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What tradition at Hinkley High School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
1,527
High
DISTRICT 1,310 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234000064
Hinkley High School
1250 CHAMBERS ROAD, AURORA, CO 80011 · (303) 340-1500 · Arapahoe County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,527 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
1,340 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 354 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 387 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 370 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 416 | 27% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
6.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hinkley High School
Hinkley High School's state test result (6.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinkley High School this school | 1,527 | 87.8% | 6.0% |
| Montbello High School DENVER | 1,112 | 86.9% | 4.7% |
| Abraham Lincoln High School DENVER | 965 | 88.9% | 3.8% |
| Gateway High School AURORA | 1,748 | 83.1% | 5.8% |
| Aurora West College Preparatory Academy AURORA | 927 | 94.1% | 5.3% |
| Northeast Early College DENVER | 507 | 85.8% | 11.4% |
Matched among Colorado high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hinkley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #225 of 231 | #17 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,527 | #50 of 409 | #12 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #224 of 250 | #17 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #170 of 250 | #17 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #16 of 320 | #2 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.5% | #16 of 139 | #2 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,527
-434 (-22%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 1,216
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,527 | 70 | 21.8:1 | 88% (1,340) |
| 2023-24 | 1,584 | 78 | 20.3:1 | 88% (1,392) |
| 2022-23 | 1,687 | 89 | 19.0:1 | 84% (1,409) |
| 2020-21 | 1,961 | 111 | 17.7:1 | 78% (1,529) |
| 2017-18 | 2,196 | 102.7 | 21.4:1 | 76% (1,662) |
| 2015-16 | 2,188 | 103 | 21.2:1 | 71% (1,545) |
| 2010-11 | 2,080 | 95 | 21.9:1 | 68% (1,406) |
| 2000-01 | 1,434 | 72 | 19.9:1 | 30% (428) |
| 1990-91 | 1,216 | 67 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hinkley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (2,196 to 1,527); teachers down 32% (102.7 to 70).
About Hinkley High School
Hinkley High School is a large high school in AURORA, Colorado. It reports enrollment of 1,527 students in grades 9 through 12. The school is 144% bigger than the average for high schools in Colorado.
Aurora Public Schools, which runs Hinkley High School, has 59 schools and 39,464 students.
The largest group at Hinkley High School is Hispanic students, at 76%. Smaller groups are 12% Black, 4% White, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 22% of Arapahoe County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 41%.
A staff of 70 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 21.8:1. The gap from the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado is 4.9 students per teacher. By family income, 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County is 38 points.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hinkley High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 6.0%; the prediction is 13.5%.
Arapahoe County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $101,087, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 176 public schools in the county, enrolling about 115,502, Hinkley High School among them.
Hinkley High School's nearest public school is East Middle School (about 0.3 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hinkley High School. Hinkley High School places 7th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns Hinkley High School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 434 students, from 1,961 to 1,527. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 17.7:1 in 2020-21 to 21.8:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Hinkley High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Arapahoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
659,844
Census ACS
Median income
$101,087
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
115,502 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Aurora Public Schools
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- Vista Peak 9-12 PreparatoryHigh · 2,045 students
- Gateway High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Lotus School for ExcellenceCombined · 1,008 students
- Edna and John W. Mosley P-8Elementary · 994 students
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- Cherokee Trail High SchoolHigh · 3,089 students
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- Aurora Central CampusCombined · 2,468 students
- Smoky Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,297 students
- Overland High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
- Rangeview High SchoolHigh · 2,078 students
Nearby schools
- East Middle School0.3 mi · 634
- Elkhart Elementary School0.4 mi · 525
- Laredo Elementary School0.5 mi · 449
- Laredo Child Development Center0.5 mi · 210
- Altura Elementary School0.6 mi · 527
- Academy of Advanced Learning1.0 mi · 773
Frequently asked questions
About Hinkley High SchoolHow large is Hinkley High School?
Hinkley High School enrolls approximately 1,527 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hinkley High School serve?
Hinkley High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Hinkley High School have?
Hinkley High School employs 70 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Hinkley High School?
Student demographics at Hinkley High School are roughly 4% White, 76% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hinkley High School?
Hinkley High School is overseen by Aurora Public Schools in Arapahoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.