Hinkley High School

Set in AURORA, Colorado, Hinkley High School is a large high school, part of Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A. It serves 1,527 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 627 students per school, that is 144% larger than typical.

Within Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A, which oversees 59 schools and 39,464 students, Hinkley High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Hinkley High School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 12% Black, 4% White, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Hinkley High School reports 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Arapahoe County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hinkley High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 13.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 6.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Arapahoe County shows median household income runs about $101,087, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Hinkley High School is one of 176 public schools in Arapahoe County (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students).

The closest other public school is East Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Hinkley High School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 12.3%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 30%: 2,196 students in 2018 compared to 1,527 in 2025.

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