]], also known as the Partnership School. While the students are still technically enrolled in their "parent" schools, the classes are overseen by the Partnership School's own principal.
 ==Elementary Schools==