Enrollment
297
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HINCKLEY BIG ROCK CUSD 429·NCES 171926002212
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School
600 W Lincoln Hwy, Hinckley, IL 60520 · (815) 286-3400 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
81 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 6% larger than its 4th grade class (50).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
54.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.7pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +31.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 31 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.3% | 21.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School this school | 297 | 27.3% | 46.9% |
| Dorothy Simon Elementary School Winnebago | 297 | 29.6% | N/A |
| Spring Grove Elementary School Spring Grove | 327 | 25.1% | 64.1% |
| Greenwood Elementary School Woodstock | 290 | 29.3% | 48.2% |
| Southeast Elementary School Sycamore | 300 | 30.7% | 53.2% |
| Monroe Center Grade School Monroe Center | 327 | 30.6% | 42.2% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #686 of 1,925 | #9 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #614 of 2,077 ▲ 525 | #7 of 22 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #866 of 2,077 ▲ 217 | #9 of 22 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #1,553 of 2,419 | #13 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #540 of 2,035 | #7 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.7% | #1,336 of 2,042 | #20 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.3% | #1,828 of 2,132 | #21 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #1,419 of 1,461 | #13 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
297
-15 (-5%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 354
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 | 297 | 24.8 | 12.0:1 | 27% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 29 | 12.0:1 | 23% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 26.7 | 12.6:1 | 32% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 20.9 | 14.3:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 16% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 24% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 25 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 23 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (300 to 297); teachers up 18% (20.9 to 24.8).
About Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School is a small elementary school in Hinckley, Illinois, (ZIP code 60520). It serves 297 students in pre-K through 4. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 22% smaller than that.
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429, which enrolls 730 students in total.
At Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School, White students make up 81% of the student body. It is also 13% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 33%.
At Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School, 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.0:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 27% of enrollment. That is 21 points below the 48% average for public schools in DeKalb County.
allk12 grades Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 46.9% actual against 55.8% predicted.
Federal survey data for DeKalb County show that median household income is about $70,724, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School is among the 43 public schools in DeKalb County.
The closest public school, Hinckley-Big Rock High School, is about 0.9 miles from Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 47.4%; Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School's is 46.9%, ranking 5th of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School had 312 students in 2020-21 and 297 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease.
The Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,703
Census ACS
Median income
$70,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
16,328 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429
- Hinckley-Big Rock High SchoolHigh · 217 students
- Hinckley-Big Rock Middle SchoolMiddle · 216 students
Nearby schools
- Hinckley-Big Rock High School0.9 mi · 217
- Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School5.3 mi · 216
- Indian Creek Middle School6.3 mi · 213
- Prairie View Elementary School7.8 mi · 221
- W W Woodbury Elementary School8.5 mi · 170
- Plano High School8.9 mi · 757
Frequently asked questions
About Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary SchoolHow large is Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School?
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School enrolls approximately 297 students in grades PK-04.
Is Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School is approximately 12.0:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School?
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School reports a student body of 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School?
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School is overseen by Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 in DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.